Assistant Manager - Legal - FMCG

Assistant Legal Manager

Our client is a leading consumer multinational looking to hire an Assistant Legal Manager for their legal team based in Dubai, UAE.

Responsibilities:

- Supporting the legal policies relevant to MENA activities. Strong understanding of MENA governmental structures and policy making process. Ability to represent the Company's point of view through strong advocacy.

- Ability to provide alternatives when there are regulatory policy barriers to business.

- Provide support, advice on product developments and approval on marketing claims and marketing materials in India.

- Review and participate in the negotiation review and approval of material contracts.

- Proactively ensure compliance in all areas of laws and contractual agreements and have preventive measures in place.

- Ensure legality of all significant contracts entered into by K-C in particular with regard to third party contractors, distributors, purchasing, employment, compensation etc.

- Participate, assist and liaise with corporate functional departments on key distributor agreements, professional consultancy/services agreements, licensing and assignments as well as in dealing with third parties in matters of conflict and settlement.

- Risk management through knowledge and experience and developing compliant systems and processes.

- Provide guidance on employment related issues, e.g. termination, severance, mutual separation, outsourcing arrangements, employment templates.

- Work with the Legal Head to drive compliance in MENA including driving compliance trainings and initiatives in MENA region.

- Develop and provide training programs for non-legal functions on contractual, intellectual property, marketing law issues, where necessary.

- Ensure that all material legal and compliance related issues are approved by in accordance with policies and guidelines.

- Establish a strong business partnership based on trust.

- Be actively involved in managing potential litigation and ensure that interest is protected.

- Proactively manage litigation early case assessments and dispute resolution.

- Develop and maintain relationships with relevant external contacts and organizations (e.g. external lawyers, lawyers of key customers/competitors, governmental organizations, regulators, trade and industry associations, external bodies etc).

- Identify work to be outsourced, select and manage external lawyers, their fee arrangements and service levels.

- For business, participate in negotiation and advice and be involved in preparation of documentation for any mergers, disposals, restructures, strategic alliances, acquisitions of companies.

- Provide support to HR, supply chain, procurement and other functional groups in respect of matters

Requirements:

- Degree in Legal or related studies.

- At least 5 years of experience in a inhouse legal role

- Good knowledge of legal requirements and procedures ideally within the trading or FMCG industry

- Good knowledge of the industry standards and regulations