You will be a law qualified with substantial post-qualification experience, ideally with experience in the Food Wholesale sector.
You will have solid experience of working on a range of contracts, Compliance, and Data Protection.
As this is a standalone role, we have a strong preference for previous experience that includes a role as the sole in-house legal expert.
You will enjoy working in an agile and flexible way to manage a busy and varied workload and will be adept at networking and forming effective and constructive working relationships.
Key Responsibilities Contracts Draft, review, negotiate and advise on the preparation of all contracts, licenses, and other legal agreements (such as NDAs).
Work with internal stakeholders to increase awareness and skills in relation to contract management and legal risk, partnering with key individuals within the organization to identify potential legal issues as they arise.
Support the continued improvement of standard form agreements, contract management and legal processes and implement improved systems and procedures where required.
Where appropriate, appoint, brief, manage and oversee external legal advisors.
Manage the legal budget, approving expenditure and highlighting where there's a risk of exceeding budget.
Maintain a contract library for all supplier contracts.
Grant Agreements Review all grant agreements - considering legal obligations, IP rights, tax considerations and any other restrictions.
Assist managers to put into practice regulatory or funder requirements, in particular through contract review and negotiation.
Compliance Where relevant from contract or grant agreement review, disseminate practical guidance to staff to ensure day-to-day compliance.
Responsible for GDPR/data protection compliance including policy updates, data audits, data breach processes and log, writing and issuing privacy notices, etc.
Advise the wider team on data protection issues and best practice.
Undertake other duties as may be requested by the CEO, CFO, and HR Director.
Support and advise professionals and executives on all compliance-related matters.
Identify, monitor and assess compliance-related risks.
Implement and further develop compliance strategies and measures, regarding the prevention of corruption, fraud, money laundering, and cartel violations.
Concept and conduct compliance training.
Experience & Skill Set A qualified lawyer with significant post-qualification experience in Data Protection and Compliance.
Significant experience of advising on complex legal issues and comfortable providing understandable, accurate and timely advice on a very wide-ranging and changing set of issues.
Demonstrable experience/understanding of advising managers on the key risks inherent within complex contracts.
Working knowledge and experience of GDPR/data protection and compliance requirements and good practice.
Strong organizational and planning skills.
Experience of working in a small/medium-sized organization with the ability to engage in the detail of operational implementation as well as taking a strategic view.
Excellent attention to detail.
Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively.
Expert negotiation skills with the ability to manage relationships.
Experience of developing systems, designing processes, and leading.
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