Application Window: 10 days from the date of announcement (Final Closing Date: July 4, 2026)
Job Location: Corporate Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Office Position
Application Gateway: Combined Dual Requirement (Direct Email + Mandatory Digital Registration Form)
TotalEnergies is a leading global multi-energy enterprise operating in over 130 countries, focused on providing accessible, affordable, and cleaner energy. Established locally in 1950, TotalEnergies Marketing Ethiopia S.C. manages an expansive retail network of more than 120 service stations supplying fuels, lubricants, and high-grade specialty products. The affiliate is seeking a high-integrity, seasoned legal professional to navigate regulatory frameworks and safeguard its assets.
Core Accountability Blueprint
The Senior Legal, Insurance & Real Estate Expert operates within a dual reporting environment, collaborating with cross-functional units locally and communicating with global headquarters. The position manages three core pillars:
1. Legal Affairs & Court Advocacy
- Litigation & Representation: Manage and coordinate the company’s legal case pipeline. Defend and represent TotalEnergies before judicial courts, state tribunals, and regulatory authorities.
- Contract Architecture: Structure, draft, and rigorously review diverse commercial agreements, procurement contracts, and high-value facility or retail station lease agreements to align with local statutory frameworks.
- Advisory & Dispute Resolution: Deliver proactive corporate counsel to senior leadership and local business units (including labor law and employee relations matters). Formulate negotiation strategies for out-of-court settlements.
2. Real Estate Asset Compliance
- Land Tenure & Permits: Oversee all property acquisition documentation, verify continuous legitimacy of title deeds, and guarantee compliance with strict urban land usage codes.
- Development Approvals: Coordinate municipal construction permit applications, zoning approvals, and engineering safety documentation across the service station network.
3. Insurance Risk Management & Governance
- Policy Underwriting: Evaluate physical and corporate risks to secure complete asset insurance coverage across all storage depots and stations.
- Broker & Claim Relations: Coordinate with certified insurance brokers and underwriting institutions. Lead investigations and follow-up streams for operational insurance claims to maximize financial recovery.
- Tax Compliance: Oversee the calculation and timely settlement of real estate, insurance-specific, and asset-related municipal taxes or financial obligations.
Applicant Profile & Requirement Metrics
- Educational Background: Minimum of a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Degree) from an accredited university.
- Professional Experience: 5–7 years of progressive experience working as a legal advisor within a structured law firm or as an in-house corporate legal counsel. Direct experience in court litigation is highly advantageous.
- Technical Challenges to Manage: Must show capacity to navigate complex, lengthy judicial pipelines, land-policy constraints, and support operational velocity within a regulated local fuel-pricing framework.
- Languages: Command of professional, corporate written and spoken English.
Mandatory 2-Step Application Procedure
TotalEnergies enforces a strict zero-tolerance fraud policy: no payments or fees are ever requested or accepted during recruitment. To be formally considered, candidates must successfully execute both registration steps below:
Step 1: Digital Document Sourcing
Compile your comprehensive corporate Resume/CV, an tailored application cover letter, and clean copies of your academic degrees and experience testimonies into an English-language digital file package and send it to:
📧 Email Intake System: recruitment.et@totalenergies.com
Step 2: Mandatory Portal Registration
Click the direct link below to fill out the bank’s internal candidate filtering and tracker form.
👉 Complete the TotalEnergies Mandatory Candidate Form
⚠️ Critical Validation Rule: Applications that do not fulfill both the email delivery and the Google Form routing will be automatically disqualified by the processing system. Qualified female professionals are highly encouraged to apply.