IITA Head Legal Services Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

IITA Head Legal Services Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. IITA Nigeria looking for “Head Legal Services”. Applicants with a Bachelor of Laws LL. B from a recognized university may apply on or before 18th November 2022.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture is a nonprofit organisation that works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture, with the ultimate goals of reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.

IITA Head Legal Services Jobs 2022

The IITA has published a job vacancy announcement on 05 November 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Head Legal Services to be based in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Recruiter	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Position	Head Legal Services
Location	Ibadan, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Bachelor of Laws LL. B from a recognized university
Experience Required	at least 15 years
Application Deadline	18th November 2022

IITA Job Vacancy 2022

Job Purpose: We are looking for an experienced Legal Professional with excellent people skills, experience in Legal Advocacy & Advisory, Contract and Agreement Administration, Project Management, Due Diligence and Compliance. The candidate should have relevant work experience in an international, multicultural organization or company, with experience in Africa, ideally with Nigeria experience.

Reporting to the Deputy Director General, Corporate Services, the Head of Legal Services will be responsible for leading IITA’s legal unit to provide legal services and advice to IITA. This includes High quality legal advice to IITA’s Board of Trustees, Senior Management Team, Directorates, and work units on all operational matter, covering areas relating to project documents, regulatory compliance, legal risk assessment and mitigation, legal implications of policy development and implementation and legal HR issues.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the Legal Unit of IITA.
• Offer expert and strategic legal advice/ opinion to IITA’s Board of Trustees, Senior Management team, Directorates, and work units.
• Review the legal risk involved in various institutional collaborative arrangements/ partnerships, identify existing and emerging institutional legal and regulatory issues, including sanction regimes, national and international laws and ethics regulations, which may affect IITA’s operations and advice IITA on the likely impact of such and on strategies to mitigate risks.
• Deliver comprehensive review of legal documentation and provide legal documentation and interpretation when needed.
• Provide templates for and support the drafting, negotiation and finalization of all institute’s agreement and legal documents, including, but not limited to, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs); Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs); contract agreements and sub-contract agreements (including work plans and budgets) and No Cost Extensions (NCEs) for both donors and partners; Host Country Agreements; Hosting Agreements; Tenancy Agreement; Licensing and other Commercial Agreements, and Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs).
• Advice management on legal implications of policies and procedures within IITA.
• Represent IITA, or participate in delegations, before relevant government agencies or forums where legal issues are contemplated.
• Contact person with IITA’s Nigeria retained external law firm and where needed assist staff in IITA’s Hubs and Station in their relations with retained lawyers.
• Manage and provide support across the institute in IP-related and other legal issues.
• Manage IP related issues and work related to the CGIAR Intellectual Assets (IA) policies and regulations, including the maintenance of an IA register.
• Support Open Access (OA) related issues, reporting, and related policies.

Qualification:

• The candidate should have a Bachelor of Laws LL.B from a recognized university, with a B.L Qualifying Bar Exam and Certificate of Call to Bar from a recognized Bar Association.

Experience:

• Relevant work experience of at least 15 years, with at least 6 years in a management function in an international, multicultural organization or company, with experience in Africa, ideally with Nigeria experience.
• Good grasps of relevant laws, including, but not limited to, laws governing international organizations, Intellectual property (IP) laws, international laws and treaties, labor laws and corporate government laws.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Excellent negotiation and diplomatic skills.
• Committed and dependable, having high ethical standards, and having the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Good organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent critical/analytical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion (GDI) awareness and understanding, and strong cultural awareness.
• Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills; working knowledge of French would be an advantage.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply IITA Head Legal Services Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 18th November 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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