Legal & GRC Administrator

The Role
We are seeking a highly organised, detail-oriented Legal & GRC Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative, coordination, and executive support across our Legal and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) departments. The role ensures smooth day-to-day operations of both functions while supporting statutory, regulatory, and governance obligations. The ideal candidate is proactive, reliable, discreet, and able to work in a fast-paced, confidentiality-sensitive environment with multiple priorities. Responsibilities & Duties Executive Support: • Manage complex calendars for respective VPs, including scheduling, rescheduling, prioritisation, and conflict resolution. • Arrange internal and external meetings, including preparing agendas, briefing packs, minutes, and follow-up actions. • Coordinate travel arrangements, itineraries, visa applications, and logistics. • Act as the primary administrative point of contact between executives and internal/external stakeholders. Administrative & Operational Support: • Prepare correspondence, executive summaries, letters, memos, and reports as required. • Manage document formatting, proofreading, version control, and filing. • Coordinate cross-department requests, ensuring timely response and completion. • Assist in organising department workshops, training sessions, and events. • Handle confidential information with discretion and integrity. • Support special projects under GRC and Legal • Conduct basic research and compile briefing notes when requested. Departmental & GRC Support: • Support preparation, formatting, and filing of governance documents, including: • Board Committee materials • Department MIS • registers and logs • Assist with statutory filings, corporate secretarial documents, and regulatory submissions across UAE jurisdictions (DIFC, Ministries, DET, Notary, Land Departments, etc.). • Assist with updating group trackers, registers, and dashboards (e.g., policy register, insurance tracker, risk register updates). • Coordinate distribution and archiving controlled documents. Legal Support: • Maintain corporate records, PoA logs, license renewals, and entity management documents. • Support coordination of contract execution, circulation, notarisation, and document management. • Track and follow up on legal workflows, deadlines, and renewal calendars. Communication & Stakeholder Coordination: • Liaise with internal departments (HR, Finance, Procurement, Operations, Projects, etc.) on behalf of respective functions. • Support external communications with regulators, law firms, insurers, and consultants. • Maintain stakeholder contact lists, trackers, and meeting follow-up logs.

Requirements
Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Governance, or related field preferred. • Minimum 5 years’ experience as an Team Assistant, Legal Assistant, or similar role. • Experience supporting senior executives, preferably in legal, governance, corporate affairs, or financial services environments. • Experience in Dubai Real Estate sector is advantageous. • Strong understanding of corporate governance, legal documentation, or regulatory processes in the UAE is advantageous. Skills & Attributes: • Excellent MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook). • Strong document formatting, proofreading, and version control capability. • Familiarity with statutory filings, legal documentation, and corporate registers. • Experience managing confidential and sensitive information. • Highly organised, structured, and detail oriented. • Discreet, trustworthy, and mature. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills. • Able to manage competing priorities and work under pressure. • Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to anticipate needs. • Professional appearance and executive presence.

About the company
MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions. Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years. The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges. Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom. With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, its clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.