UAC MANAGEMENT TRAINEE APPLICATION FORM

UACN MANAGEMENT TRAINEE APPLICATION FORM

There exists an opportunity in our company’s MANAGEMENT TRAINEE SCHEME for highly motivated and dynamic university graduates with potentials to excel as future business leaders.
The scheme, which is a progressive two-year accelerated programme, affords the trainees focused and personalized development through:

• Structured classroom training
• Exposure to various business functional areas
• Cross-Business Units exposure
• Career counseling
• Structured mentoring programme

UAC of Nigeria Plc. is a leading private sector enterprise, which has played a prominent role in the development of the country since 1879. A diversified, food-focused company, UAC’s operations span the manufacturing, services, logistics and warehousing and real estate sectors of the economy. We are committed to building and developing our people towards realizing their full potentials.

WHO UACN is LOOKING FOR?
To qualify for this highly challenging opportunity, the potential candidates will have to meet the following requirements:

• Age – Not more than 26 years old by 31st December 2012
• NYSC – Must have completed NYSC
• Education – (A) – WASC/GCE ‘O’ Level with at least credit in five subjects, including English and Mathematics at one sitting and

(B) – Bachelor’s Degree with at least Second Class Honors in:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Law
• Chemistry
• Pharmacy
• Computer Science
• Food Science & Technology
• Electrical/Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Business Administration
• Chemical Engineering

In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate a combination of analytical skills, practical creativity, entrepreneurial drive, integrity, team spirit and clarity of purpose.

TO APPLY: If you meet the criteria above, please click on the tab below.

Application closes FOURTEEN DAYS (6th March) from the date of this publication. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that double entry will be cancelled.

HELP DESK

Call – 08129207978 (open to calls Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:30pm). Please note that SMS will not be attended to.
E-mail – uacnapplication@wfmcentre.com

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UAC Nigeria Jobs: 3 Vacant Positions 2011

UAC Nigeria Jobs: 3 Vacant Positions 2011
UAC Nigeria Plc is a leading private sector enterprise, which has played prominent roles in the development of the country since 1879. A diversified, food-focused company, UAC's operations span the manufacturing, services, logistics and warehousing and real estate sectors of the economy. Copied from:
1.) Legal Services Manager

Reesponsibilities
Reporting to the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, the Legal Services Manager will be responsible for litigation, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, debt recovery, legislative intelligence and advisory, police matters, legal aspects of employee issues, legal aspects of banking transactions, general legal advisory, legal cost and litigation, budget management.

Specific Job Roles

• Management of the litigation and debtors portfolio; and resolution of the legal disputes of UAC of Nigeria Plc and its Business Units ('group') through Alternate Dispute Resolution techniques;
• Manages the litigation budget and implements legal cost cutting techniques for the group;
• Implements an effective legislative intelligence and advisory systems whichsupport the group's strategic and operational plans;
• Manages the group's relationship with external counsel/law firms and serves as the link between the group and external law firms/counsel;
• Advises the group on legal aspects of banking and employee relations;
• Handles police matters and manages police relations for the group; Job

Requirements
The ideal candidate must:

• Have at least a second class upper degree in law;
• Have at least 10 years post call experience of which 8 years should have been spent in a similar position of a multinational company/conglomerate or top range multi-structured legal practice with focus on commercial law, corporate law and practice, real estate, law of securities, litigation practice and ADR-Alternate Dispute Resolution techniques, employment law, law of banking and securities, etc;
• Be computer literate; x
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills.

2.) Contracts & Intellectual Property Manager

Reesponsibilities
Reporting to the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, the Contracts & Intellectual Property Manager will be responsible for negotiation, drafting and vetting of all Contracts, Agreements, Leases, Joint Venture arrangements, group wide licenses, legal aspects of franchising, and the management of intellectual property (trademarks, copyright, patents and designs, confidential information etc.) of the group.

Specific Job Roles

• Drafting, vetting and negotiating agreements, leases, franchises, licenses, Joint Venture Agreements, and other forms of Agreements for UAC of Nigeria Plc and its Business Units;
• Manage the intellectual property portfolio of UAC of Nigeria Plc and its Business Units including but not limited to registration and protection of Trade Marks, Designs, Patents, etc. within and outside Nigeria and on the web; management of copyright and confidential information etc.
• Develop and implement an effective contract management process including contract depository, contract register, contract templates, contract filing and contract status reporting and compliance feedback;
• Provide input into development and maintenance of an IP database system requirements.

Requirements
The ideal candidate must:

• Have at least a second class upper degree in law;
• Have at least 10 years post call experience of which 8 years should have been spent in a similar position of a multinational company/conglomerate or top range multi-structured legal practice with focus on commercial law, real estate law, legal drafting & conveyance, intellectual property management, law of franchising and joint venture agreements.
• Be computer literate;
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Be able to draft complex contracts, amendments, bids, deeds and other legal documents.

Remuneration:
Very competitive in line with Industry Practice.

Application Deadline
9th August, 2011

Method of Application
Interested candidates should please send their resumes to:careers@uacnplc.com
Only Short listed candidates will be contacted via email.

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