Would you like a role which offers unparalleled international industry experience within BAE Systems plc, a premier international defence, aerospace and security Company. We currently have a vacancy for a Counsel, Group Export Control at our Head Office based in Farnborough, just outside London
As a Counsel, Group Export Control, your role will be to provide legal advice to BAE Systems plc and its Sector Businesses across Air, Land, Maritime and Cyber (excluding BAE Systems Inc. in the US) in the area of export control and on broader trade related matters, including sanctions compliance. You will be expected to travel nationally and internationally to our key markets as part of this role.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to work for a company which considers export and trade control as vital to achieving its overall mission to provide a vital advantage to help its customers protect what really matters.
Your main responsibilities as a Counsel, Group Export Control will involve:
Assessing the current and future needs of the Group in light of a changing regulatory and technological landscape and provide strategic export control / trade related legal advice to the Group
Providing day-to-day legal advice and subject matter expertise in response to the demands of the Group and use your experience of the regulatory environment in order to find solutions for the businesses
Managing the Group’s overall approach to sanctions compliance
Managing Group wide export control and trade related legal investigations and provide expert support to internal audit activity
Ensuring our Export Control Policy, Procedures and associated tools and guidance meet current legal and regulatory requirements
Representing the Company in front of regulators and at export control related conferences and events
Role modelling appropriate behaviours internally and externally in demonstrating why export control matters in order to ensure we safeguard the Company’s long term licence to trade
Your skills and qualifications as a Counsel, Group Export Control:
Qualified UK and/or US Lawyer
Post qualification experience in export control, sanctions, trade control, compliance
Experience interacting with trade control regulators is desirable
Internal stakeholder management and reporting
Experience in defence, aerospace and security industry is desirable
What we're looking for in you:
You have a professional communication style with strong influencing skills when working with both internal and external stakeholders. You are a high performing individual who can work independently taking ownership, managing tasks and demonstrating appropriate leadership behaviours in everything you do.
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Salary: Competitive
Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, car allowance, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Subject to achievement of individual and Company performance targets, this role is eligible for an annual incentive.
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