Job opportunity at Compagnie Générale de Banque Plc (COGEBANQUE).Title:Legal Senior Officer:Deadline: 28th October 2019

Legal Senior Officer:

Grade: Senior Officer

Job summary:

This role is responsible for developing, managing and reviewing credit documents for legal compliance, reviewing commercial contracts, management of Bank cases in litigation, managing registration of securities. The Legal Officer also provides Legal advice to the bank’s management, committees, and branches.

General and Behavioral

• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Excellent oral and written communication
• High level of creativity and innovation
• Must be fluent in English or in French, Knowledge of both languages is an added advantage.

 Education & Qualification

• A Bachelor Degree in Law
• A Certificate in Legal Practice is an added advantage.

Experience

• At least three (3) years’ experience in Legal Practice

• Review legal documentation of approved credit facilities
• Prepare or review documentation for all credits in line with departmental guidelines, bank policy, and the law.
• Review credit facility and security documentation regularly and ensure compliance with departmental guidelines, bank policy, ruling legislation, and industry best practice. Recommend adjustments as may be necessary.
• Prepare, renew or review documents for specified credit arrangements for the Bank’s obtaining or providing credit in line with the law and Bank policy.
• Receive and review approved applications for Bank guarantees/bonds and prepare (or supervise the preparation of) the respective guarantees and security documents and advise upon request on the authenticity of issued guarantees.
• Handling/Management of Securities
• Supervise entry of securities into the department registers, approve and monitor the dispatch of securities to external advocates for registration of Bank charges.
• Enforce timely registration and return thereof to the department in accordance with SLAs and ensure return thereof to Branches or credit administration in line with departmental policy and guidelines.
• Make interventions and regular engagements with registrars and land office staff of various zones to reduce delays.
• Make regular reports to Management on lost titles and initiate applications for special certificates, substitutes of registry files etc.
• Supervise performance of the external advocates, make ageing reports to management and cause meetings with the Advocates for corrective action