General Legal Counsel

Tawteen

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure company compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, shareholder directives, and governance frameworks. Provide legal interpretation of OIA policies, APSR regulations, and other statutory requirements.
• Provide legal counsel to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive team on strategic initiatives, contracts, mergers, divestments, IPO readiness, and shareholder relations. Draft, review, and negotiate high-value contracts and agreements.
• Lead the legal risk management framework, including identification, assessment, and mitigation of legal, regulatory, and contractual risks. Embed legal risk assessments in corporate strategy and business planning processes.
• Oversee and manage corporate litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution processes. Engage and supervise external counsel, ensuring cost-effective and outcome-driven representation.
• Develop and maintain internal policies, guidelines, and templates for legal and regulatory compliance. Ensure robust governance mechanisms in contracts, procurement, HR, and operational matters
• Provide legal guidance for corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and IPO-related processes. Ensure legal due diligence and compliance with securities laws and shareholder mandates.
• Represent the company in high-level negotiations with regulators, government agencies, shareholders, and external stakeholders to safeguard company s legal and strategic interests.
• Develop internal awareness and training programs for executives and employees to ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards. Cascade legal knowledge and promote a compliance culture across the organization.
• Ensure development and monitoring of the annual budget for NEDC legal activities, optimizing resource allocation and actively mitigating and minimizing exposure to legal penalties and liabilities.
• Lead, coach, and counsel the Legal team to enhance professional capability and develop a strong pipeline of future leaders within the function.
• Manage and oversee external law firms supporting NEDC, ensuring effective performance, value for money, and maximized outcomes under their contractual engagements.
• Ensure strategic documentation and communications comply with IT security policies and ISO standards.
• Promote and integrate IT security and HSE considerations during strategy planning and execution oversight.
• Report any identified HSE non-compliance risks during monitoring processes.