Job Description

Overview:

We're Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

An excellent opportunity has become available for a forward-thinking Legal Advisor to join the Kingfisher Group Legal Team on a 12-month FTC. Based in our Paddington office the role sits within the Offer & Sourcing Goods for Resale Legal Team and you'll act as a commercially orientated legal business partner to the brand and global sourcing functions, particularly the brand, content creation and digital, social media teams and sourcing teams.
What's the job?:
Provision of robust, legally accurate, commercially oriented advice to the Group's brand and sourcing teams in relation to: + business to consumer marketing materials and agency/influencer engagements in respect of marketing on products, at point of sale and online to ensure compliance with applicable law, regulations and best practice; and
+ general commercial contracts.
Coordinate and deliver training updates to the business on key legal and compliance matters, best practice and applicable processes. Utilise the established contract management system and find opportunities for streamlining processes / automation that will optimally support stakeholders to self-serve. Provide support in implementing designated compliance initiatives.

What you'll bring:
England & Wales / commonwealth qualified lawyer with minimum 2 years PQE Prior experience required relating to business to consumer marketing contracts and/or digital and social media agency/influencer/content creator engagements Prior experience of sustainability / green claims best practice would be an advantage Prior in-house experience desirable (preferably in a large-branded multinational and/or branded retailer or FMCG environment) Strong drafting experience Proven negotiation and business partnering skills Ability to speak any of the following languages would be helpful but is not required - French, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Mandarin or Turkish.

Be Customer Focussed

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constantly improving our customers experience

I listen to my customers I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

I do the right thing I am respectful

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

I build and share new ideas I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

I have courage to be creative Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

I embrace allyship I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth

I own my actions I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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