Regulatory Affairs Associate Manager (Office Base)
Avon
Woodmead, Gauteng, South Africa
Legal / Public / Security
Role Type
Permanent
What You'll Be Doing
In this role, you’ll provide regulatory leadership across South Africa and Sub‑Saharan Africa, working largely independently to ensure Avon complies with all relevant product, advertising, and industry regulations. You’ll guide the business through regulatory requirements, anticipate legislative changes, and help shape strategic decisions with a clear regulatory lens. You’ll represent Avon with external bodies and authorities, manage complex regulatory challenges, and ensure new and existing products reach the market compliantly and on time, while minimizing business risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing regulatory guidance to commercial teams on product registration, claims, advertising, and compliance.
- Monitoring and interpreting regulatory developments across Sub‑Saharan Africa and assessing business impact.
- Supporting new market entries and business model changes by engaging with regulatory authorities and government bodies.
- Ensuring full regulatory compliance for Avon and Justine product portfolios across all relevant markets.
- Leading and contributing to matrix projects to implement regulatory changes efficiently.
- Representing Avon in professional associations, government forums, and industry working groups.
- Partnering with local, regional, and global teams to communicate regulatory risks, opportunities, and requirements.
- Supporting the Head of Regulatory Affairs for Middle East and Africa on innovation, legislation, and market analysis.
- Experience in regulatory affairs within cosmetics, personal care, or related consumer product industries.
- Strong understanding of product regulations, claims, advertising, and technical compliance.
- Ability to work independently across multiple markets and manage complex regulatory topics.
- Proven experience engaging with regulatory authorities, associations, and external partners.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.
- A proactive, strategic, and solutions‑focused mindset.
- Comfort working in a matrix organization and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels.
At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work. We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you. Ready to be a part of it? Join us.
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About the company
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We’ve been doing beauty differently for 140 years.
Pioneering in listening to women’s needs and speaking out for them.
Standing for what matters to them. Supporting their endeavours.
We’re a company that connects people through beauty, sharing passion, innovation and expertise - affordably.
We use the power of beauty to transform women’s lives for the better.
We were founded to provide an opportunity for women to earn and learn – bringing economic freedom for our Beauty Advisers so they can shape their own future. We continue to carry this spirit with us today. Our independent Representatives provide millions of customers worldwide with trusted, personal beauty advice and products to help them express their individuality.
We believe in beauty democracy: inclusive beauty that is open to all. We’re passionate about keeping you at the forefront of beauty, creating products that embrace the hottest trends and cutting-edge technology, alongside everyday essentials that will be the staples of your beauty kit.
We believe in a better world for women, which is a better world for all. We believe everyone is equal and we champion gender equality. We speak up and speak out on issues that matter to our communities; supporting causes that help women’s health and wellbeing, including:
• Breast cancer, the most commonly occurring cancer in women,
• Violence against women and girls, which will impact 1 in 3 in their lifetime
There’s still work to do.
And we promise to continue doing more.
Join us and be part of the movement..