Corporate Counsel (Legal Assistant, Contract and General Administrator) at Hubtel

• This an exciting opportunity to join our Legal and Corporate Affairs team to assist and support with organization of Legal and Corporate Affairs, General Management and associated departments in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.  
• Your primary place of work will be at our offices at Kokomlemle, Accra, Ghana, as an on-site position with Work-From-Home possibilities.

Perks:

• State-of-the-art working environment.
• Petty expense support to cover internet, phone calls, and other reasonable requirements.
• Access to the office gym and games room.
• Medical Insurance ( Including, Dental and Eye Care)

Role Responsibilities: 

• Providing pro-active, professional, competent, creative legal advice and support on a wide range of legal activities.  
• Advising on the FinTech and Telecommunications regulatory framework with a proper understanding of the main terms and conditions of the sector.   
• Drafting and negotiating simple and complex contracts  
• Advising on general business law issues and managing the legal issues of all areas of the company.  
• To anticipate and manage the (legal) risks connected with or resulting from the business strategy and operations.  
• To secure compliance of business operations with relevant laws and regulations.  
• To proactively create and maintain awareness of business employees for (compliance with) relevant laws and regulations.  
• Maintains calendar by entering meeting dates and updating requirements. 
• Manage, organize, and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing systems. 
• Assist with People Management, which includes assisting Managers and Functional Leads in sourcing candidates, Hiring, onboarding, off-boarding etc. 
• Other duties as assigned.  

Background & Experience Required:  

• You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad, generalist responsibilities, but with specialist legal subject skills in commercial law and regulatory matters pertaining to the financial technology sector (FinTech).  
• Must have an LLB, a Practicing Certificate in Law and not less than 3 years of work as a practising lawyer. . 
• Must have legal administration skills and  be exceptionally good at putting together documents using such software as Microsoft/Google Word or Docs and Excel or Sheets 

Other Requirements: 

• Must be able to work from home with reliable internet connectivity and stable electricity. 
• Must own a functional personal laptop capable of meeting the demands of the work. You will be reimbursed monthly for the use of your own laptop.