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First Bank of Nigeria Job Recruitment (2 positions)

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

 

1.) Job Title: Unit Head Corporate & Contracts

Job Identification: 38
Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provides, under the leadership of the General Counsel, pragmatic legal advice and solutions to the Bank and its subsidiaries on a broad range of legal issues.
  • Provides under the leadership of the General Counsel, high level transactional, negotiation and documentation support to SBUs in their transactions
  • Provides under the leadership of the General Counsel advice and assistance in the formulation of appropriate strategy to ensure optimal performance of the department as it relates to the responsibilities of the Unit.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to the unit members in the provision of support to SRFs with respect to strategic ventures, alliances and partnerships as well as corporate disposals and acquisitions.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to the unit members on legal support including opinions and recommendations on complex credit transactions to ensure that the bank and its subsidiaries (with the support of the relevant local counsel in the jurisdiction of the respective subsidiary) are properly and effectively protected from a legal standpoint in any transaction.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to the Unit members on the provision of professional legal reviews of credit approvals (in approval process or concluded and conveyed), term sheets, offer letters and advice memos on the most optimal transaction structure that best protects the Bank’s interest whilst meeting its commercial objectives.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to the Unit members in drafting and/or review of legal documents, rules and regulations, resolutions, contracts and various related matters; analysis on existing and proposed contracts; provision of legal opinions and recommendations to ensure that the bank and its subsidiary companies are properly and effectively protected from a legal standpoint.
  • Coordinates the Unit’s day-to-day documentation preparation and review activities; ensures the assignment and distribution of mails and instructions and gives necessary guidance and directions to all staff of the Unit for efficient and productive output.
  • Serves as an integral part of the Product development, review, approval and implementation team. To this end, works with relevant department and units in the actualization of the Bank’s product and service offerings, alliances, partnerships and other synergistic relationships with other entities.
  • Provides first and second level reviews of drafts and legal opinions from Team Leads and Legal Officers in the Unit and provides necessary modifications and guidance.
  • Provides leadership and guidance to unit members in their liaisons with relevant government agencies and agents, as well as external consultants including solicitors, trustees etc to ensure that bank’s objectives are achieved and interests protected.
  • Provides leadership and guidance to unit members in their active supervision of external solicitors with respect to strategy, advice and documentation on both local and cross-border transactions.
  • Advises strategy and roles for the management of the Unit’s Help Desk.
  • Provides guidance and enhances the professional wellbeing and capacity of team members through targeted training recommendations, mentoring and coaching where applicable.
  • Leads, nurtures, trains, develops and motivates the Unit members with robust job content and challenging assignments.
  • Represents the Unit in departmental matters or delegates where necessary.
  • Represents the General Counsel at meetings.
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Job Requirements

  • Minimum Education: First Class or second class Degree in  Law (L.L.B.), Master and professional qualifications will be additional advantage.
  • Minimum experience – 10 years post-bar experience.

Application Closing Date
12th March, 2021 by 5:45 PM

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

2.) Job Title: Team Lead, Corporate & Contracts

Job Identification: 39
Location: Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provides, under the leadership of the Unit Head, pragmatic legal advice and solutions to the Bank and its subsidiaries on a broad range of legal issues.
  • Drafts, negotiates and arranges the execution of loan and security documentation relating to Bank facilities.
  • Provides under the leadership of the Unit Head, high level transactional negotiation and documentation support to SBUs in the deal-making process
  • Support to other SRFs with respect to strategic ventures, alliances and partnership as well as corporate disposals and acquisitions.
  • Provides under the leadership of the Unit Head, professional legal counsel, drafting and/or review of legal documents, regulations, resolutions, contracts and other such documents;
  • Provides under the leadership of the Unit Head, legal opinion and recommendations on complex transactions to ensure that the bank and its subsidiary (with the support of the relevant local counsel in the subsidiaries jurisdiction) are properly and effectively protected from a legal standpoint in any transaction.
  • Drafts and vets Contracts and Service Level Agreements involving the Bank and various counterparties.
  • Reviews credit approvals (Form 3800B)/ offer letters and advises on the most optimal transaction structure that best protects the Bank’s interest whilst meeting its commercial objectives.
  • Liaises directly with External solicitors to ensure that bank’s transactions specifically being handled by the team are promptly pursued, acted upon and concluded in good time.
  • Supervises and serves as co-counsel with external solicitors retained by the Bank in specialized and cross-border transactions.
  • Builds and improves on the capacity of team members by mentoring and guiding them in specialized and big ticket transactions.
  • Supports the Unit Head in the actualization of numerous product and service offerings, alliances, partnerships and other synergistic relationships created by the Products & Channels Unit.
  • Under the leadership of the Unit Head, manages/oversees the documentation preparation and review of a caseload of some of the largest and most intricate financial transactions involving the Bank allocated to the Team.
  • Provides general transaction advisory support to the Corporate & Institutional Banking directorates, including legal due diligence required for such transactions.
  • Reviewing the work of subordinates for quality assurance purposes

Job Requirements

  • Minimum Education: First Class or second class degree in  Law (L.L.B.), master and professional qualifications will be an additional advantage.
  • Minimum experience – 7 years post-bar experience.

Application Closing Date
12th March, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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