Senior Legal Manager
Job Description.
Position Overview
The position is for a
legal counsel to join the East and Central Africa Franchise (“ECAF”) of The
Coca-Cola Company to provide legal support and advice across the various
functions within the Business.
What You Will Do For Us
- Providing
general legal advice to the East and Central Africa business on
strategies, risk management, compliance with internal policies and local/regional
legislation.
- Drafting
commercial agreements and other documents of a contractual nature,
including negotiating terms with related parties.
- Supporting
Project Teams by providing counsel on all action steps required to close
and implement merger transactions and new product launches, including
drafting guidelines for rules of engagement and commercial agreements to
ensure Business continuity post close of transaction.
- Fostering
a culture of compliance and good governance with both internal Company
policies and relevant local legislation, including conducting compliance
training and lead involvement in audit matters.
- Providing
competition law specific advice to the Business operations.
- Advising
the Business on consumer law matters, including compliance with Consumer
Protection legislation, handling consumer complaints and interacting with
external entities/authorities within this practice area.
- Legal
representative on the Business’ critical incident management teams. The
responsibility includes advising on critical matters from a legal and risk
mitigation perspective.
- Providing
Trademark and other relevant Intellectual Property advice to the Business.
- Legal
representative for a cross-functional team that reviews all external
communications and marketing materials. This includes highlighting any
legal, trademark, reputational or public policy risks with the materials.
- Local
Ethics Officer for East and Central Africa. The role includes being
responsible for assessing and providing guidance on Code of Business
Conduct matters and potential conflict of interest matters.
About You
- Approx.
6 years post qualification experience practicing law (Admitted to practice
law).
- Corporate/commercial
in-house experience and knowledge of intellectual property, trademark and
competition laws are desirable.
- Undergraduate
Degree, LLB Degree and/or Equivalent Legal Qualification; and Admitted
Attorney.
- Legal
Advice: Ability to develop and effectively communicate sound legal advice
and/or analysis, including the suggestion of alternative business
solutions and best practices while considering client’s role, objectives
and risk tolerance.
- Client
Objectives and Risks: Ability to determine and understand client
objectives and risk tolerance. Includes knowledge of methods and/or
techniques used to determine to identify objectives or risk tolerance and
ability to incorporate the information in making legal decisions
- Legal
Opinion: Strong ability to research and draft legal opinion in varied
topics/subjects.
- Legal
Research: Ability to conduct and analyze legal research to determine
applicable legal principles. Knowledge of and ability to use legal
research resources, including electronic research tools.
- Legal
Solutions: Ability to devise legal solutions that reduce financial
liability, costs, and negative publicity to acceptable levels.
- Manage
Outside Counsel: Ability to determine appropriate role of outside counsel,
including setting parameters for involvement. Includes ability to
determine appropriate staffing and controlling fees, cost, and expenses.