Legal Manager by AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited
- Accra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Demonstrate Safety Leadership and improve the culture across the department and with own team regarding Safety, Health, Environmental and Sustainable Development.
- Enforce all environmental work procedures that have been issued by the Departmental Manager.
- Attend all scheduled and assigned environmental training meetings.
- Attend all scheduled and assigned environmental training meetings.
- Provide legal advisory services to the Obuasi and Iduapriem mines, as well as the other SDUs in Ghana.
- Advise on legal actions by the company or against the company and liaise with External Counsel when required.
- Draft and review legal contracts, agreements and other documents as required by the Group.
- Provide support in Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance matters.
- Carry out Legal Research, Analysis and Opinion.
- Negotiate, prepare/draft and finalize legal documentation.
- Manage legal and regulatory risk and liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
- Handle complaints against the Company and any associated legal and regulatory issues.
- Attend meetings and liaise with statutory regulatory bodies including the Minerals Commission, Lands Commission and Environmental Protection Agency.
- Monitor external counsel and negotiate legal fees, to ensure that the company obtains value for money.
- Conduct training for directors of the SDUs on the roles and obligations as directors as well as training for a section of management, on contracts and how to avoid risks in the contracting process
- Must have the skill to conduct legal research and write legal opinions.
- A minimum of 4 years at the Ghana Bar
- Good sense of judgment and ability to quickly identify potential risks within the business.
- Use initiative to execute assigned responsibilities
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