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Legal Manager

Full time Kampala, Uganda, UG
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago 138 views 0 applications

Job Description

The user wants me to convert the provided job description text into clean semantic HTML. I need to follow the rules: use

for paragraphs,

for section headers,
  • for lists, no CSS classes, no inline styles, no divs, no br tags. Preserve all content word-for-word. Return only HTML. First, I need to parse the raw text. It's a mess with many nested spans and HTML tags. I need to extract the actual content. The job description includes: - Job Description heading - About us section - Context/Scope - Market Complexity - Leadership Responsibilities - Purpose of Role - Top 5 Accountabilities (with sub-items) - Qualifications and Experience Required - Working with us section - Recruitment Scam Warning - Worker Type: Regular - Primary Location: Portbell Brewery I need to structure this with appropriate headers. The original has some tags for bold, but I should keep the text as is, but in HTML I can use

    for section headers. The original uses for headings like "About us", "Context/Scope", etc. I'll convert those to

    . The "Top 5 Accountabilities" has a list with
    • but each li has a bold title and then a paragraph. I'll keep that structure: each accountability as a list item with the bold title and then a paragraph. However, the rule says use
      • for list items. The original has
        • Strategic Business Partnering and Commercial Enablement
        then a paragraph. That's not a typical list; it's more like a heading followed by description. But I'll follow the original structure: maybe keep each accountability as a list item containing the bold title and the following paragraph. However, the original HTML shows each accountability as a separate
        • with bold, then a

          after. That's not nested. I'll need to decide. Better to treat each accountability as a section with h4? But the rule says use h4 for section headers like Responsibilities, Qualifications, etc. The "Top 5 Accountabilities" is a section header, and each accountability could be a sub-header? But the rule says h4 for section headers. Could use h4 for each accountability? But the original uses bold. I'll follow the rule: use h4 for section headers. The main sections: About us, Context/Scope, Market Complexity, Leadership Responsibilities, Purpose of Role, Top 5 Accountabilities, Qualifications and Experience Required, Working with us, Recruitment Scam Warning, Worker Type, Primary Location. But "Leadership Responsibilities" is a list of bullet points. That should be a

            . "Market Complexity" has bullet points. "Qualifications and Experience Required" has bullet points. "Top 5 Accountabilities" has a list of 5 items each with a bold title and description. I'll make "Top 5 Accountabilities" an h4, then a
              where each
            • contains the bold title and the description paragraph. However, the description is a separate paragraph in the original. I'll include it inside the li. Also, there are many empty paragraphs with just   or spaces. I should ignore empty paragraphs? The rule says preserve ALL original content word-for-word. But empty paragraphs with just spaces might be considered formatting artifacts. The instruction earlier said remove stray numbers or formatting artifacts. But the user now says "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase". So I must keep everything, including empty lines? But they said "If text has no clear sections, just wrap paragraphs in

              tags". Empty paragraphs might be considered paragraphs with no content. I'll include them as

              ? But that would be empty. The original has

               

              which is a non-breaking space. I'll keep as

              ? But the rule says no inline styles, no br tags. I'll keep the text content. I need to extract the text from the HTML-like input. The input is a string with many nested spans and tags. I'll parse it manually. Let me write the cleaned text first, then convert to HTML. I'll go through the input and extract readable text. The input starts with a lot of spans and then a

              ...Job Description :...

              . So "Job Description :" is a heading. Then

              About us

              . Then

               

              (empty). Then a paragraph about UBL. Then
              (should ignore). Then more paragraphs. I'll write the content in order. I'll create HTML with:

