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Gulf Air

<div>JOB PURPOSE 
Provide senior legal counsel across the Gulf Air Group, with a primary focus on the Gulf Air (airline) workstream - the Group's largest and most complex book of legal work - and with duties at Group level as required. Reporting to the General Counsel, the role leads the delivery of legal advice on complex commercial, aircraft, operational, financing, corporate, governance and dispute matters; helps protect the Group's interests and manage legal and regulatory risk; ensures compliance with applicable Bahraini and international law and aviation industry standards; and provides guidance, supervision and development to Legal Counsel and Para Legal team members.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
Legal Advisory &amp; Risk Management<ul><li>
Act as a senior legal adviser to the Gulf Air (airline) business - commercial, operations, technical, fleet, network and finance - and provide legal advice at Group level as required.</li><li>
Provide strategic and practical advice to management on complex, high-value and sensitive matters, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives.</li><li>
Advise on aviation-specific legal and regulatory matters under Bahraini and international law, including civil aviation, passenger rights, sanctions and other relevant matters.</li><li>
Identify, assess and help mitigate legal and regulatory risk across the airline and the wider Group.</li></ul>
Contracts, Transactions &amp; Negotiation<ul><li>
Lead the negotiation, drafting and review of complex commercial, aircraft and corporate agreements (including aircraft leases and financings, OEM, MRO and ground-handling contracts, codeshare / interline, GSA and supplier agreements).</li><li>
Act as a senior point of contact for the Group's negotiating teams on key transactions.</li></ul>
Disputes &amp; Litigation<ul><li>
Manage litigation, arbitration and other disputes - including aviation claims involving manufacturers, lessors, insurers and suppliers - instruct and supervise external counsel, and maintain oversight of the Group's litigation and disputes register.</li></ul>
Business Plan<ul><li>
Support business-plan execution with Legal in a supporting role.</li><li>
Advise on joint ventures, codeshare / interline and other strategic commercial partnerships.</li></ul>
Governance &amp; Compliance<ul><li>
Support corporate governance and the Group compliance framework, under the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.</li></ul>
External Counsel &amp; Legal Operations<ul><li>
Operate within the external legal panel and manage external legal spend against budget - engagement, scoping, fee arrangements and performance review.</li><li>
Contribute to the Legal Division's internal ways of working - procedures, document and file management, knowledge repositories, templates and legal technology - and actively look for practical ways to improve how the team saves files, processes documents and runs its day-to-day operations.</li></ul>
Team Leadership<ul><li>
Provide guidance, supervision, mentoring and development to Legal Counsel and Para Legal team members; allocate and review their work.</li><li>
Help embed shared routines and flexible cross-cover so the team supports the airline, airport and Group as one team rather than in rigid silos.</li></ul>
JOB REQUIREMENTS<ul><li> 
Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) as a minimum; postgraduate qualification (LLM) and admission to practice law in a recognized jurisdiction preferred.</li><li>
Minimum of 8 years' post-qualification legal experience, including in-house and/or law firm experience; aviation, transport or corporate-commercial sector experience strongly preferred.</li></ul></div>

SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

<div>MAIN OBJECTIVES 
Overall incharge of the station/country, including Sales, Airport, Security, Cargo, Finance, HR and Maintenance functions and ensure all the activities in the station are aligned with the company&rsquo;s mission, strategic objectives, policies and meet all legal, Governmental and other requirements and regulations. 
Administratively manage staff and the station budget, increase market shares and revenues, provide high quality of customer service, extend all the necessary support required in the Airport operations, organize and chair monthly station coordination meeting, liaise with concerned management and stake-holders in the HDQ and provide monthly reports on station activities. 
Represent Gulf Air as the senior executive in the station/country.MAIN DUTIES 
1. Undertake full responsibility of the station/country, including Airport, Security, Cargo, Finance, HR and Maintenance to ensure the functions of the station run to utmost satisfaction of the respective functional division. 
 
2. Organize and chair a monthly Station Coordination meeting with all functional heads in the station to enhance synergy and team work and send copy of the minutes of such meeting to all concerned management and stake-holders in the HDQ. 
 
3. Manage the station budget and all resources to ensure optimum utilization, control items of expenditure to pre-determine budgetary levels by maintaining a strict cost control policy, in particular commission costs of our GSAs and all other distributions, training and manpower development. 
 
4. Manage service providers and ensure GF receives all services under the contracts with third parties. 
 
5. In the event of flight disruption and operational requirements, extend all necessary support in the Airport, including being personally present at the airport to protect the safety and security of whole operation, including aircraft and passengers and to ensure the flight is released on time or with minimum damage caused to GF prestige. 
 
6. Increase market share and revenues and drive the performance of the business unit, with the objective to ensure the delivery of the customer services, increase market share and focus on high yield premium revenue and contribution. 
 
