Legal & Compliance Counsel - UAE & Oman

Overview

Legal Advisory & Support

• Provide legal advice and risk analysis to all business teams;
• Ensure the legal risks are identified and mitigated, and legal issues have been resolved;
• Ensure proper validity, filing and timely renewal of titles, licenses & permits with stakeholders and PROs;
• Draft, negotiate and review all types of contracts such as: NDAs, purchase/sale agreements, distribution, supply, EPC, lease agreements, tenders, employment contracts and all agreements/addendums related to the general business operations of the business units;
• Draft and review all types of legal documents (Power of attorney, resolutions, etc.);
• Advise and assist the People Department in diverse labor tasks (resignation/termination), drafting of settlement agreements, implementation of changes of laws in templates, questions on employee overtime and others;
• Advise, draft, review internal policies and procedures and secure the required internal approvals;
• Support corporate secretary activities (prepare board meetings, draft minutes and resolutions);
• Provide advice on legal disputes with the support of external lawyers: visit the courts (if required) and provide clear recommendations and updates to the management;
• Monitor new regulations and communicate to the management the legal updates on a regular basis;
• Provide training on fair competition law (for new joiners and recurring trainings);
• Work closely with Internal Control to ensure the full compliance with Holcim’s Minimum Control Standards requirements;
• Be the point of contact with external lawyers, auditors, national and federal authorities, as well as notaries.

Strategy & Organization

• Support the Head of Legal & Compliance with the preparation and implementation of the annual Country Compliance Plan;
• Provide compliance-related advice to the local management regarding compliance risk exposure areas.
• Support of the Group Functions:
• Contribute when required to investigations of potential compliance issues;
• Support and assist local management to mitigate or resolve local compliance risks.
• Local Implementation of the Group Compliance Program:
• Contribute in the implementation of new or revised compliance-related policies, directives and guidance;
• Ensure effective implementation of compliance-related processes (e.g., Third-Party Due Diligence) and adequate training of all relevant functions;
• Adapt and deliver compliance trainings that meet needs of local employees and the requirements of the training program;
• Contribute to new business projects by anticipating and addressing key compliance risks (e.g., via Compliance Due Diligence) and / or mitigation plans.
• Reporting and Monitoring:
• Ensure reporting from country level on various key indicators related to implementation and health of the Compliance Program;
• Help local management to promote speaking up culture and support Code of Ethics breaches recording;
• Maintain appropriate documentation of Compliance support activities and monitor remediation resulting from conducted investigations;
• Review internal / external audit reports in which compliance issues are raised at country level and support remediation.

Regulatory

• Maintain a solid understanding of applicable local law and regulation developments;
• Support the Head of Legal & Compliance when interacting with local authorities or regulators regarding compliance matters.
• Level of education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Law from a reputable Law School / University. Ideally, supplemented by a post-graduate degree from a reputable Law School / University.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Specific work experience:
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in a multinational corporate environment;
• Majority of experience in areas of immediate relevance to the role, including the handling of commercial contracts and strong compliance focus (particularly in areas of anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, trade sanctions, data privacy). Ideally experience with compliance management systems and corporate investigations;
• Proven track record of working successfully in an international and decentralized environment and in cross functional and cross-cultural teams.
• Linguistic skills:
• Bilingual English and Arabic (or Hindi)
• Behavioral competencies:
• General agility and sound judgment;
• Highest levels of ethics, integrity and discretion;
• Highly developed legal and commercial acumen with a pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach;
• Proven ability to operate effectively (incl. influence and when needed diplomatically but firmly challenge stakeholders at all levels);
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills to ensure the right organizational outcomes and impact;
• Strategic and wide-ranging thinker who is comfortable taking commercial and other positions to advance the interests of the organization as a whole but always in an ethical and legal manner which is consistent with group policy and directives;
• Forward looking, self-motivated and outcomes-orientated, with experience in managing in dynamic, complex, challenging and or ambiguous environments.
• Mobility requirements:
• (time spent travelling nationally): up to 20%