Legal Counsel

• Business: Heineken Ethiopia
• Working in: Other Functions
• Doing: Legal – All
• Contract: Permanent

Key Responsibilities

Legal drafting

• Prepare template contracts for sourcing goods or services.
• Update templates contracts to ensure compliance to new laws and developments
• Review and approve contracts, MOU’s or any other legal documents required for the business and sign those as a witness

Legal Advice

• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decision and operation
• Apply effective risk management technique and offer proactive advises on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsels and/or government authorities) creating relations of trust
• Provide clarification on legal language/interpretation to functions
• Maintain current knowledge of alternation in legislation

Inhouse Training

• Conduct need-assessment for annual inhouse legal trainings
• Conduct yearly or bi-annual refresher training on topics the business may find relevant

Court representation

• Prepare/review statement of claim, defense, appeal of court cases
• Represent the company before court of law and quasi-judicial body
• Debt Recovery
• Represent the company on tax and customs related disputes.
• Prepare monthly litigation overview and share the same with relevant functions

Miscellaneous

• Lead and participate in the implementation of different projects.
• Lead and participate in Speak Up and Discipline Committee investigations.
• Prepare a report of this investigations and report it to the MT.
• Administer Distributors Agreements and support distributors on need base.

Job Requirements

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in consulting/business advisory, consumer goods industry or public sector.
• Experience in Customs and tax laws are advantageous
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel), Ironclad and Powerbot skills
• Strong networking & influencing skills
• Customer Focus and Negotiating Skills
• Business acumen – strong understanding of the business and ability to engage with internal senior business leaders to demonstrate the value of Legal to the business.
• Can do, engaging solution driven mindset and attitude essential for ensuring zero business disruption.
• Ability to handle complex issues, grasp complex information and communicate simply and sensitively.

Education

• Minimum of First degree in Law.

Language

• Proficiency in written and spoken in Amharic and English.
• Ability to speak an indigenous language is a plus.