In - House Legal

• Providing legal and transactional advice to all Comapny's Oman departments on legal matters and both local and cross-border
  transactions to safeguard the company and minimize risk exposure.
  
• Leading negotiation, drafting and/or review of
  all commercial contracts (e.g. concession contracts, cooling service
  agreements, construction services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, EPC,
  procurement contracts, O&M contracts, etc).
  
• Leading negotiation, drafting and/or review of
  all debt facility agreements, debt and equity instruments (convertible bonds etc),
  hedging instruments, project finance agreements (facility agreements, inter-creditor,
  security documents, direct agreements) etc.
  
• Leading negotiation, drafting and/or review of all
  merger and acquisition related matters and documentation, whether through sale
  of shares, sale of assets or statutory merger.
  
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable local and/or
  global laws, rules and regulations.
  
• Managing legal aspects of business development
  / investment and project related activities including pre- contract risk
  assessment, contract negotiation, MOU drafting and negotiation, transaction and
  project structuring and execution, etc. from a legal perspective to cater to the
  company’s business needs and protect its interests at appropriate risk levels.
  
• Identifying and assessing legal and commercial risks
  and developing action plans upon identified deficiencies or opportunities for
  improvement.
  
• Assisting on all legal aspects and impacts of any
  future district cooling regulator’s intended regulatory
  
• Closely
  coordinating with Company's UAE Legal to ensure alignment of Company's Oman
  approach, legal and compliance strategy, and policies with the UAE.
  
• Identifying,
  managing and monitoring activities performed by external legal counsel to
  ensure delivery of defined, cost
  effective and high quality legal services.
  
• Ensuring that the company’s rights vis-à-vis third part​ies are adequately protected, and support in managing litigation or
  court proceedings where necessary and defend the company against any claim or
  legal action.
  

Policies & Procedures

• Reviewing, updating (or preparing) and following all relevant Department/Unit policies, processes, standard operating procedures and
  instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
  
• Advising the company on the application of the delegation of authority, constitutional documents and shareholders’ agreement and ensuring compliance with the same.
  
• Ensuring the organization adheres to legal frameworks in areas such as
  discipline & grievance, redundancy, and employment law
  

Health, Safety & Environment:

• Ensure compliance to all relevant health, safety,
  and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the
  department to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, and a
  responsible environmental attitude
  

Requirements

•  7+ years of experience in the legal field,
  preferably with relevant in-house or corporate experience.