About the Role
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Legal Counsel to join our Africa & Trading Markets Cluster (A&T) team at The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC). As a key member of our legal team, you will report to the Head of Legal – Africa & Trading Markets and play a vital role in shaping and implementing our legal strategy across the region.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Management
- Support on contract drafting, negotiation and review across a range of products, goods and services including inbound procurement and outbound supply services.
- Support the implementation of an effective distribution contract portfolio management.
- Provide a range of standard templates, processes, tools and trackers to standardize processes within the A&T business and improve existing legal processes as required to enhance the transparency and turnover timelines.
Marketing and IP
- Advise and support on advertising and marketing law matters, including competitive product claims, packaging materials, media copy and advertising materials clearance for KHC’s range of products.
- Review marketing materials content, data, claims, etc. (including artwork, POSM, TVC, digital, comms, etc.) and work closely with the Marketing and Regulatory departments to ensure a timely and risk-managed approach.
- Review marketing campaigns, sales initiatives, sponsorship, promotional strategies, and permissions – where required.
- Provide local legal support to the Global Brand Protection Team.
- Assist in IP Enforcement and Anti-counterfeit matters.
Company Secretarial
- Support company secretarial matters and meetings (OGSMs, EGMs, Board of Directors’ meetings).
- Ensure corporate secretarial compliance in the cluster, and mainly where KHC has a local presence
- Support company secretarial liaison with global company secretary function.
- Manage corporate certifications and registrations (e.g. licenses, permits, registrations, etc.)
- Support in maintaining up-to-date records and publishing updates in timely manner across company systems (e.g. Diligent, Simple Legal, etc.)
Compliance
- Assist (where applicable) in any internal compliance audits.
- Advise and support data privacy-related compliance matters.
- Support the legal trainings yearly agenda.
Dispute resolution
- Advise and assist in any pre-litigation disputes and provide legal support in the resolutions of claims.
- Manage timely and accurate litigation reporting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Law.
- 5-8 years post qualification experience.
- Fluent in Arabic and English.
- Comfortable with change and able to adjust quickly to new situations or challenges.
- Strong analytical skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
- Awareness and appreciation of cultural differences, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues, partners, and clients from diverse backgrounds.
- Research abilities and effective planning.
Location(s)
El Tagamoa El Khames Commercial Office
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
About Us
Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage. Our emerging and iconic food and beverage brands deliver the best taste, fun, and quality to every table we touch. Worldwide.
We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. Consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress. As we drive innovation company-wide.
Our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We believe in being good humans — working to improve our company, communities, and planet.
We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more thrilled about where we’re headed as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.
