Senior / Legal Counsel - Sub Saharan Africa (Lagos/Nairobi Based)

Your Tasks

General:

• Advice and provide guidance on all Legal & Compliance matters across jurisdictions
• Lead complex contract negotiations and high-value transactions and recommend pragmatic, business-aligned solutions
• Implement policies, principles and strategy developed at Global & Regional level
• Advise senior stakeholders on high-impact legal, regulatory, and reputational issues
• Partner with extended leadership teams to drive business strategy
• Establish governance frameworks and best practices across markets
• Mentor Legal Counsel (if any) and manage external counsel spend
• Manage regulator engagement in key jurisdictions

Compliance Role:

• Act as role model for Compliance and promote the topic
• Educate and hold accountable the business on legal and compliance obligations
• Assist MUD to implement annual CMS targets
• Ov...