7. Develop, recommend, implement and monitor the Area or Country Business Plan including business priorities, revenue and cost of sales target and Key Performance Indicators for all commercial activity. Ensure clear and robust activity plans are in place and that the results are closely monitored and analysed to maximize contribution. 
 
8. Formulate a viable marketing or business plan, designed to achieve set objectives, increase market share and revenues at optimal costs. 
 
9. Champion the GF brand values in the area or country of responsibility through all sales and marketing activities, especially promotions and those with media involvement, to ensure strong visibility / communication is maintained within the assigned territory with an aim to increase the regional profile of GF. 
 
10. Continuously explore areas to generate revenue to exceed required targets. Initiate and maintain regular contact with principal officers in government departments and companies, travel organizers, and tour companies to ensure travel where possible is on the services of Gulf Air. 
 
11. Monitor progress against revenue and targets, analyse and comment on the monthly traffic / revenue reports and recommend and implement any changes to existing plans and operating budgets. 
 
12. Liaise with HDQ Commercial Planning and Network Revenue Management Department to identify, review and recommend changes to tariffs or schedules that could improve the area performance. 
 
13. Provide feedback and recommendations to management with regard to product design and specifications, developing alternate routes and destinations, changes in existing destinations, opening and closing of stations, fares, in-flight products &amp; services and timings to ensure a cutting edge vis-&agrave;-vis the competitors. 
 
14. Be commercially aware of all issues affecting regional performance including competitor&rsquo;s activities that could ultimately affect GF business. Monitor and assess their initiatives and costs to take tactical actions and to feed intelligence to the management. 
 
15. Ensure business continuity across the business area by establishing strong partnering relationships across all parts of the Marketing &amp; Sales organization so that the business unit operates seamlessly and is easy for its stakeholders to do business with. 
 
16. Maintain and improve personnel standards of customer services, business sense and positive performance to ensure all available opportunities are capitalized upon. 
 
17. Represent GF as the Senior Executive in the area or country when interfacing or negotiating with Governments, Civil Service, GSAs, Travel Agents, Handling Companies and other organizations in collaboration with Ground Services, Security, Cargo and Engineering. 
 
18. Responsible for safety and security of GF operations, staff, property and assets within the area/country of operation. 
 
19. Develop teamwork, demonstrating shared goals and values. Provide leadership guidance and support to all staff in the station/country. Enable the functional heads in the station to ensure staffs are recruited, trained and motivated to the standards set in the People KPI by recognizing performance. Provide, where appropriate, a succession plan for the station. 
 
20. Exercise effective management of the station staff in terms of selecting, training, motivating, evaluating and disciplining subordinates in appropriate liaison with HR function. 
 
21. Prepare and plan the schedule of annual leave of the functional heads in the station in coordination with concerned functional management in HDQ. 
 
22. Authorized to sign all contracts within the local limit (BD 10,000) in accordance with the GF procurement and BTB regulation. 
 
23. Supervises the preparation of the Department&rsquo;s annual plans and capital and operating budgets and once approved, controls expenditure and staffing against these plans and budgets. 
 
24. Country Manager (CM) is deputized by the Airport Manager (APM) during his absence and annual leave to ensure the station functions smoothly. CM plans the Annual Leave with the APM in order to prevent their annual leave being overlapped. The approval of the APM&rsquo;s annual leave is vested in CM in liaison with Manager Outstations. 
 
25. Direct the APM in relation to all legal and Government affairs. APM has the responsibility of complying with local protocol and will report directly to CM in such matters.Experience 
Minimum 10 years&rsquo; experience in the field of sales and marketing of which at least 7 years had been in management and supervisory capacity. The jobholder should have adequate background in major airline business processes.Qualifications 
<ul><li>Educated to degree level.</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Must be computer literate, with proven excellent people management and motivational skills, high level of entrepreneurial skill, resilient and culturally sensitive with high communication and motivational ability.</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Must be able to create strong partnering relationships at a senior level with internal and external contacts, including heads of governments, airlines and business associates.</li></ul></div>

