Head, Trust Services & Legal at AVA Capital Group

JOB SUMMARY

• We are looking for a Head of Trust Services and Legal who will be responsible for managing trust accounts and ensure account administration complies with federal and state laws.
• Will be responsible for ensuring company's compliance to all regulatory requirement and liaising with the relevant unit to ensure that requisite returns to the appropriate regulatory Agencies are submitted as at when due.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Market intelligence gathering, business information sourcing, industry-related research, willingness to participate in Capital Market review committee.
• Ability to travel extensively and timely to all six geo-political zone in Nigeria and designated destinations outside the country.
• Business development through proposal, verbal pitching and effective use of presentation slides to communicate concisely the services we render.
• Negotiate fees, services rendered, terms of engagement and 3rd party vendors with prospecting clients and existing clients.
• Ensure successful execution and closure of all prospecting, pending or intermittent transactions within the short time possible.
• Monitor and ensure compliance of the Trustees’ duties and obligations to all existing commercial trust mandates in accordance with the provision and requirements of the ISA, SEC Rules, TIA, CAMA and other related regulations.
• Peruse and review existing and prospecting transaction documents in consonance with other parties including but not limited to Trust Deeds, Prospectus, Programme and circular in State and Corporate Bond, Project Financing, Loan Syndication, Debenture, Legal Mortgage, title documents, Trust deeds and Tripartite agreements.
• Document, register, hold in safe custody and coordinate the perfection (where required) of security documents and title documents of existing transactions with the appropriate statutory authorities.
• Effective relationship management of our clients, joint professional parties, other transaction parties, regulators and Capital Market Operators.
• Liaise and coordinate external solicitors’ services to the company’s on-going transactions to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Liaise with the relevant units to ensure investment of funds under management on existing transactions are made in accordance with permitted investment guidelines and to ensure maximum return to the company’s finance.
• Ensure company's compliance to all regulatory requirement and liaising with the relevant Unit to ensure that requisite returns to the appropriate regulatory Agencies are submitted as at when due.
• Ensure visibility of company through written communication, deployed social skills, deliberate networking and sustained poised appearance at all times.
• Research and write on trending industry issues, public financial management, corporate financial funding structure and fiscal policy.
• Any other such legitimate duties as may be required from time to time

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor of Laws from a reputable university
• Must be a SEC sponsored individual

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Interest in Corporate Trusteeship
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Ability to streamline processes for maximum efficiency
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly motivated atmosphere
• Confront difficult issues head on and find positive solutions
• Coping with pressures and setback
• Eager to learn and share
• Energetic
• Can-do spirit
• Attention to details
• Great interpersonal skills
• Result oriented
• Persuading and influencing

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in Trust business or capital market legal transactions
• Experience working in a Trust company or corporate/commercial focused law firm