Corporate Governance Adviser

Position purpose

Odunela Group seeks a Corporate Governance Adviser to provide professional corporate-governance oversight, statutory guidance and review of board, entity, delegated-authority and corporate-secretariat arrangements.

Scope of services

The appointed professional will:

1. advise on entity-governance requirements;
2. review board and committee arrangements;
3. review agendas, minutes and resolutions;
4. advise on statutory filing calendars;
5. review delegated-authority arrangements;
6. review director, officer and conflict registers;
7. advise on corporate approvals;
8. review governance procedures;
9. support statutory and governance compliance;
10. advise on company-secretarial risk;
11. supervise or professionally review secretariat work;
12. advise on governance implications of a new company launch and Group activities.

Required qualifications and experience

Individual applicant

The applicant must demonstrate:

1. appropriate legal, company-secretarial or governance qualification;
2. current professional standing where applicable;
3. relevant Nigerian corporate-governance experience;
4. board and entity-administration experience;
5. strong formal drafting ability;
6. professional-indemnity insurance where applicable;
7. independence.

Organisation applicant

The organisation must demonstrate:

1. legal registration;
2. corporate-governance or company-secretarial practice capability;
3. designated lead adviser;
4. suitably qualified personnel;
5. professional-indemnity insurance;
6. experience advising companies or groups;
7. conflict and confidentiality procedures;
8. continuity arrangements.

Deliverables

1. governance-framework review;
2. statutory calendar;
3. board-procedure review;
4. delegated-authority advice;
5. resolution and minute review;
6. governance-risk reports;
7. corporate-approval guidance;
8. periodic governance memorandum.

Application requirements

Individual applicant must submit

1. A current professional CV.
2. The CV submission must include or have enclosed:
3. qualification evidence;
4. professional-membership and status evidence;
5. practising evidence where applicable;
6. insurance evidence;
7. two professional references;
8. evidence of comparable governance engagements;
9. sample redacted governance document or advisory memorandum;
10. conflict declaration.
11. A Cover Letter containing the Statement of Suitability, relevant experience, proposed approach, availability and fees.

Organisation applicant must submit

1. A corporate practice profile.
2. CVs of the proposed lead adviser and key personnel.
3. The submission must include:
4. legal registration;
5. practice and professional-status evidence;
6. qualifications of the proposed team;
7. insurance;
8. evidence of comparable assignments;
9. two client references;
10. confidentiality and conflict-management statement;
11. continuity arrangement.
12. A Cover Letter containing the organisation’s Statement of Suitability.

YOUR APPLICATION WOULD BE REJECTED IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Equal Opportunity Policy

Odunela Group assesses applicants on competence, integrity, evidence, suitability and the approved requirements of the position.

Candidate Privacy

Applicant information will be processed for recruitment, verification and employment-administration purposes in accordance with the candidate privacy information available through the Odunela Group career portal.