Compliance Counsel

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG organisation is seeking a Compliance Counsel for a 14-month FTC maternity cover. This hybrid role based in West London involves managing legal compliance across the UK & Ireland, overseeing queries, and drafting various agreements. The ideal candidate will be a UK qualified lawyer with over 2 years PQE experience in compliance and commercial contracts, particularly within FMCG or retail.

Qualifications

• UK qualified or with significant UK experience required.
• 2+ PQE in-house experience in FMCG or retail.
• Experience in compliance and commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal risk and compliance for the UK & Ireland region.
• Oversee compliance-related queries and maintain the legal compliance platform.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.

Skills

Legal Compliance

Governance

Risk Management

Drafting Agreements

Training Development

Education

UK Qualified Lawyer

Job description

An international FMCG organisation is seeking a Compliance Counsel to support a 14-Month FTC maternity cover.

The role involves providing legal support to businesses operating in the UK & Ireland Region.

The position is based in West London with a hybrid working model.

Salary range: £55-65K

Requires availability on short notice.

The role includes:

• Managing legal risk and compliance for the UK & Ireland Region.
• Overseeing compliance-related queries and maintaining the legal compliance platform.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements such as distribution, supply, sales, IT, procurement, and supply chain agreements.
• Applying Governance, Risk, and Compliance standards.
• Developing in-house training on compliance topics like Anti-trust, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Modern Slavery, dawn raids, Data Protection, GSCOP, and other Group policies.

Ideal candidate:

• UK qualified or with significant UK experience.
• 2+ PQE in-house experience in FMCG or retail.
• Experience in compliance and commercial contracts.

To express interest, please send your updated CV to [e-mail].

Note: PQE and salary levels are guides; applications from all qualified candidates are welcome.

We aim to respond within 48 hours. Due to high volume, not all applications will receive individual responses.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, your application was not successful, and your details will not be retained.

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