Corporate and Support Officer

About the role

The Corporate and Support Officer will support Heading Mozambique’s legal and corporate governance functions from our Cabo Delgado office. The role combines administrative, legal and data‑management responsibilities to ensure corporate records, contracts and regulatory filings are accurate and up‑to‑date.

Key responsibilities

• Assist lawyers in planning meetings of corporate bodies, drafting resolutions, minutes and supporting reports, and entering them into corporate books.
• Track directors' terms, statutory auditors, powers of attorney, licences and registrations, and manage renewal dates.
• Maintain and verify corporate data such as shareholder identity, shareholdings, registered office and share capital.
• Handle formalities for ordinary and extraordinary decisions, including notarisation and delegation of powers.
• Support end‑to‑end contract execution: prepare signature packs, verify signing authority, collect counterparts and manage legalisation.
• Maintain the department’s matter tracker, flagging deadlines and pending actions for external counsel.
• Administer the legal department’s document management system – filing, classification, version control and access rights.
• Contribute to digitalisation projects, including electronic signature and contract‑management tools, and ensure confidentiality and data‑protection compliance.

Required profile

• Degree in Law, Administration, Management or a related field from a recognised university.
• At least 3 years of experience in a legal department, law firm or corporate governance environment (strong recent graduates may be considered).
• Working knowledge of Mozambican corporate and notarial formalities.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English with ability to draft documents in both languages; French is an advantage.
• Highly organised, reliable and able to manage competing deadlines.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office suite.
• Document management systems.
• Contract management systems.
• Electronic signature tools.
• Data‑management and legal‑research capabilities.