Jobs: IT Mgr's, Corporate Counsel, Litigation Counsel, Corp. Communications Mgr at a Multinational FMCG Company
Career Pakistan
Dear All,
We are seeking candidates for the following positions at a Large Multinational FMCG Company:
1) Service Level IT Manager, Islamabad
2) Corporate Communications Manager, Islamabad
3) Corporate Counsel, Islamabad
4) Geographic IT Account Manager, Islamabad
5) Litigation Counsel [Reports To: Regulatory Counsel & Company Secretary], Islamabad
The details are as under:
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1) Service Level IT Manager, Islamabad
We are seeking candidates for the position of Service Level IT Manager at a Large Multinational FMCG Company
Title: Service Level IT Manager
Sector: FMCG
Company Type: Large Multinational FMCG Company
Location: Islamabad
Salary: 160K to 200K (may vary based on candidate credentials)
Essential Requirements:
About 6 to 8 years work experienceRecent experience in FMCG Multinational company related to IT services
Expertise of IT Service Management best practice (such as ITIL, ISO standards)
Degree Level:
-- Bachelor of engineering or Masters in IT related discipline
Education Field:
-- IT Related
Experience:
-- 6-8 years post graduate work experience including the management of
complex IT Services environment and /or business facing IT role.
--Experience in working in large FMCG preferably an MNC using
in-sourced and out-sourced IT services.
-- Strong working knowledge of the management of global applications services
-- Good understanding of IT Service Management best practice (such as
ITIL, ISO standards) in specific process areas
Job Description:
The job includes (but is not limited to):
-- Responsible for the delivery of agreed work products, resources,
expertise and guidance in order to deliver the following:
-- Incident Management and Resolution.
-- Problem Management and Resolution.
-- Local IT Security Management and execution of agreed Plans.
-- Execution of On Going Service Improvement Plans.
-- Contractor Management.
-- Embed global processes, tools, vendors and standards within local market
-- Review and analyse service level reports
-- Support local managed workplace (MWP)
-- Ensure resolution of issues impacting local business performance
and continually improve local IT Service
-- Manage legacy service staff where activities are not delivered
through global agreements
-- Ensures staff use agreed global, standardised IT Service Management
processes e.g. for Financial Management, Supplier Management, IT
Security, Application Support, Asset Management, Service Design,
Service Transition Management, Knowledge Management, Tools & Workflow
Example Outputs: (a) Service Level Reports, (b) Service Improvement
Plans, (c) IT Security Dashboard.
-- Ensure effective evaluation of business risks and issues related to
operational incidents, potential application changes and internal
audit reports.
-- Implement appropriate risk management processes and take
appropriate and timely actions.
-- Negotiate, agree and manage operational plans, service level
agreements and budgets and monitor implementation to ensure targets
are met.
Personal Profile (Descriptive)
-- People: Manages others
-- Transformational: Involves and engages others in change & transformation
-- Business and operational: Aligns team with operational plans and processes
Skills
-- The role holder will be expected to demonstrate and develop
selected SFIA skills from the list below
-- IT Management
-- Financial Management of IT
-- Service Level Management
-- Change Management
-- Release Management
-- Application support
-- Problem Management
-- Supplier Relationship Management
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2) Corporate Communications Manager, Islamabad
We are looking for candidates for the position of Corporate Communications Manager at a Large Multinational FMCG Company.
Position Title: Corporate Communications Manager
Company Sector: FMCG
Company Type: Large Multinational FMCG Company
Location: Islamabad
Salary: About 270K to 350K (may vary based on candidate credentials)
Essential Requirements:
Work experience: About 7 years (or more)
Recent experience in prestigious Multinational (or similar) company
Recent experience related to Communications -- preferably, Corporate Communications
Job Description Details:
Purpose Statement
Use creative and efficient communication tools and methodologies to
establish and maintain the
corporate culture and goals throughout the company internally to help
build the corporate image,
greater ownership and drive towards a truly energized winning
organization. Engage media via
various engagement activities to enhance company’s reputation and
image externally to support company goals.
