Job Title:  Legal Affairs and Governance Team Leader

Job Purpose

Manage and communicate all corporate governance policies and processes to monitor and ensure Company’s compliance. Facilitate program and project management for all Legal initiatives. Facilitate and monitor the implementation of the Legal and Compliance Function Strategy in alignment with the Enterprise Strategy and Vision by supporting in developing the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as well as monitoring, validating and reporting on the progress. Facilitate in attaining as well as monitor the 5 - Year Budget Forecast. 
 

Key Activities, Responsibility & Accountability

Governance and Board of Directors 
Responsibilities and Accountabilities: 
•    Lead the development, review, and implementation of corporate governance policies and procedures including Board and Board Committees’ charters, Excellence in Governance, Delegation and Sub Delegation ..etc.  
•    Ensure governance documents align with industry best practices and hierarchy of the governance documents.
•    Oversee the organization’s governance framework, including committee structures and ensure all governance bodies operate effectively and in compliance with the governance documents requirements.
•    Provide guidance and advice to internal stakeholders on corporate governance framework to ensure compliance with and all Governance documents.
•    Lead Risk Assessment by Identifying potential legal and regulatory gaps associated with the organization’s operations according to the existing governance documents and suggest mitigation plans
•    Regularly monitor compliance with governance policies and legal requirements and prepare and present reports on governance performance and compliance status to General Counsel and senior management.  
•    Facilitate all duties and activities related to Secretary to the Board of Directors. 
•    Oversee the preparation, collation, and distribution of Board agendas, meeting information packs, minutes, reports, and timelines; manage subsequent actions, liaise with other committees' secretaries as needed, and handle meeting notifications, correspondence, and updates or changes.
•    Coordinate the logistical and administrative support for visits by Joint Venture Board members to locations like ENEC Operations Head Quarters (HQ) and the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), in addition to the arrangement of accommodation, transport, hospitality, security clearances, etc. and seek the opportunities to elevate the experience of every visit.
•    Manage BOD submissions and prepare the resolutions to be reviewed by Board secretary and to be presented to the Board.Strategic and Operational Planning
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:  
•    Oversee the development of the Legal Function 5-year integrated business plan for implementing the needs of the Function by submitting Business Cases for additional resources/ services needed by the Function to achieve their objectives.
•    Ensure the dependencies of the legal integrated business plan with other Enterprise support functions are align on all needed requirements.
•    Set up roll out plans for implementing and disseminating KPIs derived from the strategies to the Legal Function, which in turn would translate to objectives.
•    Facilitate and support on manpower planning for the Function and monitor it on a regular basis to ensure 
Performance and Report Management 
Responsibilities and Accountabilities: 
•    Monitor the gathering, consolidation, verification and analysis of data required to measure KPIs, service improvements and performance reports.
•    Oversee and carry out the process of identifying and addressing business performance issues and operational challenges by developing and executing a detailed action plan. 
•    Conduct regular management review sessions including the quarterly performance reviews to assess and monitor the function performance, business and tactical plans and initiatives and actions to ensure integration with risk, financial management and audit.
 

Responsibilities & Accountabilities (contd.)

Professional Certifications

•    Certified Board Secretary 
•    Lead Auditors certificate.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Quality management, Governance, Strategic Planning Management or Relevant Field. 

Experience

•    6 years of relevant experience.

pref - 

•    Master’s degree in governance, Quality management/ Strategic Planning/ Management) 
•    10 years of relevant experience.