Addis Ababa
BGI Ethiopia
 Job SummarySupport business continuity and growth by proactively protecting the Company’s interests and properties through ensuring compliance with prevailing legislations that regulate the overall operations and functions of the company, its subsidiaries and branches, putting in place a legal risk management framework with a view to identify and mitigate the impacts of legal risk proactively, providing timely updates to the relevant business units of the company on the enactment of new legislations and changes and managing IPRs, licensing, certifications, ownership titles, leases, and related matters.Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesFormulate and implement regulatory compliance policies, procedures, manuals, and templates for the Company including its manufacturing sitesDevelop a Legal Risk Management framework and conduct periodic regulatory risk assessment of company practicesProvide regulatory guidance and legal advice to Sales and Marketing initiatives on promotions, advertisement, events, campaigns etcProvide update on new legislations/policies or changes to existing legislations/policies with impact on business operations and recommended action to the different business units of the companyMonitors the validity and on time renewal of Business Licenses, Product Registration Certificates, Intellectual Property Rights, Water Use Certificates, Product Quality Marks etcServe as a liaison for all regulatory bodies as well as maintaining relationships with relevant legal bodies and other stakeholders;Identifies critical regulatory hurdles and devise a lobbying strategy for their amendment (customs, excise tax stamp, advertisement and social media ban etc)Provides a monthly regulatory compliance reportDraft regulatory compliance manuals with training to relevant business units based on yearly plan