GE Energy Jobs in Nigeria: Senior Contract Risk Attorney, Employee Communications Specialist 14 April 2011

Date: Apr 11, 2011
Location: IIkoyi – Lagos, Nigeria

Job Number: 1340804
Business: GE Energy
Business Segment: Energy – Energy Services
Posted Position Title – Internal Senior Contract Risk Attorney
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Legal
Function Segment: Trading
Location: Nigeria
City: IIkoyi – Lagos

Relocation Assistance No
Essential Responsibilities – Internal As a member of the Energy Services (ES) Risk Team, the Contract Risk Attorney (CRA) will support each of the business segments within GE Energy Services across the Africa and the Middle East. The Contract Risk Attorney will coordinate with Commercial, Sales and Operations Teams through the development of winning strategies on GE’s contractual agreements. The Contract Risk Attorney will identify and provide solutions to minimize/mitigate risks. The CRA would also ensure compliance with the internal risk screening process (Policy 5.0) and Delegation of Authority (DOA). The job location is either Lagos, Nigeria or Johannesburg, South Africa. The responsibilities of this position include:

- Serve as a key member of the Sales, Commercial, and Operations teams to support profitable growth and execution of all Energy Services business segments primarily across Africa but also across the Middle East.
- Draft and negotiate international contractual agreements with customers for the supply of equipment, parts, and services.
- Provide claims and dispute resolution support during the execution of contracts.
- Provide legal training for the broader region teams, particularly on contract terms and conditions (Ts&Cs).
- Proactively direct & support Energy Services Risk initiatives to improve processes and local capabilities.
- Participate in regional risk councils in an effort to foster a culture of risk management.
- Collaborate with other regions in sharing best practices and lessons learned in risk management.
- Be flexible for both domestic and international travel 20%-30% of the time.
Qualifications/Requirements – Internal – Excellent verbal and written communication in English and French.
- Must hold Legal degree from an accredited law school and be admitted to local Bar and be well versed in various African jurisdictions.
- Strong academic record.
- Minimum 8 years of commercial/transactional experience.
- Proven communication, drafting, and negotiation skills with the ability to influence.
- Hands-on experience in negotiating sophisticated long term contractual agreements.
- Demonstrated prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple projects/issues.
- Strong command of civil/administrative laws and international commercial law, including working knowledge of principal international conventions.
- Ability to deal effectively with people and work in a team environment.
- Commitment to integrity and professionalism.
Desired Characteristics – Internal – Hold LL.M. degree and be admitted to US or European Bar.
- Prior experience in litigation matters.
- Prior experience in negotiating contracts throughout Africa.
- Prior experience negotiating long term service agreements.
- Fair financial acumen with an understanding of contractual and transactional accounting methodologies.
- Sound understanding of insurance contracts, bonds, etc.
- Sound understanding of the Energy industry.
- Ability to provide creative business-oriented advice in a global, multi-cultural, and fast-paced environment.

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2. Employee Communications Specialist
Date: Apr 12, 2011
Location: IIkoyi – Lagos, Nigeria

Job Number: 1347661
Business: GE Corporate
Business Segment: Corporate Commercial and Communications

About Us – Internal GE is a global energy, technology infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. From everyday light bulbs to fuel cell technology, to cleaner more efficient jet engines, GE has continually shaped our World with groundbreaking innovations for over 130 years. In fact, we are one of the world’s biggest companies employing over 300,000 people and consistently receiving global recognition for outstanding leadership and innovation. GE employees have an unparalleled foundation on which to build their careers, their abilities and their dreams. We offer all our employees challenging, rewarding careers in dynamic businesses, giving them a genuine chance to shape the future.
Posted Position Title – Internal Employee Communications Specialist – Sub Sahara Africa
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Communications
Function Segment: Marketing Communications
Location: Nigeria
City: IIkoyi – Lagos
Relocation Assistance No
Role Summary/Purpose – Internal As a key member of the GE Africa Communications team reporting into the Director of Corporate Communications and supporting the Senior Human Resources Manager for GE Africa, this is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional with a minimum of 5 years experience to help drive internal communications throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. We are looking for a team player who will bring new ideas and the ability and track record for execution.
Essential Responsibilities – Internal This role will be responsible for helping create engaging employee communications to drive simplified understanding and appreciation of GE’s vision, strategy and organizational initiatives, The communications specialist will create, distribute and measure strategic internal communications using digital platforms and technology including insideGE, webcasts, videos, broadcasts, e-mail and events.
The candidate must have strong digital knowledge, strong writing and editing skills, the ability to write for online audiences, and strong project management skills.

Manage the internal communications rhythm and content to employees across the region – newsletters, CEO notes, Executive messaging, events, webcasts etc…
Leverage new technology to develop new channels, tools and vehicles to keep GE employees informed and engaged, while increasing two-way communication.
Support development of grassroots effort and research new ways to enable employees to better tell the GE story and identifying success stories in the process.
Help drive employee engagement for a variety of global GE initiatives including healthymagination, ecomagination, healthAhead, etc.
Creation of online portals, employee contests and strategic messaging.
InsideGE and GE News newsletter: Develop write and edit stories for company intranet and newsletter. Drive and measure readership. Review and respond to employee comments. Manage posting of content and imagery.
Support, promote and cascade messages from executive communication events including email updates, videos, webcasts, CEO global employee broadcasts, earnings and leadership meetings.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with business communicators, providing support to ensure Company-wide programs reach the Sub-Saharan Africa audience.
Support Diversity and affinity network communications leaders on employee messaging, PR and event sponsorship.
Support special projects, events and handle occasional media requests related to employees.
Qualifications/Requirements – Internal Minimum 5 years communications experience.
BA/BS Journalism, Communications or related field preferred.
Kenyan or Nigerian Citizenship or ability to live/work in Kenya or Nigeria without restriction.
Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills required.
Digital and new media experience required.
Project management experience and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
High energy, leadership ability and team-oriented.
Must be a self-starter.
PC Skills: Outlook, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Photoshop and familiarity with video, web and new media technology.

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