Legal Manager

• PositionLegal Manager
• CompanyUganda Breweries Ltd (Diageo)
• LocationPort Bell Brewery, Kampala
• Job typeFull Time
• ExperienceAt least 5 years
• ClosingNo closing date is published on the official posting, so apply early.

Uganda Breweries Limited is a Ugandan beverage company and a subsidiary of East African Breweries PLC, which is majority owned by Diageo. Its portfolio includes Bell Lager, Uganda Waragi and international beverage brands. Official organisation website.

The Legal Manager advises Uganda Breweries and affiliated regional businesses on commercial, corporate and regulatory matters. The role supports governance, legal-risk management, litigation, contracts, compliance and legal-function improvement across business teams.

• Provide practical legal advice to Demand, Supply and enabling functions.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and support marketing, sales, manufacturing and workforce matters.
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks and support the company’s licence to operate.
• Support board, shareholder, statutory and company-secretarial governance processes.
• Manage litigation, investigations, disputes and regulatory matters.
• Build relationships with regulators, government agencies, industry bodies, external counsel and other stakeholders.
• Manage external legal advisers and legal expenditure and improve legal processes and knowledge management.
• Provide legal-awareness training and contribute to regional legal projects.

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognised university.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Corporate/commercial or highly regulated business experience, including contracts, disputes and legal-risk/compliance work.
• Knowledge of commercial, corporate, competition, consumer-protection, employment, IP and data-protection law.
• Company-secretarial, governance and multinational/matrix experience are advantages.

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No closing date is published on the official posting, so apply early.

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