COUNTRY MANAGER - BAHRAIN

<div>JOB PURPOSE 
The role is responsible to perform and conduct procurement activities for goods and services across departments, ensuring compliance with Bahrain Tender Board regulations and company procurement policies while maintaining uninterrupted and timely supply.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li> 
Act as a liaison and subject matter expert for procurement activities, aligning operational needs with market dynamics to ensure value-driven sourcing decisions.</li><li>
Adhere to Bahrain Tender Board Law across all procurement operations, including tenders, single source cases, evaluations, and contract awards. Lead internal awareness and implementation of BTB regulations.</li><li>
Oversee full lifecycle of procurement processes, from drafting RFPs, managing e-tendering, vendor communications, and site visits to conducting technical and financial evaluations, post-approval negotiations, and final awards as delegated to by the relevant manager.</li><li>
Maintain complete tender records in compliance with regulatory standards, respond to internal/external audit queries and close findings in coordination with relevant departments.</li><li>
Coordinate with user departments, evaluation teams, internal tender committees, and the Bahrain Tender Board to ensure transparent and efficient procurement execution.</li><li>
Authorized to approve purchase orders up to BD 5,000 per transaction.</li><li>
Assist with in-depth market research and analysis, maintain accurate supplier profiles and product/service databases to support effective procurement decisions.</li><li>
Provide operational continuity during absences, and foster a high-performance, collaborative work environment.</li><li>
Comply with set KPIs, strategic roadmap development, and budget management.</li><li>
Achieve any other task as assigned by the management in the related field</li></ul>
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS<ul><li> 
Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or an equivalent major in the related field.</li><li>
Membership of a recognized Institute, in Procurement &amp; Supply Chain Management, CIPS, etc.</li></ul>
EXPERIENCE<ul><li> 
A minimum of 2 years in the Procurement Management.</li><li>
Comprehensive knowledge in Bahrain Tender Law with high level of professional skills.</li><li>
Strong working knowledge of Procure-to-Pay (PR/PO/invoice) and end-to-end purchasing controls.</li><li>
Experience with ERP for procurement and inventory (Oracle preferred) and MRO systems (AMOS preferred)</li><li>
Advanced Excel and/or Power BI (or similar)</li><li>
Familiarity with digital supply chain/predictive maintenance concepts.</li><li>
An awareness of aviation quality standards and certifications (preferred).</li></ul></div>

SENIOR OFFICER – PROCUREMENT

<div>Job Purpose 
Lead and manage the organization's cyber security operations, vulnerability management, cloud and infrastructure security, and security automation activities by implementing effective security controls, ensuring compliance with cyber security standards, strengthening threat detection and incident response capabilities, and embedding secure practices across technology operations to safeguard organizational systems, applications, and information assets.
Roles &amp; Responsibilities<ul><li> 
Conduct thorough security audits to identify vulnerabilities and implement actionable improvements.</li><li>
Develop and enforce robust Privilege Access Management (PAM) strategies to protect sensitive resources.</li><li>
Create and maintain Security Hardening Guidelines in compliance with CIS or SITG Benchmarks, ensuring secure configurations across all systems.</li><li>
Design and deploy automated processes for cybersecurity tasks using Python scripting.</li><li>
Manage the organization's Vulnerability Management Program, including regular scanning, assessment, remediation, and reporting.</li><li>
Implement and oversee Security Automation processes to streamline threat detection, incident response, and compliance checks.</li><li>
Continuously monitor security systems to detect, respond to, and resolve potential incidents promptly.</li><li>
Respond to cybersecurity incidents with effective containment, resolution, and detailed after-action reporting.</li><li>
Collaborate with IT, DevOps, and other teams to embed security practices into all phases of the SDLC.</li><li>
Monitor and maintain security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint protection solutions.</li><li>
Oversee the design, implementation, and management of security architectures for cloud-based and on-premise infrastructures.</li><li>
Perform periodic reviews of firewall configurations, user access controls, and other security mechanisms to optimize protection.</li><li>
Maintain the organization's cybersecurity framework and ensure alignment with industry standards and regulations.</li><li>
Proactively evaluate and deploy emerging cybersecurity technologies to mitigate evolving threats.</li><li>
Act as the primary contact for security incidents and collaborate with external teams for escalated support.</li><li>
Provide leadership in implementing threat intelligence strategies, ensuring continuous improvement of the organization's security posture.</li></ul>
Skills &amp; Technologies Required<ul><li> 
Threat Detection and Response using any of these tools (Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint).</li><li>
Vulnerability Management using any of these tools (Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS).</li><li>
privilege Access Management (PAM) using any of these tools (Wallix, CyberArk, BeyondTrust).</li><li>
Security Automation and Orchestration using any of these tools (Python, Splunk Phantom, Cortex XSOAR, Azure Sentinel ).</li><li>
DevSecOps using any of these tools (SonarQube, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).</li><li>
Security Hardening and Compliance using any of these tools (CIS Benchmarks, SITG Benchmarks, Qualys Policy Compliance).</li><li>
Cloud Security using any of these tools (AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, Microsoft Defender for Cloud).</li><li>
Network Security using any of these tools (Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Snort, Suricata).</li><li>
Endpoint Security using any of these tools (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne).</li></ul>
Qualifications<ul><li> 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).</li><li>
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent.</li></ul></div>

MANAGER - CYBER SECURITY

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SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

COUNTRY MANAGER - BAHRAIN

SENIOR OFFICER – PROCUREMENT

MANAGER - CYBER SECURITY