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TRAINEES – LEGAL
ROLE SUMMARY/PURPOSE
GE Africa’s Early Career Development Program (ECDP) is a twelve month development program designed to give recent university/college graduates challenging work assignments, training and development, and exposure to leadership.
The program combines hands on experience with formal classroom training to equip participants with the tools and knowledge to become leaders in GE.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
This position will be within the Global Growth Business based in Lagos, Nigeria or Accra, Ghana and are open to recent university/college graduates in Law.
Responsible for reviewing, updating and tracking the following documents: Powers of Attorney; Non-Disclosure Agreements; leases, first level review of agreements and other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
Research and collect data, review legislative trends including updating advise obtained from external counsel and communicate these to the legal team and implement early warning system
Update manual and digital repositories (support central libraries and shared drives) with latest materials;
Promote frequent use of repositories to ensure user awareness of key information and documents;
Interface with internal and external senior level executives, government officials and various outside organizations on a need to basis;
Support the West Africa legal team in process improvement initiatives, in line with current business challenges
Drive compliance programs across the region
As valuable members of our team, ECDP participants will receive many benefits including:
Challenging work assignments
Business mentors
Leadership training
Functional training
Opportunities to network with Leaders and other ECDP members
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
Recent college/university graduate with no more than 2 years’ work experience /or with national service discharge (relevant degrees and/or experience preferred).
LLB; BL; LLM (LLM not mandatory)
2 years of legal experience.
Must be fluent in spoken and written English
Must be fluent in spoken and written French
Authorized to work in your country full-time and without restriction. For Nigeria, must have NYSC discharge or exemption certificate in hand
Proficiency in the use and application of Microsoft Excel and other MS packages (Word, PowerPoint)
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
Excellent organization skills, ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks and work to deadlines
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS
Desired Characteristics:
Demonstrated leadership ability
Demonstrated team player
Confident self-starter who has demonstrated drive
A post graduate degree in a relevant field will be an advantage
High performer with a passion to achieve positive business results
Curiosity and desire to learn and expand skill set
Flexible, adaptable, and open to change
Career Development Program at GE Global Growth Organization, Wednesday 18, May 2016
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