The Contracts Manager will be responsible for the Contract management lifecycle for Contracts across Africa region.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Maintenance of Contractual Records;
- Letter and notice writing;
- Day to day assistance of the Management and Project teams operating in the Africa Region of the business;
- Provide accurate reports and summaries to key Operations Leadership Staff (being part of OLS himself/herself);
- Development of Country and Companywide procedures and policies;
- Understanding of the placing/operation of insurance policies related to Projects undertaken (but not placing the insurances themselves); and,
- Translation of Contract and other documents to high standard to facilitate both review, consideration and advice by others not fluent in French
PERFORMANCE MEASURES/SUCCESS CRITERIA
- Concise and accurate advice as required which results in measurable income increase/savings on Projects;
- Successful presentation of Contractual positions on behalf the Company; and,
- Successful defence of Contractual Positions put forward by Clients.
Qualifications
- At least 10 years of proven contract management experience working on large-scale complex projects, in waste management, construction or a related industry;
- Experience working on Africa/emerging markets projects with government entities; and,
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in a Commerce Law Degree/ Msc/LLM in Construction Law or Similar or Member of Institute of Chartered Arbitrators or Member of RICS – with a strong commercial background.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Fluent in English and French (written and spoken);
- Ideally someone with law degree, who understand the commercial and contractual and has experience in contractual claims.
- He will also handle documents in both English and French so it shall be very fluent in both languages and shall be able to do some translation works.
- People coming from the construction industry and who are already in Morocco.
- Arabic would be beneficial but not essential;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Exceptional negotiation skills;
- Proven financial, commercial and legal acumen;
- Ability to develop great working relationships with management teams, business units and clients;
Terms & Conditions
Work Location: Casablanca Morocco with some travel to Africa and the Middle East as required.
Contract: Direct Hire- Permanent
Status: Resident Single/Family
Project name: Waste Management Morocco
Work hours per day: 8 hrs/day
Work Days per Week: 5 days per week, 8 hours per day
Mob/demob ticket: Provided by the client
Medical insurance: Provided by the client
Visa: Provided by the client
Accommodation: Not provided
Transportation: Provided by client(Company car)
