Treaties Advisor
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About the Role
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seeks an experienced Treaties Advisor to develop and implement Customs treaty models, agreements, and contracts. The role involves conducting legal research, drafting proposals, supporting negotiations, and ensuring compliance with agreed terms.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct research and benchmark countries to identify potential Customs treaty possibilities
- Prepare assessment and first draft analysis related to target countries from a legal standpoint
- Coordinate with International Relations and Treaties functions to shortlist and select treaties
- Develop Customs treaty proposals based on pre defined templates and international collaboration guidelines
- Draft finalized treaty model based on negotiations outcomes
- Develop/update Customs treaties agreement templates, forms, and tools
- Support communication and negotiation of treaty terms with targeted country representatives
- Implement Customs treaty ensuring compliance with agreed upon terms
- Report Customs treaty conflicts and establish methods for resolving disputes
- Conduct due diligence on relevant countries to ensure accurate Customs calculations
- Optimize the Customs treaties database system and manage periodical health checks
- Prepare periodical reports highlighting lessons learnt, conflicts, and improvement actions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or equivalent
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
- Proficient in Tax and Customs Treaties
- Advanced knowledge of Legislations and Regulations
- Advanced Legal Writing and Policy Drafting
- Proficient in Research and Analysis
- Proficient in Negotiation and Influence
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Purpose of Job
- Jobholders at this level are experienced professionals capable of conducting work with general directions. They are primarily concerned with developing solutions to challenges which require some analysis to understand and resolve, and addressing issues escalated from junior levels. They undertake co
Customs Treaty Legal Assessment and Proposal Development
- Conduct research, benchmark countries, and evaluate current trends to come up with potential Customs treaty possibilities with based on defined criteria and guidelines
- Prepare assessment, research results and first draft analysis related to target countries based on feasibility and impact from a legal standpoint
- Coordinate with International Relations and Treaties functions to shortlist and select treaties that have the greatest strategic significance to ZATCA and highlight results for dissemination
- Liaise with International Relations and Treaties functions regarding treaty model, scope, and objectives, highlight focus areas and amend model if needed to fit target countries needs and the Kingdom’s interests
- Handle the development of Customs treaty proposals based on pre defined templates and international collaboration guidelines
- Draft finalized treaty model based on the negotiations outcomes and agreements ensuring alignment with both parties' requirements and ZATCA standards
Customs Treaty Implementation
- Develop/Update Customs treaties agreement templates, forms, and tools
- Hold discussion groups to review, finalize and provide legal support in drafting Customs treaty agreements and contracts
- Support International Relations and Treaties functions in the communication and negotiation of treaty terms and conditions with targeted country representatives
- Implement Customs treaty ensuring compliance with agreed upon terms, highlight deviations, and develop action plan for corrective and improvement purposes
- Report Customs treaty conflicts, and when needed, establish methods and procedures for resolving treaty disputes
- Conduct Customs treaty agreement due diligence on relevant countries to ensure that Customs are calculated accurately for firms that aim in entering the Kingdom’s (private) market
- Work on optimizing the Customs treaties database system and manage the performance of periodical health checks to ensure optimal functionality and accessibility
- Prepare periodical reports highlighting lessons learnt, conflicts and improvement actions
Organization and Operations
- Follow all relevant policies, processes, and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
- Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
- Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
- Perform other duties as requested
People Management
- Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know how, when applicable
- Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
- Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, or equivalent is required
Experience
- A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
Competencies
- Tax and Customs Treaties Proficient
- Collaboration and Communication Developing
- Legislations and Regulations Advanced
- Professionalism Proficient
- Research and Analysis Proficient
- Results Oriented Proficient
- Stakeholder Management Proficient
- Legal Writing and Policy Drafting Advanced
- Customer Focus Proficient
- Enablement of Change and Innovation Developing
- Negotiation and Influence Proficient
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