Legal and Compliance Officer

About the role

The Legal and Compliance Officer will provide expert legal advice and ensure regulatory compliance for HrmOffice Limited and its subsidiaries. Working closely with senior management, you will safeguard the company’s operations within the energy and utilities sector.

Key responsibilities

• Provide legal and compliance counsel to the company and its subsidiaries.
• Draft, review, and manage contracts, corporate documents, and legal records.
• Monitor compliance with applicable laws, regulations, licences, and internal policies.
• Support regulatory filings, licence renewals, and interactions with regulators.
• Maintain the compliance calendar, contract register, statutory records, and corporate filings.
• Prepare board and shareholder meeting materials, minutes, and resolutions.
• Assist with dispute management, legal research, external counsel coordination, and regulatory enquiries.
• Identify legal and compliance risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Support internal legal, compliance, and ethics awareness initiatives.

Required profile

• LL.B. from a recognised institution and called to the Nigerian Bar (B.L.).
• 1‑2 years post‑call experience in legal practice, in‑house legal, compliance, corporate services or a regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of Nigerian corporate, commercial, contract and regulatory law.
• Familiarity with company secretarial duties, CAC filings and corporate governance.
• Experience in oil & gas, energy, logistics, trading or similar regulated sectors is an advantage.
• Strong legal drafting, contract review, research, analytical and communication abilities.
• High integrity, sound judgement, discretion and ability to manage competing deadlines.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office applications