Trust Associate job at Meristem Securities Limited
Meristem Securities Limited is a leading capital market conglomerate offering investment management and financial advisory services to our clients, we are recruiting to fill the vacant position below within our company:
Job Position: Trust Associate
Job Location: Lagos
Type: Full-time
Roles and Responsibilities
- Overseeing the overall trust activities for Meristem Trustees ltd
- Developing and penetrating the market with Trust services business
- Primary responsibility for Trust services mandates and transactions
- Estate planning and administration service support
- Creation, implementation of trust products/services.
- Follow up on management of relationship with Trust clients – e.g. discussions with estate agents, insurance companies, receipt of certificates, dividend warrants etc.
- Ensuring regulatory compliance and corporate governance adherence
- Provision of Company Secretarial service
- Preparation and review of legal agreements and other documentation
- Conducting legal due diligence, as required
- Researching general legal issues relating to Trust services mandates
- Providing legal structuring & general advice
- Attending client meetings
- Liaising with external solicitors as required
- Ensuring that all statutory filings are carried out in a timely manner. (i.e., filing of annual returns, renewal of registration with SEC etc.)
- Ensuring that the Unit has up to date library of laws/regulations that affect our business.
- Responsible for coordinating activities of the Unit with regards to promoting Corporate Governance issues (i.e., ethical/best business practices) and Know Your Customer obligations (i.e., in the absence of the Risk Management Unit), etc. within the Company.
- Have primary responsibility for developing and implementing Commercial Trust mandates.
- Engage in researching Trust issues & preparation of relevant newsletters or articles
- Supervise junior staff within the unit
- Any other duties as may be assigned
Desired experience
- 5 years post call experience in corporate legal practice or well-structured Financial Service ,Trustee organization
Studies:
- LLB, BL; Master Degree/ ACIS an added advantage
Minimum Requirements:
- Good knowledge of laws regulating operations of businesses in the country; particularly the Financial Service sector and Trust business.
- Knowledge and practice of trustee business
- Transaction structuring skills
- Investment advisory and management skills
Desired Requirements
Generic Skills:
- Excellent communication skills, confident, with initiative
- Able to work as a team, action oriented with ability to prioritize and manage varied and fast moving workload
- Ability to think strategically and adopt problem solving approach to issues
- Must have strong drive towards learning and self improvement
Supervisory Skills:
- Organization and co-ordination skills
- Team building/conflict management.
Similar Jobs
- Digital Marketer Job at Neovarsity Africare
- Social Media Manager Job at Xpedient Services
- Sales Executive Job at Contec Global Group
- Brand Manager Job at Montaigne Place
- Bolt Recruitment for Social Media Intern
- Business Development Officer Job at UHR Consult Limited
- Job Vacancies at Advantage Health Africa
- Sales Executive Job at Booze.ng
- Sales Manager / Business Partner Job at PK Wine Gallery
- Business Developer Job at Yahwehyasad Nursing Home