Legal Officer

POSITION SNAPSHOT

• Role: Legal Officer, Legal Function
• Location: Nigeria
• Contract: Permanent

Why Us and Why This Role

Seize the opportunity to be part of a unique business with an exciting vision for the future - where we dare to be bold, discover what’s possible, and do incredible. Dare. Discover. Do.

At PZ Cussons, we offer five big reasons that people join and stay: Futureproof Our Brands, Create Your Own Impact, Accelerate Your Craft, Flexibility to Perform, And Collaborate with Intent.

As a Legal Officer, you'll help strengthen the legal, governance and compliance foundations that support our businesses across Africa. Working closely with legal, commercial and leadership teams, you'll play an important role in managing legal and regulatory risk while enabling the business to move forward with confidence. From supporting commercial agreements to maintaining strong governance practices and compliance processes, your work will help protect our brands, people and reputation. This is a fantastic opportunity to build broad regional experience while contributing to a business that makes a meaningful impact in the markets we serve.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Help the business make informed decisions by drafting, reviewing and supporting the delivery of commercial contracts that balance opportunity and risk.
• Strengthen governance standards by supporting board, committee and statutory processes, ensuring key obligations are met accurately and on time.
• Drive consistency across African markets through effective compliance monitoring, policy implementation and record management.
• Maintain trusted legal and compliance information, ensuring critical documents, registers and contract records are accurate, accessible and up to date.
• Provide valuable legal research and insight that supports decision-making, policy development and business projects.
• Build strong relationships across commercial, supply chain, finance, HR and leadership teams to deliver practical legal and compliance support.

What You’ll Bring

• An LL.B degree and qualification as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.
• Around 2-4 years of legal experience, ideally within a corporate, commercial or in-house environment.
• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts and legal documentation.
• Exposure to company secretarial, corporate governance, compliance or statutory filing activities.
• Strong legal research, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and practically.
• Confidence managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and document management tools.

What You’ll Get In Return

Our benefit brings together your total rewards in one place.

Key benefits we offer include:

• Competitive annual bonus, pension, life assurance
• Medical Insurance
• Flexible holiday options
• PZ products
• Onsite gym (where available)

Our Purpose, Culture and Values

At PZ Cussons, our purpose is For Everyone, For Life, For Good. Guided by our BEST values, Bold, Energetic, Striving and Together, we nurture a culture where people feel empowered to grow, perform and make a meaningful difference every day.

We retain the pioneering spirit of our founders, by building portfolios of locally-loved brands across our key markets in the UK, ANZ, Nigeria and Indonesia, backed by the manufacturing scale and capability of a global business.

Spanning Personal, Home, and Baby Care, our products are trusted by millions of consumers worldwide, including Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Inclusion and Fairness

We’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect our consumers and communities, creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to thrive. If you need any adjustments during the process, just let us know.