Senior Legal Officer at Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Limited

Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Limited, which has remained a milestone in Nigeria’s automobile industry, was conceived in 1969 by the then Federal Military Government under the leadership of General Yakubu Gowon. And in the build-up to actualize the dream, 16 reputable vehicle manufacturing companies were invited to tender their proposals for the establishment of a vehicle assembly plant in the country. Thus, with the high acceptability and demand of Peugeot vehicles in the country, the proposal of Automobile Peugeot France (AP France) scaled through on May 7, 1971.

PAN Nigeria Limited, a joint venture between the Federal Government and AP France, was incorporated on December 15, 1972 and 27 months after incorporation, the Kaduna based assembly plant was commissioned by General Yakubu Gowon on March 11, 1975. In November 2006, PAN was privatized in line with Government’s agenda to build a stronger, more competitive and diversified economy; ASD Motors emerged as the successful core investor and took over management of the company in January 2007. The expectation was that the privatization of PAN would create a quantum leap in performance, but this did not happen as planned.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Legal Officer

Job Ref.: PANSLO042022
Location: Kaduna

Employment Type: Full-time
Job Division / Department / Unit: MD’s Division / Legal Department
Reports To: Company Secretary / Head of Legal

Job Objectives

• To Carries out effective and efficient advisory roles on legal matters by providing adequate communication and compliance with statutory provisions.

Job Responsibilities

• Supports the Company Secretary in providing legal advice to the Company.
• Review of ongoing cases and rendering advice to the Company Secretary and management accordingly.
• Liaises with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Supports the Company Secretary in providing legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
• Supports the Company Secretary in the provision and interpretation of legal data.
• Reviewing and advising the Company Secretary and management on the legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Reviewing draft contracts and agreements; and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Supports the Company Secretary in reviewing progress of outstanding litigation, liaises with and manages external lawyers.
• Continuously monitors compliance with statutory obligations and advises Company Secretary accordingly.
• Prepares monthly and quarterly reports for the department for presentation by the Company Secretary to the executive management.

Education & Experience

• First Degree in Law (LL. B), duly called to the Nigerian Bar. LLM and professional qualification e.g. ICSAN, CIARB will be an added advantage.
• 3-5 years cognate work experience with working knowledge of local automobile industry.

Required Skills:

• Litigation
• Corporate Governance and Compliance Management
• Legal Advisory and Services
• Communication and Writing skills
• Negotiation.

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online