RESPONSIBILITIES

• Functionally responsible for legal affairs for the entire the Group;
• Member of the executive management team;
• Under direct responsibility of the Chef Executive Officer.
• Reporting manager of the assistant general counsel and the corporate secretary.
• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management.
• Set internal legal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors.
• Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action.
• Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically.
• Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks.
• Base your decision making process on ethics and integrity.
• Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholder.
• Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, politicians, clients)
• Attract, develop, direct, motivate and drive performance from team.
• Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights.
• Meet legal objectives.
• Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related area.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven general counseling experience in business environment.
• Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigations, labor law, etc)
• In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organisations.
• Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives.
• Well-versed in how business operate with financial acumen.
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas.
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills.
• First class interpersonal and communication skill.
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to “see around the corner”.
• Possess BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree an LLB or JD from an accredited law school and at least 15 years of professional experience.
• MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an asset.