Corporate Legal Counsel

Regulatory and Wellbeing Affairs Assistant Manager/Specialist

Role Description: <ul><li>We are seeking a qualified and experienced Corporate Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in Egypt.</li><li>This middle management role supports corporate legal operations across Egypt and support MENAT region, with a focus on contract management, governance, regulatory compliance, and internal advisory.</li><li>The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of Legal and act as a legal business partner to internal stakeholders.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Corporate and Regional Support <ul><li>Assist in reviewing corporate processes and documentation within Egypt.</li><li>Support legal coordination and compliance efforts across the MENAT region.</li><li>Maintain and update corporate records and filings in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements.</li><li>Support corporate secretarial functions across the region and ensure timely documentation.</li></ul> Contract Management and Documentation <ul><li>Draft, review, and revise legal documents including but not limited to contracts, NDAs, service agreements, B2B/B2C agreements, and purchase orders.</li><li>Collaborate with internal teams and external counsel to ensure contractual terms meet legal and business objectives.</li><li>Maintain organized records of executed agreements and develop standardized templates.</li></ul> Governance and Compliance <ul><li>Assist in implementing internal governance policies and monitor compliance.</li><li>Conduct legal research and support risk assessments related to business decisions.</li><li>Identify potential legal risks and escalate issues to the Head of Legal with recommended solutions.</li></ul> Legal Advisory and Communication <ul><li>Provide clear explanations of legal terms and obligations to internal stakeholders.</li><li>Provide legal opinion and consultations to internal stakeholders.</li><li>Act as a liaison between the legal department and other business units.</li><li>Prepare legal summaries and reports for senior legal review.</li></ul> Regulatory and Governmental Affairs <ul><li>Support corporate matters including GAFI documentation and authentication processes.</li><li>Liaise with governmental authorities regarding licensing and regulatory compliance.</li><li>Ensure adherence to company HSE policies and contribute to legal compliance in risk assessments.</li><li>Handle external law firms and corporate secretariate work and have the ability to draft bilingual OGMs, EGMs and BoDs.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a minimum grade of “Good”.</li><li>Master of Laws (LL.M) or equivalent postgraduate qualification is a plus.</li><li>4 – 7 years of experience in corporate law within a reputable law firm or multinational organization.</li><li>Admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association.</li><li>Fluent in English and Arabic (written and spoken).</li><li>Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate governance, licensing, and regulatory frameworks.</li><li>Familiarity with GAFI procedures and governmental dealings.</li><li>Litigation experience is a plus.</li></ul> Skills and Competencies <ul><li>Legal research, drafting, and negotiation.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Excellent communication and presentation abilities.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.</li><li>High attention to detail and sound judgment.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Regulatory Support: Innovation:&nbsp; <ul><li>Work closely with R&amp;D and business partners regarding regulatory matters.&nbsp;</li><li>Work closely with Product development, marketing, legal and all relevant teams to ensure local regulatory and external requirements, restrictions and risks are identified, accurate, relevant and timely input given to innovation projects. (These could be in areas of claims, labelling, permitted additives/formulations, new product regulations.)</li><li>Performs regulatory compliance assessments for the markets of scope.</li><li>Performs technical registrations across markets of scope through preparing registration files and applying at the government bodies responsible for registration.</li></ul> Advocacy: <ul><li>Understands external environment and regulatory developments, supports building lobbying plans, advocacy priorities and actions aligned with relevant interfaces (legal, R&amp;D.)</li><li>Provides RA input on the topic and helps to implement the communication plan with other functions locally.</li><li>Implement advocacy plans for regulatory changes or new product regulations.</li><li>Represent the function in external platforms on technical issues, lobby activities and approvals to support aligned and agreed lobby/advocacy topics.</li></ul> Wellbeing Support: <ul><li>Propose / calculate the nutrition facts of recipes/breakfasts/snacks with our products, comparison with other traditional options.</li><li>Assist in compliance with nutrition regulations and self-governance, localization of substantiation for claims (TV, print, web, POS).</li><li>Management of a nutrition database of products in the region, populating it with renovations and innovations</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A Scientific degree (Pharmacy, Science.), a nutrition degree is a plus.</li><li>Should have a minimum of 1-3 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs/Nutrition Function in a Food Industry.</li><li>Ability to be a team player in support of the team and the business.</li><li>Ability to organize and coordinate</li><li>Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines</li><li>Analytical thinking with the ability to plan, prioritize and deliver results&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge of the health agenda in food and nutrition and awareness of key players in the Reg and wellbeing debate&nbsp;</li><li>Commercial interest with the ability to demonstrate a committed approach to delivering for the customer and consumer.</li><li>A confident communicator capable of presenting.</li><li>Good Language Skills / Vocabulary in written and spoken English and preparation of Techno legal drafts.</li><li>Any other languages like French is a good to have.</li></ul> Work Environment: <ul><li>Based in Cairo.</li><li>Internal Relationship: Legal, Marketing, supply chain, Corporate Affairs, R&amp;D.</li></ul>

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