Senior Employment Counsel - Asia Pacific

JOB TITLE: Senior Employment Counsel - APAC

LOCATION: UniOps Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

Business Context

The Employment Legal function sits within the Corporate Centre and provides employment law support to enable Unilever to deliver its business objectives while appropriately managing risk.

We are looking to hire an expert Senior Counsel who can lead the provision legal support for the full range of employment law issues which impact Unilever’s business across Asia Pacific.    

Main Purpose

This is an exciting new role where the successful candidate will be expected to establish strong relationships with Human Resources colleagues and support them across the full range of contentious and non-contentious work.   The individual will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and work with minimal supervision. The individual will also have the opportunity to help shape the future of the Employment Law team

Detailed role description

Lead employment law legal support across Asia Pacific

• Partner with HR teams and other stakeholders to provide support for all contentious and non-contentious employment law work.

• Working with the IR/ER team to provide advice on employee relations matters, including issues related to works councils and trade unions.

• Providing expert advice and input in relation to global projects, policies and other initiatives.

• Supporting the Business Integrity team in relation to employment related investigations and other compliance issues.

• Responsibility for the engagement and use of outside counsel across the region, including managing to a budget.

• Proactively identifying, addressing and managing legal risk issues related to employment law.

• Keeping up to date on employment law developments and providing thought leadership as to the impact on Unilever

• Conducting training and building knowhow as required for both HR and non-HR colleagues.

Essential Skills & Relevant Experience

• 15+ years of overall experience, Qualified lawyer in a jurisdiction within the region with significant experience advising organisations on employment law issues across Asia Pacific.

• Deep experience advising in relation to the full range of employment issues, including trade union and other collective issues, on a cross-border basis.

• Experience in working in a complex multinational organisation – either directly or on a secondment basis.

• Demonstrable experience of driving change

• Ability to operate and exercise judgement independently

• Ability to influence and manage multiple internal and external stakeholders.   Ability to deliver through others and with limited resources.

• Ability to engage on technical topics and communicate them in a clear and easy-to-understand manner.  

• Experience in preparing executive briefings and presentations.

• Ability to translate global strategies locally.

• Comfortable with uncertainty, able to exercise judgement in a fast-moving environment.

• Fluent in English with a second language an advantage

Note -

At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you!