Senior Legal Associate - Policies

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Job Purpose:

To support the Senior Manager – Policy Advocacy in building compelling policy advocacy cases, in coordination with Dubai Chambers Business Groups and relevant local business stakeholders, and in advocating policymaking to the government and public organizations.

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Policy Advocacy

• Maintain understanding of the social, political, and economic context, regionally and globally.
• Conduct legal research to stay updated on changing laws and regulations that may impact the organization’s policies.
• Support reporting manager in developing and recommending policies that address and resolve problematic matters.
• Provide support in drafting detailed policy recommendations in line with international best practices, for submission to respective authorities within Dubai Government to influence and obtain their buy-in for proposed modifications.

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Information Security

• Adherence to the information security policies/processes/program and for reporting any security breaches or incidents to the direct management.

Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for the continuous improvement of departmental systems, policies, processes and practices considering ‘international leading practices’ to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
• Provide critical input to support the development of Department’s systems, policies, processes, and procedures to meet business requirements.
• Ensure team members comply with all Department’s policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.

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Quality, Health, Security, Safety and Environment

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and relevant quality, health, safety, security and environmental procedures and controls across the Department to guarantee employee safety and delivery of high-quality services

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Reporting

• Prepare reports in a timely and accurate manner to meet the departmental requirements, policies and standards.

Others

• Other relevant tasks of the job purpose when, and if required

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Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in law, or related field

Minimum Experience and Skills

• 2 - 4 years of progressive experience in a relevant field
• Fluent in English and Arabic (reading, spoken and written)
• Strong knowledge of laws and regulations

Competencies