Senior Consultant

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)(Law), Master of Laws (LLM)(Law)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description

• Contract Execution: Convert defined scope, deliverables, and fee structures into templated contract formats. Review contracts for accuracy and completion, route contracts for approvals and upload to contract repository. Liaise with the in-house Legal team regarding contract compliance.
• Contract Tracking: Track all contracts and facilitate business and legal approvals; proactively follow up with approvers during contract life cycle. Ensure contracts are submitted through correct workflow.
• Risk Management: Review project correspondence and identify key risks to programme and budget, working closely with project management team and senior management to identify mitigations and action plans.
• Contractual Correspondence: Prepare/review contractual correspondence and notices where required ensuring that all carried out in accordance with the contract requirements.
• Claim Management: Review claim notices and submissions and prepare assessments of the exposure of the client to under the contract to additional costs and budgets, working closely with the project team and consultants.
• Change Management: Responsible for preparing, managing trackers of all changes, variations and claims under the Contract.
• FIDIC Contracts: Fully conversant with all forms of FIDIC suite of contracts.
• Contractual Assessment: Extensive experience in reviewing and assessing contentious and complex contractual matters, including claims. Preparation of detailed and reasoned reports for issuance to relevant stakeholders with clear recommendations on how to resolve or manage.
• Invoice Issue Resolution: Assist in resolving issues related to invoices, purchase orders and payments by working closely with vendors and internal Accounts Payable (AP) team.
• Reporting: Assist in compiling monthly reports for Client approval.

Qualifications

• A post graduate degree in Law either a LLB or LLM and a bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Must have experience working in consultancy and acting as lead contract administrator.
• Minimum 20 years of working experience on a senior level.
• Very strong communication skills.
• Extensive management experience.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement capabilities.