Unilever Legal Director EA vacancy

Unilever Legal Director EA vacancy
Unilever - Kenya-Nairobi-Nairobi
Job description
Unilever, a leading FMCG Company is building a World Class Africa Legal Team.

The key strategic thrusts to building a world class legal team are Compete & Win (pioneer at the digital frontier through evolution of technology, win with competitive claims and world class IP,); Partner & Protect (through regulation & external engagement, external provider management & embracing risk and providing solutions whilst fostering business integrity) and Talent & Team (developing world class talent, collaborating as one global team, agile, able to simplify and remaining results oriented).
Main Purpose of the Job 

Be a Business Partner to the relevant cluster functional heads & Brand Building (Marketing) and be responsible for a team of lawyers for East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) as well.
Key Responsibilities

• Identifies legal risks and helps the business navigate them, providing legally compliant creative solutions which deliver competitive advantage to the business objectives taking into account cost, risk and other consequences.
  
• Develops a strategic approach to managing legal risk across East Africa
  
• Ensures legal compliance of Category projects, activities and contracts.
  
• Autonomously identify and manage legal and contract risks, their impact and practically how to manage/comply with these
  
• Advises on a broad range of complex cases which may be of strategic importance to long-term business performance.
  
• Key areas of activity are: litigation, brand-building, labour law, commercial law, IP protection locally, competition/antitrust
  
• Takes responsibility for local legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other major organisational transactions.
  
• Partners with line management colleagues to identify the options for achieving business objectives within appropriate legal constraints and will advise on the optimal solution, taking into account cost, risk and commercial consequences.
  
• Plans the conduct of substantial projects/litigation over many months and may take ownership of significant commercial projects (e.g. joint ventures).
  
• Leads in negotiation/litigation, directing a team of lawyers, on a project basis.
  
• Working with the Legal Director for Marketing in South Africa, provide creative, risk-based advice to Marketing on; Marketing, advertising and promotional materials and related issues, Disputes with governmental agencies, competitors and third parties relating to claims and other marketing and product related issues, including recalls
  
• Responsible for identifying work to be outsourced, selection and management of external lawyers, fee arrangements and service levels
  Key Skills and Qualifications
  
  • A Degree in Law
    
  • At least 5 years experience in a General Counsel rol
    
  • A solid legal background in FMCG is desirable
    
  • Proven track record of working with and leading diverse
    
  • Working knowledge of Marketing Law, Employment Law, MCO/Cluster Contracts , Commercial Law, Supply Chain Contracts and Commercial Law
    
  • Dispute management skills
    
  • Code compliance and corporate governance experience
    

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