Legal & Compliance Specialist at Tembo Nickel Corporation

Legal & Compliance Specialist

Position Summary:

Tembo Nickel is seeking to recruit a Legal & Compliance Specialist to join the Tembo Nickel Project Team. This role is based in Dar es Salaam, reporting to the Head of Human Resources

Principal Accountabilities

To lead and manage all legal and compliance issues for Tembo Nickel
To provide legal advice across Tembo Nickel to all levels of managment on a wide variety of issues and cases.
To perform all legal administrative duties including BRELA corporate filings, business license renewals, tax clearance certificates in addition to handling regulatory matters.
To keep up to date with and scrutinise new legislation, statutory instruments, policies, circulars, case law and guidance, evaluate their effect and give timely and proactive advice on them to the management of Tembo Nickel.
To be responsible for effective time recording of matters and performance reports, ensure appropriate allocation of resources and effective monitoring, and to support the team in performing their roles.
To undertake and oversee cost recovery on appropriate work utilising time recording information to ensure that Tembo Nickel interests are protected, and to undertake appropriate cost control measures on individual matters.
To contribute positively to the performance of the governance team
To establish effective working relationships and ensure that effective communication and engagement takes place with management and staff,
To support, contribute and comply with quality and governance procedures as directed by management.
To personally provide legal advice on various matters including but not limited to Labor, Commercial/Procurement, Planning/Property, Civil and Criminal Litigation.
To manage the legal service workload to ensure performance management targets are met.
To support Tembo Nickel in ensuring compliance with its governance responsibilites including the preparation of documents for Board meetings and Annual General Meetings and to attend such meetings as and when required. To advise on corporate, legal, and probity issues and to promote best practice and good order in such meetings.
To lead Tembo Nickel legal services and to provide high quality professional advice across the company, which is both proactive and responsive to Tembo Nickel requirements.

Experience and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in law
Must be a registered advocate
Minimum of Five(5)years working experience in a similar role in a reputable organization/firm
Knowledge of key legislation and issues relating to mining will be an added advantage
Evidence of working effectively within a multicultural environment, providing clear advice and guidance on complex matters should they arise.

Tembo Nickel offers a competitive remuneration package and ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

How to Apply

Applicants are invited to send their resume indicating the role title in the subject via the email: jobs@tembonickel.com

Application closing date is 3 June 2022

Note: Tembo Nickel is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments are based on merit.

The company does not charge candidates any fees in the recruitment process