Senior Legal Counsel, North Africa Franchise (NAF)

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/ / Senior Legal Counsel, North Africa Franchise (NAF)Location:Cairo, Al Qahirah EGJob ID:R-73134Time Type:Full timeJobType:FullTimeRelocation:NoPost Date:June 15, 2022Senior Legal Counsel, North Africa Franchise (NAF)Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:Position Overview:The position is for a legal counsel to join the North Africa Franchise (?NAF?) of The Coca-Cola Company to provide legal support and advice across the various functions within the Business. * Providing general legal and business, advice on a case by case basis to the business (all functions) including on strategies and plans to be executed, developing recommendations regarding important legal issues, analyzing legal issues affecting multiple jobs* Drafting contracts, memoranda and other documents of a contractual nature, whether binding on the Company or not. Negotiating the terms with related parties to minimize Company?s legal risks* Coordinating and managing litigation matters involving the Company with outside counsel and making every effort to prevent litigation* Act as a center of expert on anti-trust matters for the region counsels and conduct trainings, design manuals to ensure compliance with competition regulations* Acting as Local Ethics Officer supporting E&C Office and conducting internal trainings on a variety of areas to help foster a strong culture of compliance and good governance within the business* Creative ways of approaching issues, processes and policies and offering solutions and improvements where necessary* Collaborating with the Trademark Team and Corporate legal in order to protects Intellectual property rights of the Company, upon investigating the plans with teams* Handling general secretary work of representation offices and protecting Company?s interest at Bottlers where it has shares in* Work closely with legal department of Bottler/s to support them to be in compliance with Company policies and implement routines to ensure system alignment and governanceEducation Requirements:* Undergraduate Degree. * LLB Degree and/or Equivalent Legal Qualification; and * Admitted Attorney.Related Work Experience:* 6 years post qualification experience practicing law (Admitted to practice law). * Corporate/commercial in-house experience and knowledge of intellectual property, trademark and competition laws are desirable.Functional Skills:* Legal Advice: Ability to develop and effectively communicate sound legal advice and/or analysis, including the suggestion of alternative business solutions and best practices while considering clients role, objectives and risk tolerance. * Client Objectives and Risks: Ability to determine and understand client objectives and risk tolerance. Includes knowledge of methods and/or techniques used to determine to identify objectives or risk tolerance and ability to incorporate the information in making legal decisions. * Manage Outside Counsel: Ability to determine appropriate role of outside counsel, including setting parameters for involvement. Includes ability to determine appropriate staffing and controlling fees, cost, and expenses.SkillsBusiness ConductOur Purpose and Growth Culture:We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what?s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors ? curious, empowered, inclusive and agile ? and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.Do Not Sell My Personal Information Manage Consent PreferencesAlways ActiveSale of Personal DataAlways Active * Always Active * Always Active

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