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• Regularly
  review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage
  external lawyers;
• Guiding
  and representing aBi in the courts of law in close consultation with aBi’s
  lawyers;
• Review
  and provide legal advice on tender documents in line with aBi’s
  procurement policies;
• Work
  closely with aBi Trust and aBi finance departments to ensure that where
  legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been
  taken;
• Offer
  legal protection and risk management advice to senior management, especially
  on contract management
• Review
  and counsel management on legal implications of internal policies and
  procedures;
• Review
  and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they
  are in compliance with all statutory, tax or legal requirements;
• Regularly
  review all contracts or any other official documentation where the company
  has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought
  to the attention of senior management
• The
  incumbent will be in charge of negotiating, reviewing and drafting contracts
  between aBi on the one hand and IP’s and FI’s on the other hand and modify
  the contracts where necessary;

• Responsible
  for developing, initiating, maintaining, and revising policies and
  procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its
  related activities to prevent illegal unethical, or improper conduct.
• In
  charge of developing and periodically reviewing and updating Code of
  Ethics to ensure continuing relevance in providing guidance to management
  and employees.
• Working
  collaboratively with other departments (Internal Audit Corporate Services,
  etc.) to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for
  investigation and resolution. Consulting with aBi’s lawyers as needed to
  resolve difficult legal compliance issues.
• Responding
  to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies and procedures by
  evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.
• Acting
  as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance
  issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated,
  investigated and resolved.
• In
  charge of monitoring and as necessary, coordinating compliance activities
  of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities
  and to identify trends.
• Identifying
  potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk;
  developing/implementing corrective action plans for resolution of
  problematic issues, and providing general guidance on how to avoid or deal
  with similar situations in the future.
• Submitting
  and sending reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to
  keep the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board and senior management
  informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
• Ensuring
  proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized
  enforcement agencies as appropriate and/ or required.
• Establishing
  and providing direction and management of the compliance Hotline.
• Instituting
  and maintaining an effective compliance communication program for the
  company, including promoting (a) use of the Compliance Hotline; (b)
  heightened awareness of Code of Ethics, and (c) understanding of new and
  existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
• Working
  with the Corporate Services Department and others as appropriate to
  develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate
  introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for
  all employees and managers.
• Responsible
  for monitoring the performance of the risk management activities on a
  continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.

• The
  Legal and Compliance Manager must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Laws and a
  Master’s degree in laws (LLM) or MBA in a related field.
• Post
  graduate diploma in legal practice.
• Holder
  of legal practicing certificate.
• Professional
  qualification of ICSA, CIA ACCA, or CPA would be an added advantage
• At
  least ten years applicable/transferrable work experience with a proven
  track record of providing accurate and effective legal counsel.
• Significant
  experience in grants management would be an added advantage.
• Excellent
  track record of developing, implementing and managing compliance
  monitoring programmes.
• Detailed
  knowledge and understanding of risk management.
• Articulate,
  effective communication skills with the ability to communicate to internal
  and external stakeholders (lawyers, regulators, auditors etc) at all
  levels.

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