A leading financial institution seeks to fill some vacancy and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following position: Head, Legal and Company Secretary<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Head, Legal and Company Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 To provide legal counsel and support to the Bank as it relates to contracts, litigation and dispute resolution, credit and employment issues and to prevent reputational risk among the Bank\u2019s stakeholders<\/p>\n Main Responsibilities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Review all documents presented for draw down on credit facility to ensure that the bank\u2019s interest is adequately protected and conditions precedent met before disbursement Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Minimum education, a good first degree in Law and BL How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Send your cover letters and CVs by email to:currentrecruitment25@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date: 30 July<\/strong> 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A leading financial institution seeks to fill some vacancy and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following position: Head, Legal and Company Secretary Job Description Job Title: Head,…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-6wd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Be responsible for preparing, reviewing, analysing and negotiating legal, credit and security related documents
\n\u2022 Act as a liaison with outside counsel
\n\u2022 Ensuring the due perfection and protection of the Bank\u2019s interest in securities and the Bank owned properties
\n\u2022 Receive court processes from different units\/branches
\n\u2022 Render legal support on all out of court settlement negotiations
\n\u2022 Coordinate the response to external solicitors on the Bank\u2019s case or defense on matters in court and advise management on the outcome judgment for or against the bank
\n\u2022 Provide appropriate legal support to the Bank remedial
\n\u2022 Assist Group in recovery of credit facilities
\n\u2022 Provide advisory services to the various units and sections of the Bank on their activities
\n\u2022 Conduct Annual quality assurance review of the Bank\u2019s facility and security documentation
\n\u2022 Conduct periodic performance assessment review of external counsels retained by the Bank
\n\u2022 Responsibility for maintaining the company\u2019s statutory books and records
\n\u2022 Minutes of general meetings and board meetings
\n\u2022 Ensure the security of the company\u2019s legal documents. Coordinate board meetings and all services relating to corporate governance<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A recognized legal professional certification\/association will be an added advantage
\n\u2022 Minimum of 8 years post qualification experience in legal within the financial services industry of which at least 5 must have been in the Banking Sector and 5 years must have been at a senior management level<\/p>\n