Legal Counsel (Commercial) at The Confederation of African Football (CAF)

Job Description
Legal Counsel (Commercial) who can contribute to CAF’s overall success by effectively managing the following duties:

• Draft and conduct further legal assistance in negotiation & interpretation of broad range of agreements, including sponsoring, licensing, service provider, Bidding & Hosting and IP-related agreements
• Assist with the CAF Rights Protection Programme in relation to CAF Events
• Support in General legal services
• Assist in the continuous development of CAF Marketing Regulations
• Handle and monitor international commercial litigation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law
• Master’s Degree in Law is an asset
• Preferably 1 to 2 years expertise in commercial legal practice "on the job" in the sports rights industry, on in-house legal department or a reputable law firm engaged in sponsoring and licensing rights
• Professional experience of working and drafting legal documents, in particular contracts in English and French languages
• Fluent in English and French
• Ability to transfer profound legal knowledge into commercially oriented solutions
• Good communication & negotiation skills
• Service and solution orientated personality with keen perception of legal, commercial / marketing and policy related implications.