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Job Description
The Head of Legal & Compliance – Central, East and West Africa (CEWA) will be generally responsible for overseeing and managing legal support for the Nokia CEWA Market Unit. This position reports into the Head of Legal & Compliance – Middle East and Africa. Core responsibilities include i. Advising company Regional Management on various regulatory, corporate governance, risk management, business ethics, contracting and other legal matters; ii. Leading a small team of two legal counsels in the CEWA Market Unit, and iii. Ensuring adequate legal support to Customer Operations and other functions in the CEWA Market Unit.
Location
Kampala – Uganda, Nairobi – Kenya or Lagos – Nigeria
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Legal degree. Admission to practice in one of the countries in the region considered as an advantage.
- Minimum 5 Years Post Qualification Experience
- Fluent in English. Any additional languages are considered as an advantage
- Prior exposure to supporting business operations within Central, East and West Africa would be useful
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with senior executives and cross-functional set of colleagues
- Inherent leadership skills and ability to build effective legal & compliance function with limited resources.
- Proven ability to build strong and effective relationships with clients and internal business partners
- Pragmatic, solution-driven approach
- Ability to multi-task in a rapidly changing environment and perform under pressure
- High commitment on integrity with the internal fortitude and genuine interest to uphold and enforce Nokia’s standards for the highest ethical conduct amidst all the business pressure.
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