Legal & Regulatory Affairs Officer at CSquared

Responsibilities

• Advising on legal and regulatory frameworks, especially in the telecommunications industry across multiple jurisdictions in Africa
• Assisting in the evaluation, structure and close of business opportunities and market entrance
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation (e.g. Telecoms law, Competition Law, Consumer Protection Law etc.) throughout the company and keeping abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company
• Providing guidance on a variety of legal and regulatory issues, by monitoring the legal service requests and proactively advising the teams on matters which may pose significant risk to the company
• Assisting the Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs in handling general corporate secretarial matters, including resolutions, board and general meetings, formalities...
• Directing the work of external counsel engaged on various matters, including corporate secretarial matters, documentation reviews, litigations...
• Initiating and leading interactions with customers or partners where appropriate to resolve complex legal matters.
• Research, build and maintain strong direct relationships with key stakeholders, including regulatory bodies.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law from an accredited Law School
• A minimum of 5 years’ legal experience gained within a reputable law firm and/or a telco/IT company as an in-house

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Law from an accredited Law School
• Work experience within Africa country or able to work with various jurisdictions

Preferred skills:

• Proven ability to handle ambiguity, work collaboratively with internal and partner contacts, influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including writing
• Ability to make prompt, clear and considered legal decisions involving operations across the multiple jurisdictions
• Flexibility on regional travel if need be
• Ability to perform research on and assist with execution on several time-sensitive project/deals at once in a fast paced environment with minimal direction.