Legal Service Head

Key facts

About the role

Highlights

• COMPANY & ROLE OVERVIEW
• ORGANIZATION:
• Ahununu Trading PLC (Ahununu Logistics)
• POSITION:
• Legal Service Head
• JOB PURPOSE:
• Lead and manage the company's legal services, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding legal interests, and providing strategic legal advice to executive management and operational departments.
• Manage contractual obligations, labor/employment matters, litigation, regulatory compliance, corporate legal affairs, and legal risks arising from logistics, courier, express delivery, commercial, and administrative operations.
• MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• A. LEGAL ADVISORY & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
• Provide professional legal advice and interpretation of applicable laws, regulations, directives, and contractual obligations.
• Advise the CEO, DCEO, and management on legal implications of strategic and operational decisions.
• Ensure company activities, decisions, and business practices comply with applicable legal requirements.
• Review and provide legal opinions on internal policies, procedures, directives, and organizational agreements.
• B. CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT:
• Draft, review, negotiate, and provide legal clearance for contracts, agreements, MoUs, and other binding legal documents.
• Manage legal aspects of agreements with customers, suppliers, business partners, service providers, and other stakeholders.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure the company's contractual rights and obligations are adequately protected.
• C. LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW:
• Provide legal guidance on employment relationships, labor disputes, disciplinary proceedings, employee grievances, and termination matters.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labor laws and employment regulations.
• Advise management and the Talent & Corporate Service Department on disciplinary and employee relations cases.
• Review employment-related documents and provide legal recommendations on complex employee relations matters.
• D. LITIGATION & DISPUTE MANAGEMENT:
• Represent or coordinate company representation in courts, tribunals, arbitration proceedings, and other legal forums as authorized.
• Manage litigation cases, claims, disputes, and legal proceedings involving the company.
• Develop appropriate dispute prevention, resolution, and settlement strategies.
• Maintain proper legal case records and provide periodic legal status reports to management.
• E. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT:
• Monitor changes in applicable laws, regulations, directives, and government requirements affecting business operations.
• Ensure compliance with relevant commercial, transport, logistics, courier, tax, labor, licensing, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify legal exposure and recommend preventive measures to minimize organizational risks.
• Advise management on legal implications of new business initiatives, operational arrangements, and partnerships.
• F. LEGAL DOCUMENTATION & STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS:
• Ensure proper preparation, review, registration, and maintenance of legal documents.
• Coordinate with government institutions, regulatory authorities, courts, external legal professionals, and stakeholders.
• Provide legal awareness and guidance to management and employees when necessary.
• Submit periodic legal performance, compliance, and risk reports to executive management.

Required qualifications

• ROLE REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES
• EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's Degree (LLB) in Law from a recognized higher education institution.
• Master's Degree (LLM) in a relevant legal specialization is an added advantage.
• WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in service-oriented companies, commercial organizations, logistics, transport, courier, or related business sectors.
• Minimum 1 year of managerial experience in a legal service, legal affairs, or related legal management position.
• Demonstrated experience in contract management, litigation, labor law, corporate legal advisory, and regulatory compliance.
• REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES:
• Good understanding of Ethiopian Labor Law, Commercial Law, Civil Law, and other relevant business legislation.
• Strong knowledge of contractual law, corporate legal affairs, and regulatory compliance.
• Practical experience in litigation, dispute resolution, and legal risk management.
• Excellent legal research, interpretation, drafting, and documentation skills.
• Strong leadership, team management, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to provide timely, practical, and business-oriented legal advice.
• High professional integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and ethical conduct.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Demonstrate a strong interest in legal aid and access to justice.

How to apply