Legal and Corporate Affairs Manager

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to manage and provide commercially orientated legal & regulatory advice in the BU South East Mozambique Market.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to various functions as required by the business
• Draft, review and execute legal contracts
• Manage litigation matters across the relevant markets
• Liaise with relevant markets’ external lawyers & manage legal fees
• Assist in Compliance/Company Policy training for staff
• Guide sales, marketing, finance and procurement teams on relevant legal and statutory requirements
• To carry out general legal research with regards to the Company’s day to day transactions
• Overall management of legal documents
• Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and regulatory changes and take appropriate action
• To ensure that the company complies with all applicable codes, statues and regulations
• Develop materials to support new product licenses and license renewals process
• Manage IP related issues
• Develop legal strategy for the relevant markets

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor of Laws degree
• Masters degree (recommended)
• 5+ years of relevant post-qualification experience
• Experience in a top tier law firm or a global/regional company
• Demonstration of Compliance and Legal expertise