Key Accountabilities
i. Operations/ Professional/ Business
Develop and update corporate communication strategy incorporating
global and regional positions
and alignment with the company's mission and vision
Develop the internal and external communications annual cycle plan
Cascade monthly and quarterly information on company culture, goals
and progress using existing
and innovative communication tools
Edit and manage all print and electronic publications and messages for
alignment with corporate
image and quality
Coordinate and supervise communications events
Relationship building with key communication gatekeepers, opinion
makers and media persons on matters
relevant to industry
ii. Management
Establish and maintain contacts with print and electronic media
nationally and internationally, particularly
with those covering Health / Business / Commerce activities
Plan creative media activities to capitalize on the important
occasions e.g. special days, conferences,
workshops, seminars etc. Arrange visits of media groups to important
sites (including factory visits, leaf,
depots etc) where Company had accomplished results
Manage the communications team
Manage all adhoc and planned communication activities
Manage the relevant aspects of the Comms Cycle Plan to achieve CORA goals
iii. Leadership
Coordinate and manage CORA and corporate-driven internal and external events
Align and synchronize the internal communications system throughout
the organization
Develop cross functional and cross level relations for a coordinated
working environment
iv. Relationship
Develop & maintain relations with important media concerns and personnel
Establish and build relations with relevant colleagues in the head
office, factories, regions in
various functions for effective coordination and ensuring "one voice"
throughout the company
Maintain relations with the advertising agency
v. Innovation
Build the corporate brand as socially responsible by strategically
leveraging CSR initiatives
Build and maintain an intranet site "PK Interact"
Ensure creative solutions to all communication challenges
Contextual Information
i. Context
Activities for this position are carried out in a challenging and
constantly changing environment
with new regulations, policies and corporate guidelines being
introduced on a regular basis.
iia. Functional Success Criteria
Internal Communications
IV
Ensure quarterly cascade of global, regional and company information,
quarterly publication of internal magazine,
ensure implementation of all internal comms activities
The Corporate Brand
III
Ensure complete integration of corporate brand, build the corporate
brand as socially responsible,
ensure "one voice" throughout the company
Communications
IV
Support all internal and external communication activities
Media Relations
IV
Communicate Company’s concerns using media channels and also mitigate
any negative exposure towards Company reputation
iib. Other Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Over 7 years of full time experience in communications, preferably
corporate communications
Experience in working in external, internal comms and branding
Masters in Communications or any Social Science
Skilled in using various communications software
Fluent in English and Urdu
Excellent in communications and management skills
iii. Key Success Factors
Attention to detail and maintaining timelines
Innovative solutions to external, internal comms and corporate image building
In depth knowledge of communication tools
Close working relations with relevant colleagues and diversified media concerns
Complete understanding of company's vision and goals
Regular dissemination of information and interaction at all levels
iv. Working Relationship
Internal:
CORA contact person for Legal and IT departments
Indirects and in house designer
Contact for communications work throughout the company at all levels
External:
Working relationship with priority international/national/local media
Coordinating and liasing with the corporate advertising agency
Coordinating with event management agencies on a need to need basis
Coordinating with Asia Pacific regional communication group and the globe house
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3) Corporate Counsel, Islamabad
We are looking for candidates for the position of Corporate Counsel at
a Large Multinational FMCG Company.
Position Title: Corporate Counsel
Company Sector: FMCG
Company Type: Large Multinational FMCG Company
Location: Islamabad
Salary: About 160K to 200K (Note: Salary may vary based on candidate credentials)
Essential Requirements:
-- Work experience: About 5 years (or more) in legal work
-- Recent experience in corporate law
-- Recent experience in large, multinational (or similar) organizations
Or
-- Experience with law firms that provide services to large, multinational (or similar) organizations
Job Description Details:
Purpose Statement:
Provide advice to, and serve as a focal point of contact for, the
Marketing, Finance and IT departments (Business Partners); in order to
ensure effective protection and promotion of the company’s legal position and
commercial interests in these business areas.
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Dimensions:
- Labour disputes and unrest
- Increased tax liabilities
- Increased risks
- Increased financial exposure
- Increase in litigation
- Monetary losses
- Loss of sustainable business
- Loss of business opportunities
- Weak legal protection and loss of legal rights
- Damaged business relationships
Principal Accountabilities:
i. Operational/Professional/Business
Protect the business from legal and commercial risks by providing
business-orientated legal
services, including the drafting of contracts, for Business Partners,
by paying due regard to
quality, timeliness and commercial considerations.
Assist in structuring transactions through sound and effective
analyses to minimise costs to
the business, as well as proactively managing the mitigation of risks
so that the company’s
business goals are achieved and productivity is maximised.
ii. Management
Effectively and optimally mobilise resources to provide services to
Business Partners,
keeping in mind the key priorities and objectives of the Business Partners.
Review and monitor work processes and performance in order to ensure
that services
delivered to Business Partners are of a high quality and are completed
according to set
milestones.
Manage the services provided by external counsel as well as their fees
in order to ensure
optimal benefit is delivered to the business.
iii. Leadership
Work with business partners by clearly proactively articulating legal
requirements in order to
deliver business needs in a most efficient and effective manner.
