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Leadway Assurance Company Limited requires the services of an Assistant Legal Officer and an Executive Assistant.

ASSISTANT LEGAL OFFICER
Reports to: The Company Secretary

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY:
•    Assist in legal matters.
•    Corporate liaison with the Nigerian Bar Association Section of Business Law, Insurance Unit and the Nigeria Insurers Association Legal Committee.
•    Claim handling and negotiations.
•    Vetting policy wordings (Bonds).
•    Preparing/perusing legal agreements and instruments.
•    Secretarial duties for the Company and its subsidiaries.
•    Advisory Duties and Quarterly returns etc.
•    Preparing annual or quarterly reports.
•    Any other duty that may be assigned by the Company Secretary.



POSITION REQUIREMENT:
Suitable candidates should have obtained a minimum of First degree in Law or Economics, with statistical bias.
Higher academic and or professional qualification will be an advantage.
Working Relationships: Internal and external clients.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Reports to: The ED, General Business

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY:
•    Executive support to the ED, General Business and contribute to the effectiveness of the team by providing comprehensive research, administrative support.
•    Coordinating General Business/Commercial statistical reporting and responds to select clients (insured, brokers and non-affiliate network partners), Legal & Insurance  societies/associations and other professional associations.
•    Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying: and transmitting text, data, and graphics.
•    Coordinating report preparation and maintaining executive files and library.
•    Regularly meets with sales managers for review of sales activities and results.

POSITION REQUIREMENT:
•    Ideal candidate should have minimum of five years work experience.
•    Candidate must possess proven experience in similar role to an Executive or Senior Management staff.
•    Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal is key along With the ability to work in a fast-paced, charged and dynamic environment.
•    Appreciable knowledge of the insurance and financial service industry.
•    Good knowledge of the Financial Services industry.
•    Highly demanding with long hours of work.
•    Ability to work with minimum supervision.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills.
•    In addition, well-developed PC skills covering Excel, Word, and PowerPoint applications are critical to the success of this role.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Documentation & Reporting skills, Strong Analytical skills, Meeting Planning, Event Management, Telephone skills and Executive Office Management experience.
Strong Internal Communications skill, Dependability, Professionalism and Client Relationships Management skill.

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates who desire to make a rewarding career in our company should forward their updated resume to the email address: recruitment@leadway.com Application closes two weeks from the date of this publication. Only suitably qualified candidates would be contacted.

DUE DATE: 31 December, 2013