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Assistant Manager - Regulatory AffairsUnilever · Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Assistant Manager - Regulatory Affairs

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🗓️ Posted 2026-08-13 Colombo, Sri Lanka Hybrid Banking Financial Services
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 150,000 GBP–250,000 GBP/mo

About the Company

Join us as Assistant Manager - Regulatory Affairs Function: Assistant Manager - Regulatory Affairs Reports to: SLMCL Cluster Head of Regulatory Affairs Scope: Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos Markets Location: Unilever Sri Lanka Head Office, Colombo, Sri Lanka Terms & Conditions: Full Time. Requires willingness to travel. With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don't believe in the 'one size fits all' approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. JOB PURPOSE This role is crafted to enable market access for Unilever's brands in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Laos by assuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and expected norms of conduct. This is an opportunity to work in a globally aligned function upholding high standards of corporate conduct whilst delivering growth and savings.

Responsibilities

  • ● Assure compliance with product registration processes through outsourcing and other services.
  • ● Assure product compliance with applicable regulations and standards for ingredients, formulations, labels, packaging material through digitized and other processes.
  • ● Enable marketing claims and communications through robust risk assessment and risk communications.
  • ● Build business readiness for upcoming regulations and standards.
  • ● Liaise with regulatory authorities in Sri Lanka.
  • ● 3+ years of experience working with the National Medicines Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka and working knowledge of requirements of the EU Cosmetics Directive.
  • ● Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) or Chemistry (BSc in Chemistry) from a recognized local or foreign university.
  • ● Ability to assess and communicate business risks by analysing regulatory texts, scientific standards, trade practices, and cultural sensitivities.
  • ● Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams, senior business leaders, trade associations, and public officers to deliver value in complex business and regulatory environments.
  • ● Excellent command in English and Sinhala languages (written and verbal) and outstanding inter-personal skills.
  • ● Experience working in a multinational environment.
  • ● Ability to read and write in the Tamil language.