              Job Description

              (but original says "Job Description :", I'll keep as is) Then

              About us

              Then paragraphs. But the rule: Use

              for section headers (e.g. Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Education, Experience, Skills, How to Apply, Key Duties, About the Role). So "About us" is a section header. "Context/Scope" is a section header. "Market Complexity" is a section header. "Leadership Responsibilities" is a section header. "Purpose of Role" is a section header. "Top 5 Accountabilities" is a section header. "Qualifications and Experience Required" is a section header. "Working with us" is a section header. "Recruitment Scam Warning" is a section header. "Worker Type" and "Primary Location" are maybe details. I'll structure accordingly. Now, I need to preserve all text exactly. I'll copy the text from the input, stripping the HTML tags but keeping the text content. However, the input includes HTML entities like " for ", ' for ', & for &. I should keep them as is? The rule says preserve ALL original content word-for-word. That includes the entities? Probably they want the rendered text. But the input is raw scraped text with HTML entities. I think we should keep the entities as they appear in the text? The instruction: "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase". So I should keep the exact characters, including HTML entities. But the output is HTML, so if I output " it will render as ". That's fine. I'll keep them. But the input also has tags for italics. Should I preserve them? The rule says no CSS classes, no inline styles, no divs, no br tags. It doesn't forbid or . But they said use

              ,

              ,
              • . They didn't say to strip inline formatting like or . However, the original text uses for bold headings. In the cleaned HTML, we are using

                for headers, so we can remove the from headers. But for other bold text inside paragraphs, we might keep ? The rule doesn't explicitly forbid or . But they said "No CSS classes, no inline styles, no
                s, no
                tags". So and are allowed? They are not mentioned. But to be safe, I'll keep them as they appear in the text, because preserving word-for-word includes markup? The instruction: "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word". That likely means the textual content, not the HTML tags. The earlier system prompt said "extract ONLY the actual job information and return it in a clean, readable format." And "REMOVE all of the following: ... Duplicate text ... Stray numbers or formatting artifacts". But the current prompt is different: "You receive a plain-text job description. Your ONLY job is to format it as clean semantic HTML." The input is not plain text; it's HTML-ish. But they say "plain-text job description". However, the provided input is full of HTML tags. I think they want me to treat the input as the raw text (including tags) and output clean HTML. But the rules say "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word". That suggests I should keep the text content, not the tags. I'll extract the text content from the HTML tags, preserving the words. Thus, I'll parse the input and get the text nodes. Let me do that manually. I'll write a cleaned version of the job description as plain text, then convert to HTML. But the user wants me to output HTML directly. I'll produce HTML with the structure. I'll go through the input and note each piece. I'll ignore the outer spans and the first

                with "Job Description :". That's a heading. Then

                About us

                -> heading "About us" Then

                 

                -> empty paragraph (maybe keep as

                ) Then

                Uganda Breweries Limited ...

                -> paragraph. Then
                -> ignore. Then

                Uganda Breweries Limited is a public limited liability company...

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                EABL is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange...

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                UBL's ambition is “To be the Best Performing, Most Trusted and Respected Consumer Products Company in Uganda”. As a leading total adults beverage company, UBL operates a diverse portfolio of beer, spirits and adult non-alcoholic beverage brands.

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                UBL also provides management oversight and accountability for East African Breweries Rwanda Limited (EABRL) and the Great Lakes Region.

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                The Legal Manager therefore operates within a matrix environment requiring tight-knit teamwork across UBL, EABL and Diageo stakeholders, whilst ensuring adherence to both local legal requirements and global governance standards.

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                Context/Scope

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                The Legal Manager is a key member of the UBL Legal Function and serves as a trusted legal and governance adviser to the business. The role supports the delivery of UBL's strategic objectives by providing proactive, commercially focused and risk-based legal advice across the Demand, Supply and Enabling Functions including HR, Finance, Corporate Relations and Digital & Technology (D&T).

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                The role provides legal support across a broad range of matters including commercial contracting, marketing and sales initiatives, manufacturing and supply chain operations, workforce and labor relations, regulatory and policy engagement, litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property management, data protection & privacy, Information Management and Security (IM&S), Brand Protection and Corporate Security.

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                The role also supports the Legal Director & Company Secretary in maintaining high standards of corporate governance, managing Board and shareholder matters, and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

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                As part of the wider EABL and Diageo Legal Function, the role contributes to regional legal projects, functional excellence initiatives and the continuous improvement of legal service delivery.

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                Market Complexity

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                UBL operates within an increasingly sophisticated legal and regulatory environment characterised by:

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                ·       Ongoing legislative and regulatory reforms.

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                ·       Enhanced regulatory scrutiny and enforcement activity.

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                ·       Heightened stakeholder expectations regarding governance and corporate responsibility.

