Legal and Regulatory Senior Manager

• Provide analytical and legal support to the Director Legal & Regulatory including regulatory and compliance function development review and refinement of Regulations Orders Rules Guidelines Consultation Papers and Compliance Directives.
  
• Conduct detailed legal and regulatory research to support policy formulation regulatory reform initiatives and enforcement strategies.
  
• Prepare draft legal opinions regulatory briefs issue notes memoranda and advisory reports for review by the Director.
  
• Assist in the legal vetting and evaluation of licence applications regulatory submissions compliance reports and enforcement documentation.
  
• Analyse compliance data and market conduct information to support monitoring of licensees and market participants.
  
• Support preparation of documentation for administrative hearings compliance reviews investigations and enforcement proceedings.
  
• Review contracts memoranda of understanding and other legal instruments involving the Authority and provide structured legal analysis.
  
• Track legislative developments judicial decisions and regulatory trends relevant to electricity sector governance.
  
• Assist in the preparation of Board papers Executive Management reports and regulatory performance summaries.
  
• Support stakeholder consultation processes including collation of comments and drafting of consultation outcome reports.
  
• Maintain and update structured databases of regulatory instruments enforcement decisions licence conditions and legal precedents.
  
• Contribute to the preparation of quarterly and annual legal and regulatory performance reports.
  
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director Legal & Regulatory.
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum of a First Degree in Law (LL.B). Called to the Nigerian Bar and enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
  
• 57 years post-call experience with demonstrable exposure to legal advisory regulatory compliance corporate governance or public sector legal functions.
  
• Postgraduate degree (LL.M) in Energy Law Regulatory Law Corporate Governance Public Law or related field will be an advantage.
  
• Demonstrable familiarity with electricity laws subsidiary legislation administrative law principles and regulatory governance frameworks.
  
• Strong legal drafting analytical research and policy evaluation skills.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
  
• Demonstrable pioneering and solutions-oriented mindset.
  
• High ethical standards and professional integrity.
  
• Precision in drafting and attention to detail.
  
• Ability to synthesise complex legal and regulatory material.
  
• Capacity to work with minimal supervision while demonstrating initiative.
  
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Adaptability within a reform-oriented regulatory institution.
  
• Commitment to institutional development and regulatory excellence.