Legal & Compliance Executive

BAT VIETNAM IS LOOKING FOR LEGAL COUNSEL, CORPORATE SERVICES

SENIORITY LEVEL: Management Level

FUNCTION: Legal

SALARY RANGE: Competitive market salary + Bonus scheme + Excellent benefits

LOCATION: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

(a) Compliance

• Support Legal Counsel in development and roll-out of local policies and procedures, following regional and global policies;

• Provide compliance advice to business on a wide range of matters relating to internal policies, standards of business conduct and local legal requirements, as well as promoting compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and codes to the highest standards of integrity;

• Oversee the record management of Company and assists in performing the annual audit on workgroups, constantly reviewing and updating changes required on the workgroup schedules, organising training and workshops, enhance compliance from all the workgroups with the Group Records Management;

• Support Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel to organize and manage training sessions, in relation to all policies and standards managed by Legal, for the wider business and conduct/deliver trainings to employees (incl. on-site training/visits to regional offices for Compliance training);

• Support the implementation, operation and tracking of Company’s policies, procedures (including Compliance Dashboard);

• Support Legal Counsel in preparation for compliance agenda and monthly compliance-related meetings, such as Governance meetings, R&C Committee meetings and Legal meetings;

• Undertakes and oversees third party screening/ due diligence checks of the Company; and

• Support the SoBC communications.

(b) Legal

• Assist Legal Counsel in preparation and/or review of BAU contracts;

• Provide legal advice on daily or ad hoc operational issues to business partners as requested by Legal Counsel from time to time;

• Assist Legal Counsel in preparation, update and/or submission of annual report, notice, and amendment of licences for BAT’s legal entities;

• Assist Legal Counsel in preparation, update and/or review of power of attorney (POA);

• Provide high quality translation from English to Vietnamese of legal documents and vice versa;

• Provide record research and legal documents search if required; and

• Playing an active role within function to build and sustain an effective ‘One Team’ concept.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

(a) General

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working for law firms/consulting companies or in similar roles within multinational corporations;

• Bachelors Degree in Law or any related field from a recognized law university; and

• Experience of working in Corporate Services/Compliance is a plus.

(b) Technical skills

• Understanding of the legal framework applicable to the tobacco industry;

• Understanding of process of enactment of legislation;

• Proficiency in corporate law, commercial law and labor law;

• Understanding of commercial aspects; and

• Fluent written and spoken English and Vietnamese, ability to communicate and draft documents in English and Vietnamese.

(c) Personal Attributes

• Meticulous attention to detail;

• Logical/strategic/analytical thinking;

• Good organizational skills and time management;

• Influencing and problem-solving skills; with the ability to work with peers and senior management, inspiring trust and confidence; and

• Independent working.