Senior Legal Counsel-Morocco/Algeria/Egypt based
- Recruiter
- McGregor Boyall.
- Location
-
Egypt
MoroccoEgypt
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 23 Apr 2019
- Closes
- 25 Apr 2019
- Ref
- MOR35
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Category
- Information Technology, Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This position will be reporting into Head of Legal North Africa and will sit within the Legal & Compliance team.
Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
Preferred degree : LLM; other post graduate legal or business degree / specialisationPreferred degree : LLM; other post graduate legal or business degree / specialisation
Basic Experience/Requirements
8 - 12 years PQE
Excellent English and French drafting and communication skills
Experience of working in a multi-national or regional company legal department.
Excellent academic record and working references / credentials
Experience in ethics and compliance, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act
Preferred experience/requirements:
Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
Work experience in the North and West Africa region
Very strong individual contributor
Strong leadership and business relationship skills
Experienced in commercial, technology, IPR, business, labour, contract and competition law.
Experienced in negotiating and drafting infrastructure and technology, business development, including those agreements covering a number of markets
Arabic language skills
Basic Experience/Requirements
8 - 12 years PQE
Excellent English and French drafting and communication skills
Experience of working in a multi-national or regional company legal department.
Excellent academic record and working references / credentials
Experience in ethics and compliance, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act
Preferred experience/requirements:
Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
Work experience in the North and West Africa region
Very strong individual contributor
Strong leadership and business relationship skills
Experienced in commercial, technology, IPR, business, labour, contract and competition law.
Experienced in negotiating and drafting infrastructure and technology, business development, including those agreements covering a number of markets
Arabic language skills
Preferred experience/requirements:
- Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
- Work experience in the North and West Africa region
- Very strong individual contributor
- Strong leadership and business relationship skills
- Experienced in commercial, technology, IPR, business, labour, contract and competition law.
- Experienced in negotiating and drafting infrastructure and technology, business development, including those agreements covering a number of markets
- French required Arabic strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities/Primary Functions:
- Acts as a source of expert current knowledge of all legal, ethics & compliance programs and supports the development of an effective and pragmatic compliance culture
- Initiates a communication program that ensures a clear understanding of legal compliance standards required of individuals conducting high risk activities in the business
- Assess level of compliance with established policies, procedures and standards, across the organization as well as adequacy of internal controls within business, financial processes and operations
- Performs proactive risk assessment to identify business processes in the sub-region and region which may represent a risk for the company, with an emphasis on financial, business controls and efficient business processes
- Coordinate with all functions in identifying, developing and implementing improvements in response to legal requirements, legislation changes and company policy requirements
- Participates in all the applicable sub region business approval boards and meetings, responsible for reporting and escalating legal issues and the relevant risks to the Head of L&C for the MEA Region.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.