Manager - Legal and Company Secretariat (Mobile Money Corporation)
About the Company
We at MMC are a purpose and value-led organization.
At MMC we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is
key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are
committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello
Family is heard, understood, and empowered to live an inspired life. Our
values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly,
they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.
As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and
rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in
positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts
creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives
meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving
a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience
with us!
Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership
and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers,
and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.
Our values dubbed, LIVE Y’ello, are the cornerstone of our culture.
Lead with Care
Can-do with Integrity
Collaborate with Agility
Serve with Respect
Act with Inclusion
Mission:
Job Requirements
The Manager, Legal & Company Secretariat will provide the company with a
broad range of legal and advisory services including contract management,
monitoring the regulatory landscape, opinion drafting, dispute resolution
with Fintech Group requirements and compliance with its approach towards
corporate governance.
Job Requirements
Education / Business Degree:
- Bachelor's degree in Law.
- Certificate of Call to the Cameroonian Bar or equivalent.
- Membership of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators would be an added advantage.
Work Experience :
- 6 – 10 years’ experience in Corporate Commercial practice.
- Fintech, Banking or Financial Services experience is mandatory.
- A minimum of 3 years total experience in a company secretarial role required.
- Experience working in a medium organization preferably a multinational or international company.
- Civil/commercial litigation experience.
- Commercial/technical and/or further legal qualification will be an advantage.
- Experience in handling complex negotiations.
- In-depth experience and understanding of the Cameroonian regulatory framework and context.
Knowledge:
- Contract Management.Banking laws and practice including AML, CFT.
- Information Management.
- Legal Advice.
- Litigation Management.
- Negotiation.
- Reporting.
- Corporate and Board Governance Framework.
- Board & Committee Management.
- Statutory Financial Reporting.
- Business Ethics.
- DoA maintenance & management
- Conflict Management.
Skills:
- Analytical thinkingContinuous improvement
- Agility
- Data interpretation
- Decision making
- Delivery focus
- Negotiations
- Presentation
- Relationship building and management
- Stakeholder Relations Management
- Conflict Management
Legal
- Ensure continuous and effective liaison with external solicitors for regular updates, compliance with procedural rules of court, stipulated time limits for actions, etc. so as to minimize the cost and adverse effect of litigation.Review legal cases, petitions and internal matters requiring legal input /perspective, consult with all relevant parties, advise on case/petition/legal related matter, provide recommendation on course of action and effectively take appropriate and approved action in accordance with the policies of MMC.
- Draft legal agreements and review all relevant documentation supporting contracts for authenticity and validity, reviewing commercial agreements and documentation of transactions.
- Build and manage contract template bank as well as contract repository.
- Conduct pro-active dispute management including prevention of litigation, ensuring legal processes and services are effective and efficient in line with defined and approved design and rules.
- Settle legal issues between MMC and 3rd parties, assisting in managing liquidations and disputes.
- Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action.
- Develop and oversee the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and statutory requirements.
- Carry out legal and administrative services work including liaison/correspondence with external bodies and organizations, structuring and negotiating commercial transactions.
- Provide adequate support with minimum supervision this will include management Shareholder meetings, Board and Committee meetings, Executive Committee meetings, filing relevant returns, maintaining statutory books and records, following up with actions from these meetings etc.Responsible for Organizing assigned Management Committee meetings and such other governance meetings as may be required from time to time and keeping track of minutes of meeting and write resolutions.
- Arranging for meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees and keeping the minutes of such meetings;
- Attending to corporate notices and correspondence and conducting relations with the shareholders on matters concerning corporate policy and shareholders meetings;
- Other tasks and duties as assigned from time to time by the line Manager.
- Ensure preparation, agreeing and management of the annual calendar of Board business with the Chairman and Chief Executive.Preparing and agreeing agendas for Board meetings.
- Ensuring Board papers are fit for purpose and distributed in a timely manner.
- Manage Board induction and Board evaluation,
- Manage Board Charter and Committee Term of Reference.
- Manage the board conflict of interest at board meetings and committee meetings.
- Ensuring the Board is informed of all appropriate matters.
- Ensuring in conjunction with the Chairman that the Board comply with relevant Corporate Governance provisions,
- Maintaining the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, including the Charters.
- Advising the Chairman on Board and Board Committee Composition,
- Managing the Non-Executive Director recruitment process in accordance with relevant policies.
- Advising on Director training requirements and managing the delivery of such training.
- Assisting the Chairman in ensuring a highly effective Board, including managing the Board, Board Committee and Director Evaluation process.
- Ensuring in conjunction with the Chairman that Non-Executive Directors are informed of material developments outside of Board meetings as appropriate.
- Preparing and agreeing the annual calendar of Board Committee business with the Committee Chairman and key stakeholders (e.g. Chief Executive)
- Managing the annual calendar of Board Committee business
- Preparing and agreeing agendas for Board Committee meetings
- Ensuring Board Committee papers are fit for purpose.
- Ensuring the Board Committees are informed of all appropriate matters.
- Maintaining the MMC’s database of statutory information.
- Ensuring all subsidiaries comply with their relevant statutory and regulatory obligations
- Assist CEO with implementation of optimal operational governance.
- Ensure ethical and effective leadership,
- Ensure effective governance processes aligned to the group where applicable,
- Monitor implementation of policies together with Risk and compliance as it relates to subsidiary of a Listed entity,
- Ensure that Opco establish effective training programs on governance practices,
- Monitor compliance with Group DoA, Opco DoA, shareholder agreements,
- Implement Governance template framework as directed by the Group Secretariat.
- Manage with risk and compliance disclosure of conflict of interests, assessment there of and provide remedial solutions to deal with conflict.
Please apply on or before 15 August 2024.
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