Melissa Kabango Email & Phone Number

Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi

Remain informed of all laws, briefing stakeholders on new developments as appropriate and review company policies and practices on a regular basis to ensure that all are complying with the relevant laws and regulations and coordinate proposed action plans to ensure compliance.▪ Legal risk assessment and risk management, including assessment of future risk. Identification of weaknesses and potential for improvement, proposal of measures and implementation plan▪ Secretariat duties for executive committee meetings,▪ Coordinating the Contract management system for the organisation▪ Draft, review, negotiate and advise on the preparation of all contracts, licences, and other legal documentation including brand sponsorship agreements, tenancy agreements, supplier agreements, credit letters, legal opinions, agency banking, non-disclosure agreements, security documentation (including legal guarantees, collateral management agreements▪ Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts relating to any and all commercial activity, including Sales, Services, Partnerships and Procurement▪ Coordination with internal stakeholders to increase awareness and skills in relation to contract management and legal risk, partnering with key individuals within the organisation to identify potential legal issues as they arise.▪ Support the continued improvement of standard form agreements, contract management and legal processes and implement improved systems and procedures where required.▪ Ensuring intellectual property rights protection for the organisation▪ Providing legal guidance on complex legal issues through drafting of legal opinions

Blantyre

Blantyre Malawi

Blantyre Malawi

• Assisting and providing legal advice for the merger and acquisition of MSB Bank Providing legal and compliance training workshops for the Group;• Drafting and vetting of legal documentation including contracts, security documentation for loan facilities such as charges, surety charges, bills of sale, mortgages, debentures and offer letters; • Origination and vetting of legal documents including security documents, service level agreements and lease agreements;• Credit Control : assisting in implementing credit control procedures from a legal perspective;• Liaising and managing relationships with external lawyers;• Assisting in the recovery of debts and rehabilitation of customers with non performing loans by providing advice and assisting in drafting legal documentation;• Contract management and negotiating positive outcomes on these contracts;• Administrative work;• Compliance management;• Identifying legal risk and assisting in suggesting and implementing effective solutions to mitigate legal risk and developing various policies and procedures for the Group to mitigate the risk;• Tracking and monitoring new legislation that will impact the Group;• Building and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders

Blantyre Malawi

• Providing KYC and compliance training workshops for the subsidiaries and bank branches• Drafting and vetting of legal documentation including contracts, security documentation for loan facilities such as charges, surety charges, bills of sale, mortgages • Credit control and ensuring that the necessary procedures have been followed and documents provided• Providing legal advice for the company focusing on employment law, civil procedure, company law, • Liaising with external lawyers who handle majority of the company’s legal work• Debt collection: providing assistance to the credit recovery teams in the process of tracing and execution • Administrative work • Compliance management

Blantyre Malawi

Worked in the Legal and Compliance department under the Company Secretary and Compliance AnalystReviewing ContractsCompliance and monitoring Drafting legal opinionsDrafting legal documents

Blantyre

Treasurer

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

Assisting the club's executive committee with organizing events, meetings and fund raising as well as assisting members in improving their communication/ public speaking skills.

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

• Assisting lecturers in conducting test schedules• Assisting lecturers with invigilating tests

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

• Assisting students with computers problems• Administrative work• Assisting new recruits at the beginning of each academic year

Practising Licence, Law

Law School to obtain practising licence

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Activities and Societies: Toastmasters, Debating, Creative Arts Society (President)

High School, Scottish Advanced Highers And Highers Certificate, Biology, History,Mathematics,English,Modern/Political Studies

Igcse Certificate, Senior High School Education

Activities and Societies: Student

Certified Finance Practitioner, Fintech