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Legal Adviser – SAASA B2E Cameroon
SAASA B2E Cameroon is recruiting a Legal Adviser for its headquarters in Douala. The position is in the mining sector and requires 12 to 15 years of experience acquired in a law firm or similar position in an industrial company.
Job summary and objective
The Legal Advisor ensures legal certainty for the company’s operations across the entire value chain. Reporting to the company’s CEO, he/she advises the management team in decision-making, oversees corporate affairs, contractual and regulatory matters, ensures compliance with applicable legal frameworks, anticipates risks and actively contributes to responsible governance and the long-term reputation of the company in a complex and multi-stakeholder environment.
Challenges of the position
The holder operates in a hybrid environment involving public law, private law and specific sector regulations. It must navigate between strict contractual requirements in a dynamic and evolving local context, including cross-border compliance, while maintaining a strategic advisory role and ensuring strict legal compliance for a high-risk industrial project. Managing a high volume of documents, stakeholders and deadlines at the same time is also part of the challenges.
Key responsibilities
The Legal Counsel advises the Director General on all strategic and operational legal matters. It drafts, reviews and negotiates complex contracts: EPC, mining agreements, transport agreements, co-development contracts, subcontracts and community agreements. It ensures a regular and structured legal watch in areas such as mining law, business law, labour law, environmental law, taxation and public procurement law.
It ensures compliance of operations with local, regional and international regulations, including permits and authorizations, and manages litigation and pre-litigation by liaising with law firms as well as monitoring social, commercial, land and institutional disputes. It supports internal teams in contract negotiations and the resolution of operational legal issues, develops and implements internal policies on legal risk management and contractual governance.
The position also includes the legal secretariat of the company: drafting minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and General Assemblies, monitoring legal governance obligations and managing relations with supervisory bodies. The Legal Adviser trains and educates managers and operational staff on legal obligations, represents the company before administrative, regulatory and judicial authorities as well as in advisory or monitoring committees, and carries out any other related tasks entrusted to him.
Working conditions
The position is based at Doualaat the company headquarters, with regular trips to different locations and occasional trips to Yaoundé. The collaboration is direct with the General Manager and transversal with the Projects, Finance, HSE, HR and Communication departments, as well as with legal advisors and local authorities.
Labour relations
Internally: the General Manager (direct reporting), the Projects, Finance, HR, HSE, Communication and Operations teams. Externally: law firms, government authorities (mining, transportation, environment, work), industrial partners, investors, local communities, lenders, customs, taxes and auditors.
Skills, knowledge and experience
The candidate must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in business law, mining law, public law or international law, and have 12 to 15 years of experience gained in a renowned law firm or similar corporate position within an industrial company. Strong knowledge of contract law, mining law, labour law, tax law, company law, litigation, infrastructure law, environmental law and other relevant legal areas is required.
Proficiency in French and English, both written and spoken, is essential. The position requires a proven ability to negotiate, secure and structure complex agreements, as well as autonomy, integrity, rigor, responsiveness, analytical skills and influential leadership. Strong adaptability to demanding, multicultural and multi-actor environments is also expected.
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