Set challenging targets for self and continually strive to meet these
targets in order to strike a
personal example of excellence.
In an effective and cogent manner, highlight to the company the
relevance and commercial
necessity of the role of the corporate counsel and its contribution to
the success of the
business.
Identify problem/risk areas for Business Partners and present
solutions to these areas through
active teamwork
iv. Relationship
Forge strong working relationships with Business Partners in order to
fully understand their
needs and share key information with them.
Develop an effective peer working relationship within the Legal
department so that the
department functions more efficiently and effectively and contributes
meaningfully to the
success of the company.
Form strong networks with company as well as with outside parties,
including banks, CBR and
other government authorities, in order to ensure their timely support
and assistance for the
furtherance of the company’s interests.
v. Innovation
Conduct a continuous process of review and research of the work
processes and methods of
the company in order to find ways and means of improvement, as well as
proactively finding
tools to educate the organisation on legal risks.
Focus on opportunities/means for improvement and seek to implement
these in order to
enhance the productivity of the company and to reduce work complexity.
Additional Information:
i. Context / Environment:
In an atmosphere of growing and complex regulatory environment, it is
imperative that the
company keeps abreast of all developments as well as striking a
balance which allows it
to conform to the letter and spirit of all applicable laws,
regulations and policies, while still
effectively pursuing its business interests. The role of the Legal
department is to ensure that
the company strikes such a balance. Within the Legal department, the
Corporate Counsel
has the responsibility of ensuring that the relevant Business Partners
abide by all laws,
regulations and policies, including the IMS, the IMS 2, the FCTC, and
are still able to fully
utilise opportunities to maximise their business interests.
ii. Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
Minimum a post graduate in law, but preferably with appropriate
professional qualifications.
5 years of experience of working in a law firm dealing in corporate
law matters or in the
legal department of a company, bank or appropriate
statutory/regulatory or government
department.
Strong interpretation, drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
Effective management and interpersonal skills.
A good understanding of corporate laws and regulations.
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4) Geographic IT Account Manager, Islamabad
Job Title: Geographic IT Account Manager
Sector: FMCG
Company Type: Large Multinational FMCG Company
Location: Islamabad -- may vary
Salary: 360K to 450K (salary may vary based on experience)
Essential Requirements:
-- Recent experience at Large Multinational (or similar) organization
Purpose Statement
The Geographic IT Account Manager will deliver the Global IT strategy
into the geography through the standardization and simplification of
IT systems. The role will also look to improve the reputation of IT
within the geography through ensuring the regional IT services are
delivered to agreed cost and quality and exploited to their full
potential.
They will educate and lead the business as company migrates toward its
Enterprise goal through the move toward global solutions and services.
Dimension – Senior Role
People
Detail: Management of Regional Business Analysts when required for
geographic projects, Geographic IT Account Managers in larger
geographies where multiple entities
Quantity: Approx 5 direct reports
Finance
Detail: Management of :
o Cost of ownership
o Project Spend
Quantity: £15-30m GBP
Complexity
Detail: Multiple/ Large entities or with added change and complexity
Quantity: 4-10 Account Plans (or entities) to manage
People
Quantity: 0 direct reports
Finance
Detail: Management of :
o Cost of ownership
o Project Spend
Quantity: £5-20m GBP
Complexity
Detail: Single/medium entities or multiple/large entities
Quantity: 2-6 Account Plans or entities to manage or with medium
change based complexity
Accountabilities (Role Outputs, Management Control and Governance
Responsibilities)
Accountbale for all IT in the geography
Creating and maintaining the Geographic IT Account Plan
The financial management of IT in the geography including the
submission of QPRs and Budget review
The exploitation of IT in the Geography
Ensuring the Geography is compliant with all relevant Risk and
Compliance measures and controls
The primary relationship with the Geographic entity Directors,
Geographic Managers and the Geographic Functional Directors ensuring
an understanding of their requirements.
