Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This role will support the ASEAN and South Pacific operating unit (“ASP OU”), focusing on Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The successful candidate will manage corporate secretarial works for the 2 legal entities in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, provide counselling on contract, commercial, marketing, product supply, food law, employment, privacy and antitrust law (among others) to all of the client groups, draft and negotiate agreements, and review marketing materials, campaigns and promotional matters. Further, the successful candidate will provide guidance and direction regarding the Company’s operations in an ethical manner, compliance programs and policies, including the Code of Business Conduct, competition law policies, privacy and data protection, regulatory compliance, support OU Counsel and collaborate with the rest of the ASP OU Legal team for various OU/global initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and ensure compliance of corporate secretarial works, including main investment licenses, for the 2 legal entities in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (with necessary local external counsel support particularly for Papua New Guinea)

• Provide local legal support the Concentrate Plant in Indonesia

• Provide proactive and creative strategic and tactical legal counseling and support, advice and assist in problem resolution on a timely basis; work as part of cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives to achieve business result in the right way

• Proactively provide legal opinion as needed, conduct legal research and where necessary, work with outside counsel for advice on complex matters and local laws/regulations

• Draft, review, and negotiate key legal contracts to achieve business objectives, minimize risk and ensure compliance with Company policies, laws, and regulations

• Review and approve all marketing initiatives including all labels, claims, packaging, advertising, campaigns and promotional mechanics and terms & conditions, public affairs and consumer communications

• Provide litigation assessment counseling and risk mitigation advice

• Participate in all cross-functional projects on innovation, new product launches and development

• Represent and/or guide the representation of Company interests in dealing with local governmental authorities

• Ensure compliance with Company policy and provide proper training and support in the areas of corporate governance, including but not limited to Code of Business Conduct, Anti-Bribery Compliance, Supplier Guiding Principles, FCPA, Trade Sanctions, Anti-trust, Privacy Policy and other policies.

• Develop and support efficiency opportunities within the legal function to enhance the agility and effectiveness of the legal function.

• Carry out any other instruction given by OU Counsel to advance the interests of the Business

• Collaborate with the rest of the ASP OU legal team on OU global initiatives

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Legal Efficiency: Strong in basic Indonesian laws and regulations, including in the area of contract & commercial, corporate, investment, employment, consumer protection and competition, and ability to learn more industry/country related laws, such as food law, e-commerce and the applicable laws and regulations in PNG

• Business Partnership: Provide strategic legal support and business solutions to ensure realization of business priorities, while continuing to identify opportunities to bring consistency and uniformity to legal work and implementation of initiatives in an effort to enhance business-wide activities.

• Asset Protection and Risk Identification/ Management: Protect, defend and enforce the Company’s assets and intellectual property rights; identify, assess, and mitigate, minimize, eliminate and manage risks through preventative compliance initiatives; manage and resolve litigation and other dispute resolution and provide pre-litigation counseling and litigation avoidance; and ensure that the operations of the business comply with all legal and regulatory requirements. Provide strategic and thought leadership on all marketing activities, including the review and approval of advertising, marketing, promotional and merchandising materials, and claims.

• Governance and Compliance: Drive, promote and model an ethical culture, and ensure compliance and governance standards are followed in operating units by providing training and counsel on COBC, and administering compliance with regulatory and policy requirements, including among other, those related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Trade Sanctions, Competition Law, Intellectual Property Law, Use of Competitive Sensitive Information, Employment and Labor Law, Securities Law, Privacy and Data Protection laws, Environmental and Food Law.

• Contracts and Transactions: Draft, review and negotiate customer, M&A, distribution, procurement, sponsorship, marketing and other contracts with significant authority as per delegation of authority to make final decision on legal issue.

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS:

• Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business (encompassing everything from continuous improvement to new product and package innovation)

• Collaborate With System, Customers, And Other Stakeholders: Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler)

• Act Like An Owner: Proactive, deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders

• Inspire Others: Inspire people to deliver our purpose, mission and vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible

• Develop Self And Others: Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential

GROWTH BEHAVIORS:

• GROWTH MINDSET: Demonstrates curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity

• SMART RISK: Makes bold decisions/recommendations

• EXTERNALLY FOCUSED: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Tracks and shares external trends, best practices or ideas

• PERFORMANCE DRIVEN AND ACCOUNTABLE: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers

• FAST/AGILE: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace

• EMPOWERED: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Ability to develop and effectively communicate sound legal advice and analysis, including alternative business solutions and best practices while taking into account Company objectives and risks to the business.

• Contract Drafting and Negotiation: Ability to synthesize business terms and incorporate legal protections into a binding and effective agreement. Ability to effectively negotiate with counterparties to reach agreement to the benefit and protection of the Company.

• Ability to be highly organized and effective, handle multiple complex projects and carefully prioritize competing work assignments from many clients

• Strong communication skills, including written and presentation; ability to influence varied clients, up to and including senior executives; ability to communicate complex legal topics to all business clients

• Business-minded; understands that the best counsels are business people with law degrees

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

No less than 8 years in-house counsel or law firm experience. Experience in the FMCG industry or supporting customer and commercial operations would be a plus.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), JD degree or equivalent

Qualified Lawyer – National Bar Qualification is required

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

Fluent spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia.

TECHNOLOGY/SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products. Strong presentation skills.

TRAVEL:

Under 20%. Some travel may be required regionally within the operating unit.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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