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                ·       Increased risks relating to Consumer Protection, Product Liability, Competition Law and Data Protection & Privacy.

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                ·       Sophisticated and sometimes unexpected judicial and dispute resolution processes.

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                ·       Constantly evolving digital, technology and information security risks.

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                ·       Significant reputational considerations associated with operating market-leading consumer brands.

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                The Legal Manager must be capable of balancing commercial objectives with legal and regulatory requirements while supporting the business in managing emerging risks effectively to protect its reputation and maintain collaborator trust.

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                Leadership Responsibilities

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                ·       Act as a trusted legal and governance adviser to business leaders across Demand, Supply and Enabling Functions.

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                ·       Provide commercially focused, practical, and effective legal mentorship that enables business objectives while appropriately handling risk.

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                ·       Protect and strengthen UBL's permission to operate by supporting compliance with applicable laws, regulations, governance requirements, and company policies or equivalent experience.

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                ·       Drive proactive identification, assessment and mitigation of legal and regulatory risks across the organisation.

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                ·       Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including regulators, government agencies, industry bodies, external counsel and third-party providers.

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                ·       Support the development of a strong culture of integrity, accountability and ethical conduct throughout the business.

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                ·       Promote legal awareness and capability building through regular business-wide training and collaborator engagement.

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                ·       Tap into expertise and standard methodologies from the wider EABL and Diageo Legal Function to strengthen legal service delivery and business outcomes.

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                ·       Demonstrate strong leadership through influence, collaboration and sound judgement when leading sophisticated legal, regulatory and governance matters.

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                ·       Ensure effective management of legal expenditure through proper budget management and optimisation of value derived from external legal advisers and other third-party service providers.

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                Purpose of Role

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                The Legal Manager provides high-quality legal support and governance oversight. This enables delivery of the business’ strategic and operational objectives while protecting it from legal, regulatory, financial, and reputational risk.

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                The Legal Manager role is generalist in nature, charged with providing legal support and general counselling to the Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) and International Distillers Uganda Limited (IDU) businesses in Uganda as well as East African Breweries Rwanda Limited (EABRL) in the Great Lakes Region.

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                Top 5 Accountabilities

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                • Strategic Business Partnering and Commercial Enablement
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                Serve as the primary legal partner to assigned business functions. Provide timely, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice. Support achieving strategic and operational objectives while managing legal and reputational risk appropriately.

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                • Legal Risk Management, Compliance and Licence to Operate
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                Protect UBL's licence to operate through proactive identification, assessment and mitigation of legal and regulatory risks and by ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, corporate policies and governance standards.

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                • Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial Support
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                Support the Legal Director & Company Secretary in maintaining effective corporate governance frameworks, Board and shareholder processes, statutory compliance and the overall governance agenda of the company.

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                • Litigation, Regulatory and Reputation Management
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                Drive effective management of litigation, investigations, disputes and regulatory matters to minimise financial exposure, protect company assets and safeguard the reputation of UBL and its brands.

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                • Legal Function Excellence and Continuous Improvement
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                Support the delivery of a high-performing legal function through effective contract management, external counsel management, legal spend optimisation, knowledge management, technology adoption and process improvement initiatives.

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                Qualifications and Experience Required

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                ·       Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognised university.

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                ·       Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent experience in Legal Practice.

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                ·       Minimum of 5 years' post-qualification legal experience.

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                ·       Demonstrated experience providing legal support within a corporate, commercial or highly regulated business environment.

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                ·       Strong experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.

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                ·       Experience in leading litigation, disputes and external legal counsel.

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                ·       Sound knowledge of commercial law, corporate law, competition law, consumer protection law, employment law, intellectual property law and dispute resolution.

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                ·       Experience supporting regulatory engagement, compliance and risk management activities.

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                ·       Company secretarial and corporate governance experience will be an added advantage.

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                ·       Experience supporting multinational organisations and operating within matrix structures will be an added advantage.

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                ·       Strong commercial competence and ability to provide timely, practical, business-focused legal advice.

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                ·       Excellent analytical, negotiation, drafting and communication skills.

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                ·       Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability.

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                ·       Demonstrated ability to operate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.

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                ·       High levels of integrity, professional judgement and personal accountability.

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                Working with us

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