Legal Specialist at West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC)

Job Objective: To provide overall legal expertise and support on legal issues relating to the functions, structures and activities of the organisation, support management on issues pertaining to the legal framework and monitor compliance with legal corporate governance requirements for the WIOCC Group.

Reporting Line: Director, Regulatory and Strategic Affairs or such other assigned designate

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Support Regulatory and Strategic affairs contract function in reviewing and advising on the day-to-day regulatory and contracting requirements
• Support in the implementation of the various standard and non-standard forms of contracts in accordance with the set contracting policies
• Negotiate with external parties and assist with the finalisation and execution of provisioning contracts relating to all areas of the business
• Monitor and track regulatory obligations across all operating jurisdictions, including licence conditions, reporting requirements, renewal timelines and statutory filings and advise internal stakeholders on compliance risks arising from new products, cross-border services, infrastructure deployments and market entry initiatives
• Support and advise on any business development initiatives, e.g., partnerships, potential network acquisition projects and corporate/asset acquisition projects; preparation and negotiation of all documentation relating to cable investment projects
• Support all bids – review and preparation of bid documentation
• Supporting the business functions with legal services

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Law within a common law jurisdiction
• Post-graduate diploma in Law or in any other field
• At least 6 years’ experience in an in-house capacity or in practice
• CPA or accounting knowledge is an added advantage

Experience and Skills

• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work with teams in a multi-geographical environment
• Strong organisational skills to operate effectively in a fast-moving and dynamic environment
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to influence and form good working relationships at all levels
• Ability to think strategically while managing the details and to make clear recommendations
• Ability to speedily grasp the essence, content and implications of the group’s business
• Negotiating skills and capacity to work with other professionals, including non-legal professionals to develop innovative solutions to conflicting interests and positions
• Experience in regulatory compliance within telecommunications, ICT, infrastructure or other regulated sectors with competence in technical legal drafting, conveyancing and regulatory assessment
• Strong understanding of multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments, with ability to interpret and implement regulatory requirements operationalize regulatory requirements
• Organised, systematic and process-oriented with good administrative skills
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft 365

Attributes

• Client-focused, relationship builder
• Integrity, honesty and high ethical standards
• Boundless, passionate and flexible
• Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships
• Thinker-doer completer-finisher
• Willingness and ability to work under pressure, multi-task and think creatively
• Friendly, approachable, patient, persistent and an avid team-player
• Well-presented and professional