The ultimate escalation point for IT in the Geography
Ensuring the geography n is compliant with global policies, including:
organization, governance models, standards and ways of working
Ensuring the IT Landscape (business systems and infrastructure) have
adequate ownership and direction to meet the business needs
Ensuring the implementation of the global IT strategy in the geography
through the deployment and implementation of global solutions and
reduction of legacy
Ensuring the effective geographic implementation of both global and
regional IT projects
Monitor the geography against regional IT KPI’s and report against
globally agreed metrics
Ensuring the user community are represented and considered as part of
infrastructural IT initiatives
Leadership
· Play an ambassadorial role with the Geography to ensure
alignment and understanding from the business
· Lead and educate the business as company moves to global IT
solutions and reduces its local ‘legacy’ systems
· Establish IT’s reputation and act as a single point of contact
for all geographic & functional IT issues
· Develops an extensive knowledge of IT demand of the local
business geography, and identifies business improvement opportunities
Core Relationships
Engages with the geographical business functions to gain a thorough
understanding of the business processes, functional strategy and needs
Ensures the aligned and consistent development of the functional
application landscape within the Geography to global standards.
Engage with the Head of Regional Business Analysts to provision
resourcing and with IT Planning to ensure the Account Plan accurately
reflects the business needs in the geography
Work closely with local IT Service Managers to ensure delivery of
services to business requirement and resolution of issues
Skills and Experience
· Experience of leading an Area or large end market BE
organization with good business understanding
· Experience of leading, influencing and operating in a complex
geographical/ functional matrix organization
· Considerable functional change management experience with
advanced stakeholder and risk management skills
· Good grasp of company business model and components, IT
business system landscape and roadmap
· People leadership of large, culturally diverse virtual teams
· Experience: 2-4 years depending and 4-8 years relevant
experience for the senior role
· Education: First degree
. Time to 100% productivity: 4-9 months depending on complexity
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5) Litigation Counsel
We are seeking candidates for the position of Litigation Counsel at a Large Multinational FMCG Company
Title: Litigation Counsel [Reports To: Regulatory Counsel & Company Secretary]
Sector: FMCG
Company Type: Large Multinational FMCG Company
Location: Islamabad
Salary: 160K to 200K (Salary may vary based on candidate credentials)
Essential Requirements:
-- Work experience: About 5 years (or more) in legal work
-- Recent experience in Managing of Litigation
-- Recent experience in large, multinational (or similar) organizations
Or
-- Experience with law firms that provide services to large, multinational (or similar) organizations
Purpose Statement:
-- Manage all litigation of the Company to protect its reputation,
rights, interests and assets. Provide legal support to Business
Development Group & Security to assist them achieve their objective in
supporting the business of the Company.
Dimensions:
-- Staff: None
-- Direct Reports: None
-- Indirect: Manage external counsels
Financial:
-- Monetary losses due to litigation
-- Loss of sustainable business
-- Damage to company reputation
-- Restriction on business freedoms
-- Loss in share value and investor confidence
Principal Accountabilities:
i. Operational/Professional/Business
-- Effective management of all litigation of the Company by providing
strategic direction and analysis to ensure desired results are
achieved in a timely manner.
-- Skilful and proficient analyses of disputes faced by the Company
and prepare strategy for efficacious resolution.
-- Proactively provide professional legal service to the business
partners for achieving their objectives and advise on mitigating
risks.
ii. Management
-- Ensure business partners are kept up to date with all legal
requirements, developments and standards prevalent in the Company as
well as in the business environment and support their compliance with
the same.
-- As part of cross functional project teams, monitor, evaluate and
pre-empt challenges for the business and co-ordinate support for the
achievement of business objectives.
-- Review the performance against set targets and improve current systems.
iii. Leadership
-- Create awareness of potential risk areas and work with all
functions to agree processes and tools to minimise potential risks for
litigation.
-- Increase personal understanding of business objectives by close
interaction with business partners and apply learning’s in new
initiatives.
iv. Relationship
-- Develop and optimise working relationship with all functions
especially with business partners to ensure their needs are fully
understood and addressed.
-- Effective supervision of external Counsels and related budgets
through active engagement in achieving results.
-- Develop network within the legal community, tax authorities (CBR),
regulators (SECP) in order to enhance knowledge sharing for managing
all current and upcoming business critical legislation and possible
litigation challenges.
v. Innovation
-- Identify current processes prevalent in different areas of the
business which can cause legal/commercial risk, introduce new systems
to minimize risk with enhanced compliance and review the impact.
-- Take initiatives to simplify resolution of disputes involving
Company and develop processes/implement learning’s to avoid recurrence
of similar issues in future.
Additional Information:
i. Context / Environment:
The role is critical due to the heavy and active litigation
environment in which the company operates compounded by the fact
regulatory bodies are becoming more active and the legal system is
slow, uncertain and unpredictable. As the regulatory authorities
become more active, more ambiguous laws are being enacted leading to a
continuous need to review the laws to ascertain implications. Other
dimension of the litigation involves handling general litigation of
the Company this includes Taxation matters, civil matters including
tenancy issues, termination of distribution and disputes relating to
marketing promotional schemes etc, Constitutional challenges to
discriminatory laws affecting the business, Criminal cases pertaining
to theft, fraud, infringement of copy rights etc, Labour law disputes,
product liability cases, Trade Mark and Copy Right disputes.
