Senior Legal Counsel, Compliance at Coca-Cola HBC (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company)

Coca-Cola HBC (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola HBC is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listing on the Athens Exchange. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company and operates in more than 200 countries.

Life at Coca-Cola HBC is fast-paced and challenging, with fair rewards and exciting learning opportunities. We promote an inclusive workplace, value diverse views and opinions and always appoint the best person for the job, ensuring equality in our shortlists and appointments. Take up the challenge. Join us!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel, Compliance

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time · Mid-Senior level

Job Responsibilities

• Review and ensure requirements for Anti-Bribery and Corruption Audits are implemented.
• Ensure timely delivery of annual awareness programs and follow-up on required actions.
• Coordinate other departments on required initiatives to strengthen compliance with the ABAC policy.
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion to determine the Legal risks and response to letters from External Stakeholders (Government, Legal firms, or Unions).
• Provide guidance to the HR team on the handling of investigations and dealing with enforcement agencies.
• Conduct legal and corporate due diligence for property acquisitions and development projects and handle the legal aspects of development projects.
• Serve as a member of the local IMCR.
• Oversee the investigation process for all COBC and non-COBC matters in Nigeria.
• Review analysis and evaluate reports of alleged Code of Conduct and policy violations.
• Review investigation reports and communications which are shared with external stakeholders.
• Ensure that appropriate conflict disclosures are documented and drive use of the COBC portal.
• Collaborate with support functions – HR, COBC, DPTS and Internal Control to evaluate policies and training to promote compliance with Company policies.
• Develop and conduct training, raise awareness, and develop/ maintain relationships with management colleagues across the Country to identify and address key risks.
• Bring awareness to CCH of the COBC and other policies through creative and targeted training and communication that can be leveraged Country-wide.
• Monitor COBC trends and develop and deploy training accordingly tailored for specific functions.

Requirements

• BL, LLB
• LLM (or equivalent) desired
• Experience in analysing complex internal investigations
• 10+ years of related professional work experience (compliance function).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.