Senior Manager Legislation

Job Description

JOB OBJECTIVE:

The Senior Manager of Legislations is responsible managing drafting legislation, developing relevant policies (for the business sector), reviewing proposed legislation, coordinating approvals, educating staff on new laws, and managing legal translations internal\outsourced. The Senior Manager will manage and maintain legislative databases and actively manage DET's ongoing legislative compliance.

The Senior Manager is also responsible for providing sound legal advice to DET and its entities and stakeholders this include providing relevant information on local, federal and international legislation impacting DET’s operations. This entails managing developing proposals for legislative reform and reviewing laws drafted/approved by the Executive Council and by the Federal Supreme Council and providing expertise as needed as a means of support.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Core Functional Responsibilities & Subject Matter Expertise

• Manage the drafting of newly proposed legislation related to the economy and tourism, ensuring alignment with DET's strategic goals and legal frameworks.
• Provide legal oversight, auditing, and guidance to DET and its entities in implementing local and federal legislation and decrees.
• Conduct ongoing assessments of legislative needs for DET and its entities.
• Manage proposals for the issuance of new legislation and policies related to the economy and tourism sectors and their activities (including commercial legislation regulating business and investment activities); ensure alignment with ongoing local and federal developments.
• Manage the review and study of legislation proposed by governmental entities (i.e., local and the General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee), as well as other proposals, and provide commentary based on global trends; oversee liaison with other relevant stakeholders as needed, e.g., TEC, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economy.
• Manage coordination with other government departments to obtain legislative approvals and to facilitate other legislative matters.
• Ensure the level of legal acumen is maximized across the organization through initiatives to spread awareness of all relevant federal and local laws and executive regulations.
• Ensure smooth operations across all sections within the Legislation & Dispute Sector Department, aligning with the legal guidelines set by DET and the Dubai government.
• Monitor and assess the department's compliance with regulatory frameworks, making necessary adjustments to ensure adherence.
• Monitor the performance of the Legislation team in line with set service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs), and accordingly identify areas for improvement, implementing corrective actions as needed to enhance performance.
• Coordinate with Information Technology to drive digital transformation efforts and optimize the use of innovative technologies and digital solutions to enhance the ability of the Legislation team to receive and resolve legislation, thereby increasing efficiency and consumer satisfaction levels.
• Coordinate with the concerned internal stakeholders as needed to obtain information required to resolve complaints raised.
• Study the Federal/Local official Gazette and make legislative summaries.
• Manage legal translation requests, whether handled internally by DET experts or outsourced externally, to ensure adherence to the highest professional standards.
  
  

Corporate Strategic Planning

• Contribute to the development of the Legislation’s strategy and drive overall performance through providing inputs on the Legislation sectiont’s strategy, priorities and initiatives.
• Take onus of the Section’s achievement against set OKRs/KPIs to ensure the Section performs in line with overall performance targets.
  
  

Financial Planning & Monitoring

• Oversee the determination of the Section’s annual and long-term capital and operating budgetary requirements to ensure strategic and operational plans can be delivered.
• Take accountability for the Section’s’s budgetary performance, ensuring minimal divergences and that expenditures are optimized and directed towards value adding activities.
  
  

Operational Excellence & Governance

• Lead the development of section specific policies, procedures and processes ensuring full alignment with the prevalent and applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure the section achieves the highest level of governance and compliance with both internal (DET wide) and external policies and standards across various areas such as legal, quality, risk, cybersecurity etc. in relation to the core operations of the section.
• Oversee the productivity and operational efficiency of resources and employees in order to maximize returns on investment in people and resources.
• Continuously seek opportunities to leverage innovative technologies and digital solutions to optimize both internal and customer facing processes, in line with Dubai government's ambitions pertaining to being a digital economy.
  
  

Advisory Support

• Provide expert advice to the director, Legislation on matters pertaining to the Legislation.
• Help build a favorable reputation and image of DET in the public sphere locally, regionally, and internationally through representing both DET favorably.
• Support the DET in establishing deep relations across its stakeholder ecosystem which includes creating synergies and collaboration between Dubai Government Departments as well as federal level ministries and entities.
• Contribute to and support on DET wide corporate priorities and initiatives e.g., ESG related initiatives.
• Serve as a member of Committees as appointed by the CEO; attend and participate in Committees and fulfill delegated responsibilities.
  
  

People Leadership Responsibilities:

• Lead by example and role model the core values of the Dubai Government and DET in an aim to build a high performing and competent Government Department.
• Foster and instill a culture which, drives cross-functional collaboration across the functions to drive synergies in attaining strategic goals.
• Build the next generation of leaders through mentoring and coaching in order to develop the capabilities of the senior leadership team of the Entity and DET as a whole; this includes nurturing and grooming potential successors in an aim to drive business continuity.
• Ensure that the section maintains a happy working environment for employees in an attempt to support the DET achieve government level targets related to employee happiness.
• Drive the implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives to ensure thorough participation of females and people of determination within the workforce of the section.
  
  

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Law or any related discipline A Master's degree or MBA is highly preferred.
• Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) or Certified Legal Manager (CLM) are advantageous.
• Certified by the UAE Ministry of Justice and UAE official entities.
• A minimum of 11 years of legal experience in legal roles with a focus on legislative drafting, review, and implementation, particularly in sectors related to the economy and tourism.
• Proven track record of providing legal oversight, auditing, and guidance within a large organization or government entity, ensuring compliance with local and federal legislation.
• Experience in managing the proposal, drafting, and issuance of new legislation and policies, with a deep understanding of the economic and tourism sectors.
• Extensive experience working with governmental entities, including local councils and federal committees, to review legislation and secure necessary approvals.
• Experience in leading a team of legal professionals, overseeing operations, and ensuring the team's performance aligns with service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  
  

Job Category

Legal

Advertiser

Department of Economy and Tourism

Educational-level

Bachelor

Required Nationality

UAE Only

Monthly Salary

Unspecified

Schedule-Time

Full time

Job Posting

16/09/2025

Unposting Date

25/09/2025