Do you want to join a band of Rockstars? Are you an entrepreneurial, curious, passionate, and self-driven global rockstar? Does the sound of rocking in a team of innovative problem solvers on issues related to our business operations and developing long-term solutions excite you? Are you ready to contribute to a global mission to build Africa? Are you dynamic, adaptable and able to work in a faced-paced environment? If this sounds like you read on…

Well, this might just be the job for you!

ABOUT US

In 2035, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world and will need to catalyse transformation by empowering its largest untapped resource - its people. Fuelled by this, the African Leadership Group is an ecosystem of institutions with a shared vision to harness Africa's abundant human capital and transform the continent and the world by selecting, developing, and connecting 2 million young leaders to opportunities by 2030. ALG was founded over 15 years ago by Fred Swaniker, a serial entrepreneur recognised by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019. ALX and The Room are two brands of the African Leadership Group.

ALX is our training arm, focused on developing skills for the fourth industrial revolution (software engineering, devops, data science, etc.) to ensure that Africa is able to compete effectively as the world undergoes a digital transformation. To cement this, through our legal entity  African Leadership International (ALI), we have signed an agreement to acquire Silicon Valley based Holberton Inc. – a project-based, college alternative educating the next generation of software engineers. This will give us ownership of the advanced technology program that will enable us to provide global organizations access to significant untapped pools of talent that can bridge the growing global shortage of technology talent. For more on this, please read this article here.

The Room our talent placement arm, is a community that our young talent join to access global work opportunities. To learn more about us, please read this article about why we launched The Room & this article about the impact of our development programs on African youth. View this pitch deck to see how we present ourselves to employers.

ABOUT LECOR

Join a band of Rockstars: We are entrepreneurial, curious, passionate, and self-driven global rockstars, and if you are too, we'd love to see you on stage!

From Garageband to Coachella: Are you ready to rock!? This is a unique opportunity to break your own boundaries and upscale yourself in a forward-thinking and disruptive band. The world is your stage: You know how you perform best. Rock from home, your favourite coffee shop, the top of a mountain or a remote island, we encourage you to find your happy place! Master of your time: Time is precious - make it count. Work at your own time, whether you’re morning person or a night owl!

Lecor stands for Legal, Compliance and Risk and is the legal arm of African Leadership International. Our mission is to “protect and defend the company”.

We create CATs and TRAPs to control RATs i.e under our legal function we create Contracts, give Advice and monitor Transactions (CATS) for ALI. We ensure compliance by Training our customers (members of the company), conducting Regulatory Assessments and drafting Policies (TRAPS) in order to Keep Risk At Tolerance (RATS).

As Lecorians, we challenge each other with complex tasks and let innovation and creativity run their course. You will own projects and work streams and rotational management roles. We have a strong emphasis on systems and processes in order to optimise for efficiency and we value fun, freedom and feedback!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We invite you to rock with us in our band. The role offers the perfect opportunity for professional and personal development in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. As a rock band, teamwork and collaboration are at the centre of what we do. But in order to be in a band, you also have to have your own unique groove.

Your Mission: Join the band to identify critical legal issues and provide clear and straightforward solutions for our customers through the CATs (Contracts, Advice and Transactions), TRAPs (Training Regulatory Assessments and Policies) and RATs (Risk At Tolerance) system.

Your Goals/Activities

Own and/or supporting our projects and functions, including:

1. Engineering world class: CATs and TRAPS to control RATs
2. Transaction negotiation, structuring and overseeing,  including contract drafting and reviewing
3. Building the bridge between legal requirements and disruptive business needs -  conducting research and producing memos and playbooks explaining legal concepts to our customers.
4. Specific projects and functions include:

• Working on our city launching efforts, particularly in Ethiopia, Egypt and Morocco.
• Privacy: ensuring that the organisation is compliant with relevant data protection laws.
• Company Secretary: ensuring regulatory compliance and up-to-date company information.
• Intellectual Property: registering our trademarks across the world.
• J.A.N.I.S (just a nonconformist innovation solution): Develop and test JANIS - our automated  interactive tech solution for our legal & compliance products.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): 

We are a data-driven band. We collect data to track how well we perform individually, and as a team. Some of the most important things we track to ensure we hit our goals are:

1. CSAT (the band’s customer satisfaction score - how much do our fans love us?)
2. Velocity (how fast you deliver LECOR products to our customers)
3. Quality of 1st-time response (how comprehensively you address customers’ needs the first time)

REQUIREMENTS:

We want to rock with you if have:

• a law degree (Arabic law preferred)
• 2+ years experience working for a boutique law firm or startup
• Relevant experience in and understanding of Corporate Law, Employment Law, Data Protection Law and Intellectual Property Law
• Project Management: experience in executing projects from start to finish and on time
• G-Suite: proficient in G-Suite tools such as Google Sheets, slides and docs

and

• are curious about Legal Tech
• Plato Mindset: Exceptional critical thinking and communication skills,
• Magician Mindset: Things are never what they seem to be
• Spartan Mindset: Problem-solver. We go together as a team. No retreat, no surrender!
• Rockstar Mindset: The show must always go on! You own the stage, whatever happens
• Lego Builder Mindset: Every piece fits somewhere; every piece is movable!
• Master Yoda Mindset: Do or do not, never try! This is a place for doers, not just talkers; for the extraordinary, not the ordinary; and for the fearless, not the fearful.
• Organisation and time management

NICE TO HAVE:

• You have experience in cross border projects & transactions including risk analysis and drafting
• French or Arabic language proficiency are a plus.
• MENA Region Preferred