General Counsel & Co Sec – FMCG – 7 months

An excellent part-time opportunity for a General Counsel and Company Secretary at an ASX FMCG for 7 months to start in November 2024.

THE ORGANISATION:

Leading and established ASX consumer products marketing and distribution company with global operations and exports.

THE ROLE:

Reporting to the CFO, in this role, you will be responsible for all legal issues within the company and work closely with the Board of Directors on company secretary matters.

• 7-month contract
• Part-time role (2 days per week. Ideally Tuesday and Thursday with some flexibility)
• Company Secretariat Support:
• Provide legal advice to Board and Committee members.
• Managing legal, statutory, administrative and logistics requirements for AGM and other shareholder meetings.
• Liaise with the company’s share registry and prepare draft shareholder communications.
• Corporate Governance and Risk Management:
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company.
• Identify and manage legal risks associated with the company’s business operations.
• Commercial Support:
• Draft, review and support the negotiation of various contracts and agreements with external legal advisors where necessary.
• Provide strategic legal advice to management and staff on various commercial, dispute resolution, IP, competition and consumer matters.

Start Date: November 2024

ABOUT YOU:

• You have a current Australian Practising Certificate.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including at least 4 years in-house
• FMCG experience would be useful also not essential
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage at all levels in the business
• Ideally, a qualification in Corporate Governance, recognition as a Chartered Company Secretary or experience as a Company Secretary of an Australian public company.

ON OFFER:

• Competitive remuneration
• General Counsel and Co-Sec of ASX company
• Work within an established and successful company.
• Varied and interesting work – supporting every function within the business.

NEXT STEPS:

If you would like to have a confidential conversation first, please feel free to contact Andrew Murdoch at andrew.murdoch@dovetaillaw.com.au at Dovetail Legal Solutions – to arrange a time for an initial chat.