Legal Counsel

Job description / Role

Position Summary

Providing business-focused and strategic legal advice and support on all business and corporate matters.

A day in the life of

Corporate Law and Commercial Law
- Supporting our affiliates on any contract, corporate and commercial laws matter.

Legal Risk Management
- Protect Nestle by reducing/minimizing the risks and closing the gaps and help Nestle affiliates' management in Egypt to execute flawlessly its business objectives.
- Developing, implementing, and managing a strategic plan for the provision of legal services in accordance with and in support of business objectives.
- Provide business legal advice, assistance, and support
- Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of actions to close the gaps have been taken
- Provide risk management advice to internal stakeholders

Compliance
- Continuously monitor compliance with cumulatively Nestle principles and values, Nestle's processes and policies and local laws and regulations and advise management accordingly
- Coordinating with and reporting any and all compliance topics to the MENA Compliance Officer based in Dubai.
- Execute the MENA Compliance Program and provide any relevant trainings to Nestle's employees.

Requirements

What will make you successful
- Master's Degree in Law (business law/corporate law/commercial law)
- Generalist in Business Law
- Admitted to the Bar Association
- Fluent in English
- Ideally, excellent command of Arabic
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Experience in contract, corporate and commercial laws is mandatory
- Law practice in a law firm or as in-house legal counsel in a multinational company (ideally within FMCG) or a combination of both

About the Company

Nestle with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle and is today the world's biggest food and beverage company. Sales for 2006 were CHF 98.5 bn, with a net profit of CHF 9 bn. We employ around 265,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world.

The Company's strategy is guided by several fundamental principles. Nestle's existing products grow through innovation and renovation while maintaining a balance in geographic activities and product lines. Long-term potential is never sacrificed for short-term performance. The Company's priority is to bring the best and most relevant products to people, wherever they are, whatever their needs, throughout their lives.