Legal and Compliance Counsel

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Act as a business partner in all activities relating to the contractual negotiations and company’s statutory obligations by substantiating recommendations and providing legal advice and assistance to the legal manager/Head Legal.
Draft basic transactions and contracts independently.
Manage disputes and litigation and/or investigations.
Partner and liaise with external local counsels.
Manage relationships and monitors the work of outside counsel and legal experts.
Manage and support activities regarding compliance issues.
Participate in the development, recommendation and implementation of legal policies, procedures and guidelines.
Operational support on compliance systems and establishing up to date compliance processes.
Co-ordinate and support all compliance tasks in country. Provide comprehensive, contextual advice to influence actions regarding local business activities to ensure adherence to policies and guidelines in a collaborative and business partnering approach
Support in developing, refining, and adapting standards related to compliance to meet evolving requirements; promote consistently high ethical standards and operational excellence
Develop and implement compliance training plan and awareness program
Identify and communicate deviations and risks to the business, develop appropriate remediation plans ensuring adequate implementation.
Create thorough analytic reviews and management reports. Analyze the quality of the data and processes in place and liaise with the L&C Head to ensure the performance of
timely, sound and fact-based risk assessments, self-assessments and related monitoring