Litigation can arise in any part of the country where the business of
the Company is taking place. The role requires keeping close contact
with external lawyers in finalizing strategy, pleadings and arguments
of each case on one hand and simultaneously co-ordinating, planning
and updating the concerned function on the other.
In the role of business partner, the job requires close co-ordination
with respective business partner in drafting agreements, opinions,
reports, designin-house training etc.
ii. Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
ii a. Function Success Criteria
-- Criterion: Communication
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Demonstrate ability to explain highly complicated and
technical legal issues and concepts in writing, including
identification of relevant business considerations for
business for decision. Also demonstrate ability to present in
all forms written and oral complex legal issues and relevant
business considerations orally to senior managers, in ways
that clarify and do not confuse legal consideration s or
advice.
-- Criterion: Conflict Management
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Effectively manages, under appropriate supervision,
litigation and administrative proceedings of the type
ordinarily arising in the course of the company’s business
including the ability to consider strategy, collection of
evidence, the trial plan, cost control and reporting to
management. Demonstrates sufficient knowledge of ADR
option e.g. mediation and arbitration and to apply them
in practice when appropriate. Also demonstrate ability
to evaluate disputes strategically with a view to earliest
possible resolution (through ADR or otherwise)
-- Criterion: Drafting
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Demonstrate ability to understand the needs of the business
and express them clearly, concisely and effectively, has
ability to draft and develop more technically complex
documents so as to reflect Company’s commercial and
legal objectives. Also demonstrate ability to draft pleadings
describing a more complex and technical business issue.
-- Criterion: External Counsel Management
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Demonstrates ability to select suitable outside counsel for
particular cases by interview, correspondence or otherwise,
considering the nature of work required, cost, experience
and resources and likely commitment of potential law firms.
Effectively manages relationships with outside counsel
by regular communication to ensure that, full instructions
are given, work or advice is provided in a timely fashion,
costs are regularly and critically reviewed and agreed
as appropriate to ensure costs are reasonable and within
ongoing budget parameters. Critically reviews the work or
advice of outside counsel and weighs that work or advice
against Company’s objects and strategy.
-- Criterion:Negotiation Skills
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Has ability to observe and appreciate different negotiating
styles and understand the negotiation positions being
adopted in the context of the commercial agenda, put into
practice such knowledge and effectively participating in
and contributing to meetings in a negotiating environment.
Demonstrate ability to understand the business needs
regarding the negotiation stance of the company and take
responsibility for assigned area of negotiation
-- Criterion: Product Liability Legislation
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Demonstrate awareness of product liability/ smoking health
issues affecting the jurisdiction and Group position,
scientific issues involved including the debate on causation,
and addiction, also demonstrate ability to give assistance
in managing the conduct of a product liability case in the
jurisdiction applying the above knowledge.
-- Criterion: Tax
Level: High/Level 2
Description
Develops a detailed knowledge and understanding of tax
issues from an international perspective, demonstrates ability
to research and understand the tax laws of the jurisdiction.
Assist in tax compliance matters and on tax filings by
preparing returns and submissions to relevant tax authorities.
iii. Key Success Factor:
-- Effective and expeditious management of all cases
-- Successful and expeditious conclusion of all cases.
-- Management of external counsels
-- Compliance with all the applicable laws such as contract and Corporate Laws.
-- Timely, accurate and relevant legal advice.
-- Managing risks of the company by preparing effective documentation.
iv. Working Relationship:
-- Internal:
-- Internally, the jobholder is in contact with Team members, Business Partners
and Functions, Company and Group Companies.
-- External:
-- The jobholder has also to be in regular contact with lawyers, consultants and
court officials to supervise various cases.
-- Has to develop effective network within the legal community in order to
enhance knowledge sharing and knowing about upcoming business critical
legislation and possible litigation challenges.
-- Stake holders and Regulatory authorities including SECP, CBR, MOH, Excise
Department NWFP
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Interested candidates send updated CVs (along with current and expected salary package) with the name of position in subject line to rah...@careerpakistan.org latest by 17th September, 2011.
Regards,
Career Pakistan
Raheel Ehsan
Interested candidates send updated CVs (along with current and expected salary package) with the name of position in subject line to rah...@careerpakistan.org latest by 15th September, 2011.
Regards,
Career Pakistan