Legal Director

• Directly reporting to the Group CEO, your role will be to inform and advise management and employees on legal matters
• Anticipate threats, identify opportunities and support the company's evolution
• Set up and ensure the proper functioning of the company's legal department

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

• Contracts

• Drafting and negotiation of business contracts (related to the activity of Netis Holding and its subsidiaries) and non-business contracts (related to the operation of the structure, in support of the SCM department, the human resources department...)
• Organization and follow-up of the contracts database

• Corporate M&A

• Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and transaction teams, and external counsel advising on legal aspects of M&A strategies.
• Manage a broad range of transactions including M&A (share and asset) deals and similar transactions. Handle purchase agreement, ancillary documentation and negotiations in conjunction with external counsel.
• Assist in coordinating the legal due diligence exercise and actively participate on issue resolution.
• Support the corporate development team as required, including integration matters.
• Assist managing external legal support.
• Maintain and update M&A document databases

• Litigations

• Management of commercial, social, tax and other corporate litigations of Netis Holding and the subsidiaries
• Coordination and follow-up of litigations with the lawyers in charge of the files
• Negotiation and resolution of pre-litigations

• Compliance and regulatory

• Ensure the monitoring of the regulatory framework in the countries where Netis operates
• Ensure that subsidiaries are in compliance with local and industry regulations
• Implementation, deployment and monitoring of the procedure set up by the regulations (Code of Conduct, anti-money laundering, anti-gift policy, etc.

• Legal office and governance

• Setting up and monitoring all the group's governance bodies
• Follow up and update the statutory documents of all group companies (articles of association, company profiles, shareholders' agreements,...)
• Preparation of board meetings and general meetings for each of the group's entities with the company secretary
• Follow-up of the recommendations of the Board of Directors

• University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in in business law, contract law, labor law with at least 5 years of relevant experience as corporate lawyer or in a law firm
• Previous experience in a telecom company operating in Africa is a plus
• Strong knowledge business law, contract law and corporate governance
• Good Understanding of the legal and regulatory context in several African countries (OHADA, EALS...)
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Fluent in English and French
•  Organized, rigorous and autonomous
• A critical mind and analytical and synthesis skills are an asset for this position.