Job Title:             Head of Legal / Company Secretary–Congo DRC

Industry:             Banking

Location:             Congo DRC

Job Purpose(s):

• To effectively coordinate the country executives board meetings.
• To ensure that the corporate records of the subsidiary countries are up to date and in proper custody.

Responsibilities

• Organize Board committee meetings, AGMs for the bank and its subsidiary companies, and render secretarial services.
• Anchor preparations for the Annual General Meetings (AGMs) of the bank’s stakeholders in the country and act as Secretary to the AGMs, Board Management Committees and Management Committees of the Bank responsible for drafting Board Minutes and Resolutions
• Render necessary secretarial services during Board meetings
• Co-ordinate relationship between the Bank and its major Shareholders/Shareholders Associations.
• Liaise with the Registrars of the bank on resolution of crucial complaints and requests from Shareholders.
• Maintain books and Statutory registers for the subsidiary country.
• Render timely returns to Regulatory authorities.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Central Bank of the Congo and Financial Intelligence Unit (F.I.U).
• Vet and execute documents under the common seal.
• Advise executive management on relevant country laws and regulations and track development, and International best practices in corporate governance, and advise management accordingly.
• Ensuring timely generation and/ or compilation of sundry reports for the Department
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts between the Bank and other parties such as vendors
• Preparing security documentation in respect of approved credit facilities and overseeing their registration in relevant facilities
• Providing adequate advice on legal issues that emanate from existing bank transactions or agreements
• Providing interpretation of local laws and regulations affecting the Bank’s business and operations
• Managing the Bank’s litigation portfolio by using the external lawyers, conducting prompt and strategic reviews of the same ensuring that the protection of the Bank’s interests are adequately protected
• Liaising with the legal division at the Group to adapt the legal policies of the Bank while ensuring compliance to all local legal and statutory requirements with the region
• Liaising with regulatory Authorities like Central Bank, F.I.U, The Immigration, Tax Regulatory Authority (TRA) and any other regulatory.
• Ensuring that the Bank is well protected through adequate insurance policies.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Job Requirements:

Education Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Law. Must be a registered lawyer under the legal association of the country/Member of the Tanganyika Law Society.

Experience

• Legal and Company Secretarial practice – 12 – 15 years’ work experience in Legal practice / Company Secretary in a related financial services institution.