Legal and Compliance Manager (QSTP)

Legal and Compliance Manager (QSTP)

Job Purpose: To assist in the resolution of legal and compliance issues by conducting background research, initiating, and responding to legal and compliance actions, and compiling and preparing required actions.

Key Result Areas:

• Serve as a primary source of legal information and ensure the consistency of advice provided to all relevant stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and assist in negotiating contracts to serve the best interests of QSTP and ensure the enforceability of contracts.
• Monitor and advise on QSTP's compliance with the QF internal & external rules (QF Governance Manual, internal QF Laws, Regulations and Policies & Procedures, etc.)
• Advise on QSTP's compliance with the Qatari Law and any other applicable law to mitigate the risk of legal action against QSTP.
• Evaluate and report non-compliances or alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and/or the QF Code of Conduct by instructing control improvements or initiating investigative procedures.
• Ensure proper reporting of violations or potential violations as appropriate and/or required.
• Guide, mentor and advise the business on compliance-related matters.
• Review exception reports and provide recommendations on decisions' adequacy.
• Design and deliver training sessions to QSTP employees (when necessary) to enhance the development of a strong corporate compliance and control culture.
• Track and report activity status, issues, risks, escalations, and decisions for management
• Represent QSTP in meetings with the QSTP senior management to provide legal assistance as required.
• Follow up on legal agreements to ensure that they are properly elaborated and completed and respond to any pertinent questions.
• Liaise with and advise QSTP's departments on legal issues to ensure compliance with QF's legal framework for contracts and agreements.
• Liaise with and coordinate with QSTP/ QF external legal counsels to resolve legal issues and ensure the rights and interests of the QSTP.
• Manage the drafting and filing of legal issues, including coordination with contracted external legal counsels.
• Manage contracted external legal counsels and provide annual feedback to line manager about their benefits and outcomes.
• Coordinate the preparation of summary presentations and documentation for management reviews and presentations to collaborating parties.
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in law.
• 8-10 years of relevant full-time work experience in an industrial or corporate environment, with significant research, commercial, and contractual experience, 3 of which at a supervisory level.
• Excellent organization and time management skills as well as thorough attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal communication, presentation, teamwork, and negotiation skills
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications .