Exciting minds with our Graduate Programme - Law
Education required:Qualifying Law Degree
Language requirement:Fluent in English
Start date:February 2022
Assessment centre date:September 2021
Want to solve some of the world’s biggest health challenges?
With over 300 years of innovation, we’re a science-led global healthcare company that delivers billions of innovative products each year. Join us and help millions of people do more, feel better, live longer.
By joining GSK Consumer Healthcare as a Graduate, you will join a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity. It guides our choices and gives us direction. We play an important role in supporting people all over the world in managing their health and doing it in a way that makes personal, emotional connections.
We develop and market a portfolio of consumer-preferred and expert-recommended brands including Sensodyne, Centrum, Calpol, Voltaren, Grand-pa, Med-Lemon. GSK Consumer Healthcare fights every day for our consumer’s better health and wellness. Our ambition is to be South and Southern Africa’s most innovative, best performing and trusted consumer healthcare companies.
Our commitment to you is to provide a strong beginning to your career. While you are helping people with better health and wellness, you will be gaining valuable work experience in a top multi-national company and building foundational leadership and business skills.
Graduate Job Purpose:
During the 15 month Graduate Programme, we are seeking a graduate that has great legal know-how. We’re reinventing how we serve our patients, healthcare professionals and our consumers across our 3 businesses: Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Healthcare, this is a rare opportunity to develop your skills and learn while providing Legal support to the different business units.
What will you do?
Assist with the contract management process including but not limited to review, tracking of agreements as well as working with procurement to ensure that tracked agreements are uploaded in the contract management system once signed by both parties.
Resolve routine issues such as amendments and renewals and consult with the Legal Director when complex legal questions arise that require input
Conduct research on various topics of law as may be required from time to time, including but not limited to Advertising Standards matters, Competition Law, Employment Law, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy and Company Law;
Review marketing and promotional materials to ensure compliance with applicable laws
Perform other duties as assigned by Legal Director
Assist in resolving issues relating to Third Party oversight;
Involvement in Projects that require Legal support;
You’ll be excited by the thought of:
working in a multicultural environment
inspiring a team to achieve unprecedented success
joining an international community of like-minded graduates
You’ll need:
A proactive, enthusiastic approach to work
Matric
Qualifying Legal Degree
Articles would be an advantage
Computer Literate in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
Strong interpersonal skills – the ability to connect people and ideas to deliver value to the business
The ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment
A strong interest in a career in the healthcare industry
Written and spoken fluency in English
Get to grips with our recruitment process
We have changed the way we recruit in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, you can learn more about how our practices have adapted here.
You can learn more about Inclusion and diversity at GSK here.
We’re 100% open to all talent
We’re 100% open to all talent – whatever your gender, marital status, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality or disability. We want to recruit the right people for GSK from the widest possible backgrounds, so we can better serve the diversity of our patients and consumers. And also because it’s the right thing to do.
You can learn more about Inclusion and diversity at GSK here.
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