Contracts Counsel

World Fuel Services
Cape Town
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 2-5 yearsSkills: ["Commercial acumen","Practical problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Interpersonal communication","Organizational skills"]

Serve as a trusted legal advisor to global fuel trading teams, with a focus on aviation fuel commercial transactions. Draft, review, and negotiate sale, purchase, logistics, and service agreements across international operations, providing practical guidance that balances risk and business opportunity. Work closely with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to support compliance and improve legal workflows through contract templates and process enhancements.

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World Fuel Services
World Fuel Services
1 month ago

Contracts Counsel

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Job Summary

Serve as a trusted legal advisor to global fuel trading teams, with a focus on aviation fuel commercial transactions. Draft, review, and negotiate sale, purchase, logistics, and service agreements across international operations, providing practical guidance that balances risk and business opportunity. Work closely with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to support compliance and improve legal workflows through contract templates and process enhancements.
Location: Cape Town
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Advise on aviation fuel product sale, purchase, logistics, and service agreements.
  • •Draft and negotiate commercial contracts across global operations.
  • •Provide legal advice on commercial issues related to international fuel trading activities.
  • •Develop contract templates and improve legal workflows to enhance efficiency.
  • •Educate internal teams on legal best practices and contract management.

Key Requirements

  • •Attorney qualified in South Africa with 2–5 years PQE (strong experience outside this range will be considered).
  • •Strong legal skills and commercial acumen to deliver practical legal solutions.
  • •Experience in energy, commodities trading, aviation, maritime, logistics, or commercial products/services is a plus.
  • •Comfortable working with legal and contract technology solutions.
  • •Ability to manage time, multiple priorities, and stakeholder relationships in a fast-paced environment.
Experience:2-5 yearsEnergyCommodities tradingAviationMaritimeLogistics
Skills:Commercial acumenPractical problem-solvingStakeholder managementInterpersonal communicationOrganizational skills

Company Brief

World Fuel Services
World Kinect Corporation provides global fuel logistics, energy procurement, and related supply chain services to aviation, marine, and land transportation customers. The company helps businesses source, manage, and optimize fuel and energy needs worldwide.
Industry: Energy Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Miami, United States
Founded: 1984
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