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- Develop and oversee the systems that ensure company compliance with regulations, in addition to legal and statutory requirements, including renewal of business licenses and updating of other important documents required by the regulatory authorities.
- Ensure that business is conducted in accordance with its objects as contained in its memorandum of association. Liaise with external regulators.
- Assess legal documents of the company and ensure legal compliance, file various documents/returns with the authorities as required.
- Keep under review all legal and regulatory developments affecting the company’s operations and make sure the proper reporting of them.
- Oversee legal requirements and compliance of the issuance and transfer of share certificates, corporate loans and charges.
- Liaise and coordinate with external legal counsels on legal matters of the company.
- Arrange/coordinate and oversee the company’s involvement in any lawsuit or legal process.
- Ensure that all legal formalities like tax payments, assets maintenance, agreements of lease and other obligations are fulfilled in time.
- Ensure that high-level secrecy and privacy for all legal data is maintained for the organization.
- Communication and coordination with other departments regarding operational risks, BCP and AML/ATF.
Job Requirements
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Law, Commerce, accounting, business administration, economic development, economics etc...).
- Preferable to have previous experience in compliance and micro finance.
Skills:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic, with the capacity to draft comprehensive documents in both languages.
- Strong ability to interact with stakeholders at various levels in the organization, including at the governance and regulator levels
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Ability to work under stress and to strictly respect deadlines.
- Proactive and capacity to function independently in a complex and rapid changing environment
- Detail-oriented and compliance
- Self-motivated, strong commitment to team environment dynamics, good communication
