International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.
Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.
The key purpose of this role is to manage the day to day legal, Compliance, regulatory and administrative activities of the Company in the regions where it operates.
Key Outputs and Responsibilities
Provide legal advice to functions/managers as required by the business
Draft, review and execute legal contracts
Liaise with Company’s external lawyers
Assist in Compliance/Company Policy training for staff
Guide company staff, Plant leadership, Sales and marketing team about the day-to-day management of the organization, including compliance with legal and statutory requirements
Implement internal procedural / administrative systems
Assist in Insurance related claims
To carry out general legal research with regards to the Company’s day to day transactions
Overall management of legal document
To watch the brief for the organization in any court appearance and to provide the necessary updates in respect thereof
Monitoring changes in relevant legislations and regulatory environment and take appropriate action
To ensure that the company complies with all applicable codes, statues and regulations
To ensure proper drafting and review of contractual agreements between the organization and other third parties
Define, monitor progress on, implement and manage solutions to achieve Departmental objectives
Maintain organization quality standards and continually improve legal processes.
Rendering the necessary assistance to the Company Secretary/General Counsel with regards to all tasks that pertain to the legal desk including but not limited to the following:
To attend meetings of the Company and of the board of Directors and render Company Secretarial Services in respect of such meeting
To capture tasks assigned at meetings and notify relevant officers of same and to follow up on tasks assigned at meetings attended until such tasks/directive come to closure
Any other assignments assigned by the Company Secretary & General Counsel from time to time
Has responsibility to manage the regulatory requirements of all company’s SKUs/ brands, all agencies regulating the Company and obligations to those agencies
Monitor and drive implementation of actions arising from the regulatory obligations across the plants
Key liaison and interface with regulatory authorities
Provide Regulatory advisory service to the business
Identify issues and make appropriate recommendations for improvement and or required mitigation
Oversight over regulatory obligations of the Company across all our sites
Drive complete accuracy and Integrity of records by maintaining depository of all licenses and permits
Keep relevant parties informed of the regulatory requirements for labelling, storage and packaging
Ensure that company's products comply with the regulations of the regions where they want to distribute them
Train employees, where required, on regulatory changes and activities that could impact our operations/objectives
Develop materials to support new product licenses and license renewals process
Monitor set timelines for license variations and renewal approvals
Review company practices and provide advice to the CAMs on operational changes with regulatory implications
Undertake any other tasks that may be assigned by the compliance and legal team.