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Competition & Regulatory Legal Counsel (FTC)
Job Reference tesco/TP/10823140/607202
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Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Contract Details:
12 Month FTC - flexible working
Salary:
Competitive
Working Hours:
36
Location:
Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City
Closing Date:
04/02/2021
Job Category:
Legal
Business Unit:
GB Head Office
What’s in it for you
We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:
- Annual bonus scheme where you can earn up to 3.5% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays)
- On-site state of the art gym at our Welwyn Campus with discounted “Gympass” membership & free health checks via Nuffield Health
- Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
- Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
- Share Schemes – Join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ & ‘Save As You Earn’ share schemes after 3 months service
- Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service
- Colleague Discounts:
- 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four day period, off most purchases at Tesco
- 10% off One Stop
- 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
- 20% off all F&F purchases
- 20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. T&C’s apply
- 25% off Tesco Café
- 50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
- 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
- An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
- Cycle to work scheme
- Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hatfield & Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus & Hatfield Offices
- Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
- Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges
- Financial wellness - Tesco has partnered with experts to help you make the most of your money
- Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners
About the role
The Competition & Regulatory Counsel provides strategic and operational advice and guidance on competition and regulatory law issues. The role works closely with Legal teams in the UK and around the Group (including ROI, Central Europe, Asia, Tesco Bank and Tesco Mobile), along with business stakeholders.
You will be responsible for
Competition Law:
- Provide advice and guidance on competition law issues in relation to commercial, property, corporate, strategy, innovation, litigation and other fields of business activity in the UK.
- Support competition law investigations and merger clearances before competition authorities
- Prepare responses to requests for information from Competition Authorities.
- Support other business units with competition law advice
- Support the development of the competition law compliance programme and support its implementation around the Group, including training programmes and other key controls.
- Support competition law assurance activities, working with other colleagues in Legal, Group Audit and external advisors.
Regulatory & Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP):
- Develop and support the implementation of the GSCOP compliance programme, including developing GSCOP guidance, risk registers, training and other key controls.
- Draft regulatory submissions to the Groceries Code Adjudicator and support the investigation of GSCOP risk issues.
- Support GSCOP assurance activities, working with other colleagues in Legal, Group Audit and external advisors.
EU Law Including Free Movement & State Aid:
- Working with external counsel, provide guidance and advice on EC law issues, including state aid and free movement issues, including supporting EU law challenges made by trade associations and other bodies.
General:
- Conduct ongoing horizon-scanning for emerging risks and issues.
- Raising awareness of competition and regulatory issues with stakeholders around the business.
- Supporting internal reporting on competition and regulatory issues.
You will need
The Competition & Regulatory Counsel will:
- Be an experienced competition lawyer, ideally with previous experience in-house
- Have in-depth knowledge of the UK and European competition landscape
- Preferably have experience of UK and EU regulatory law (for example, supplier legislation)
- Be able to explain complex concepts to business colleagues in simple terms
- Work collaboratively across the business to positively influence stakeholders
- Work independently and collaboratively in a collegial, fast-paced team environment across all Group businesses
- Be comfortable carrying a varied and sometimes unpredictable workload, which may require occasional travel
About us
Our vision here at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving Britain's shoppers a little better every day’. Our business was built with a simple mission – to be the champion for customers, helping them to enjoy a better quality of life and an easier way of living. This hasn't changed. Customers want great products at great value which they can buy easily and it's our job to deliver this in the right way for them. In the UK, we serve some 66 shoppers every second, so it's our goal to ensure every one of those customers experiences just a little better service on each visit.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings to enable us to serve our shoppers a little better every day. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.