Lagos
₦1,000,000 - ₦1,500,000 a year

Business Administrator - Legal Counsel Job Description

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: LLB, BBA, (BL, LLM, MBA preferred)

Experience: 0-7 years

Location: Ota, Ogun / Greater Lagos Area

Job Field: Administration / Law / Legal / Policy

Application: Ongoing

Preamble:

We are Veegil Media, a non-partisan technology, and media organization that seeks to be a global leader in the social, political, economic and educational transformation of societies through technology. We are an internet-centric company with a suite of software to enhance the human experience. Our mission is to increase the influence and capital of people. We focus on promoting civic engagement, effective governance and good leadership towards a productive society for the welfare of the people.

At Veegil, we encourage critical thinking and distributed decision-making balanced with unwavering commitment, ethics and operational discipline. We work hard, we solve hard problems, and we look out for and take care of our customers, each other and our families. We continually build trusted relationships with our peers, our partners and customers, and we take ownership for our actions—always doing the right thing.

We are currently looking for a Business Administrator / Legal Counsel.

Veegil is seeking a business administrator/legal counsel on our Administrative Team. We are in need of an experienced and motivated Business Administrator to oversee our daily activities and create long-term strategies. The main goal of this role is to maximize efficiency, reduce costs and drive growth to positively impact our customers. The ideal candidate should possess a mix of math, technical and communication skills, as this role involves managing every aspect of the business. Since there are a lot of moving parts, you must have great organizational and prioritization skills, as well as the ability to multitask. The successful applicant will be adept at collaborating with different teams within the company. We are growing rapidly and have big goals for the future, so we are looking for someone who’s ready to meet the challenges of the job, grow in their career and enable us to enjoy sustainable success.

The administrative roles in this position include, but not limited to, management and support of dynamic, fast-paced projects that span all phases of software development lifecycle (including research, design, development, testing, development operations and support), sales, marketing (including customer acquisition and retention, strategy, branding, advertisement and content development), business strategy and planning, finance (including procurement, budgeting and accounting), legal (including contracting agreements, compliance, counsel and policy - drafting, research, review and analysis), business continuity and customer support.

As part of a small team, the candidate will participate in agile-based research of new product growth areas and implementation of products to meet the needs of our customers. You would share your creativity, expertise and innovation, and have a hand in the decisions that affect the direction and performance of the entire company. You will be faced with a series of problem-solving situations on a daily basis that requires team coordination, risk/crisis management and out-of-the-box thinking. In our efforts to become a more seamlessly web-integrated company, we are looking for top-notch candidates to join our team.

Elements we are looking for in a qualified candidate:

> Thinks outside the box and is excited to reimagine and seek how to improve existing strategies, workflows and solutions

> Excited to learn, research, un-learn and re-learn information, methods and technologies and apply them to our challenging projects and environment

> Revels at the opportunity to explore new and different fields and roles

> Thrives within the freedom to design, manage and be responsible for the solutions they build

> Has a strong knowledge of the law and business administration and follows current and trending developments

> Embraces change and challenges and is an independent motivator towards improvement

> Unrelenting in achieving high quality output

> Has sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information

> Possesses creative, optimistic, positive attitude and CAN-DO mindset

> Must be a cultural fit in a challenging and fast-paced environment

> Must be self-motivated and highly productive with minimal or no supervision

> Committed to upholding and realizing the organization's mission, vision, growth and goals

Job Responsibilities

Product and project management
Coordinate and manage projects relating to the development, delivery and maintenance of software through the software development lifecycle to ensure production readiness and application fidelity within budget and schedule
Work with a team of developers to deliver - design, test and implement - new software features that improve business efficiency and productivity as well as compete with leading-edge technologies in the industry.
Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
Improve integration and streamline business operation.
Analyze data and provide business intelligence.
Coordinate business planning and strategy
Explore opportunities for further growth, integration and adaptation of our business into new and allied domains and new ways to rethink, repurpose and/or rework our (digital) infrastructure and (data) management efforts.
Perform day-to-day administration of the business and ensure business continuity
Lead customer relationship management efforts
Develop and implement product and sales strategies
Develop and implement marketing strategies
Facilitate customer acquisition and retention
Coordinate company branding and advertisement
Develop high-value content, literature and other communication materials for sales, marketing, engagement, advertisement and other purposes
Manage all company communications and communication operations both internal and external
Conduct Finance Administration including procurement, budgeting and accounting
Provide legal guidance
Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labour law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
Effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize the probability of exposure
Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
Conduct policy research and analyses
Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on legal issues
Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation
Collaborate with management to devise efficient defence strategies
People management - perform functions relating to human resources management
Hire and retain highly qualified candidates in the organization
Organize and administer volunteers, consultants and other members of the workforce
Champion company social corporate responsibility efforts
Employ software to achieve tasks and contribute to software development
Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Perform all such duties described herein for the organization, its subsidiaries, parents, successors, partners, stakeholders, groups, conglomerates and adjunct companies current and future.

Requirements

Proven experience as a business administrator and legal counsel in a corporate or business environment
A high degree of professional ethics and integrity
Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information
Outstanding communication (oral, listening and writing) skills
Familiar with planning and strategizing for high-growth and scalable business
Possesses creative, optimistic, positive attitude and CAN-DO mindset
Must be a cultural fit in a challenging and fast-paced environment
Must be self-motivated and highly productive with minimal or no supervision
Must be unrelenting in achieving high-quality output
Must be willing to learn and adapt to new environments and changing circumstances
Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
Strategic, commercially aware and willing to learn about information technology business
Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
Bachelor's and master's degree in Law or business administration preferred
Barrister-at-Law (BL) and Member of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) preferred
BSc/MSc in Political Science, Public Administration or International Relations
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) will be considered an advantage;
Human Resource experience will be considered an added advantage
Knowledge of cybersecurity and cybersecurity law is an added advantage
Software Programming, Application Development, I.T., Data and Statistical analysis knowledge is added advantage

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and CV through Indeed:

https://ng.indeed.com/job/business-administrator-legal-counsel-757c1040549f6ca1

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: ₦1,000,000.00 to ₦1,500,000.00 /year

Experience:

Business Administration: 1 year (Preferred)
Post Call-to-Bar Legal: 1 year (Preferred)

Education:

Undergraduate (Required)

Licence:

National Youth Service Corps NYSC (Required)
Barrister-at-Law (Preferred)

Language:

English (Required)

Work Remotely:

Temporarily due to COVID-19