A leading savings and loans company headquartered in Accra seeks the following<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Legal Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n Purpose of the role:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 To provide leadership in the implementation of key processes that relate to legal matters, AML and Compliance in the company<\/p>\n Key Duties & Responsibilities include but not limited:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 To provide legal advice and guidance on legal matters related to the institution\u2019s operations, policies and code of conduct Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Must have a minimum of 3 years practical working experience in savings and loans industry Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should send their application letters and CV qouting only the Job Position in the subject line to:\u00a0alberta.osei-tutu@wwbghana.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a017 October, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A leading savings and loans company headquartered in Accra seeks the following Job Description Job Title: Legal Manager Purpose of the role: \u2022 To provide leadership in the implementation of…..<\/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":[44],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-8FZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33355"}],"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=33355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 To provide guidance and assistance in the negotiation and drafts of contracts relating to a variety of areas arising from banking activities
\n\u2022 To ensure that all allegations of legal misconduct are responded to in a timely manner to management in an attempt to maintain integrity within the organisation
\n\u2022 To ensure compliance of kinds of laws and regulations for all operations by collaborating with the risk unit in wwbg
\n\u2022 To ensure proper documentation and filing of all legal documents and ensure they are kept confidential
\n\u2022 To act as the custodian of the company seal and statutory records
\n\u2022 To maintain the necessary corporate registers and records as well as ensures necessary information is provided to the registrar of companies
\n\u2022 To prepare legal letter, agreements for mergers and acquisition among others
\n\u2022 Handle law suits of wwbg, and secure wwbg, and its possessions from any illegal problems
\n\u2022 To study contracts and legal documents to make sure that they are in the interest of wwbg
\n\u2022 Periodically conducts audits and reviews to ensure execution of compliance standards
\n\u2022 Conducts interviews, scrutinize details and asks questions to make sure employees make every effort to stay compliant across a company\u2019s various departments
\n\u2022 When compliance problem\u2019s arise, conducts investigations to discover the roots of the issue
\n\u2022 Work closely with department managers to review all departmental policies for compliance issues<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Minimum of a degree in law. A diploma or second degree in business administration will be an added advantage
\n\u2022 A member of the institute of chartered secretaries and administrators with a minimum of 3 years professional legal experience, preferably acquired in a banking or service-oriented environment
\n\u2022 Strong knowledge about corporate laws and regulations
\n\u2022 Excellent reviewing and logical abilities
\n\u2022 Must be well organised and accurate in carrying out duties
\n\u2022 Ability to maintain strict confidentiality about all legal matters
\n\u2022 Excellent communication and negotiation skills<\/p>\n