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Group Legal Compliance Counsel, Abbeydorney
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Client:
ARDAGH GROUP
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Other
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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3
Posted:
08.07.2025
Expiry Date:
22.08.2025
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Job Description:
Group Legal Compliance Counsel
As member of Group Legal & Compliance to ensure the ongoing success of the compliance function and provide prompt delivery of accurate legal advice in relation to legal compliance matters
This position is a 12 month contract. Location can be out of Ardagh group’s; UK, Ireland or Netherlands offices.
Key responsibilities
* To work with Group Compliance Director and the other members of Group Legal & Compliance to ensure overall compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements for the entire Group.
* To provide legal advice to the business in relation to compliance matters, including bribery and corruption, sanctions, human rights/social sustainability and conflicts of interest, and to work as a team to continue to develop, implement and monitor Ardagh’s compliance programme throughout the global business, including through development and delivery of training.
* To work with the team to deliver improvement projects.
* To review, maintain and keep up to date all required compliance logs, registers and reports in relation to the global business.
* To conduct the required due diligence and checks on third parties, as well as respond to due diligence requests from third parties, and advise the business accordingly on compliance requirements.
* To advise on and draft the compliance elements in various commercial contracts across the business globally.
Most important result areas
* Assisting the Group Compliance Director to promote and maintain a culture of compliance, including assisting in implementing and ensuring continuous improvement of the Group’s Code of Conduct and the associated policies.
* Continual development and management of the Group’s compliance programme, including risk assessments, monitoring and audit of compliance KRIs, investigation and management of compliance matters/concerns in relation to all compliance areas, including compliance hotline cases and fraud matters, developing and updating legal compliance policies and procedures, and providing training/updates to relevant sections of the business as required.
* Continuous control of the costs for the legal function/external counsels and continuous improvement of the quality of the legal advice rendered by Group Legal & Compliance.
Nature and size of the job area
* The job requires someone with compliance related experience who can provide legal advice in various jurisdictions on such laws. In addition, the position requires a good understanding of regulatory/administrative investigations.
The position in its organizational context
* The position reports to the Group Compliance Director.
* Three other positions report to the Group Compliance Director.
Assessment standards
* Ongoing implementation of a robust Group compliance program, including policy development, risk assessment and training.
* Continuous control of the overall costs for the legal function.
* Satisfaction of the colleagues with the quality and time for the rendered legal advice.
Business contacts
* HR teams.
* Sales/Procurement teams.
* External lawyers in concerned jurisdictions.
* Members of the compliance committee.
* External lawyers of the Group.
Flexibility and decision making
* On general compliance matters, the position coordinates with the involved departments and the Group Compliance Director. The position develops proposals on the ongoing development and implementation of Ardagh’s compliance programme.
Education/ Training
* Law degree/qualification
Experience
* At least 5 years of professional work experience in an international environment;
* An interest in compliance and a capacity to adapt quickly to new fields of law/jurisdictions.
* Good knowledge of at least one area of compliance laws, such as anti-bribery laws, competition laws, data privacy laws, sanctions laws.
* Fluent in English; additional languages skills are a distinct plus.
* Strong intercultural competences to interact with a team of lawyers of different jurisdictions
* Strong communication skills to interact with commercial and operational teams.
* Confident and proactive approach.
* Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
* Reliable, discreet, rigorous and has a sense of humour.
* The position may require travel, so must be willing to do so.
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