Job Title: Head of Legal & Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Role Purpose:
• Lead the company’s Governance, Risk & Compliance framework and provide practical legal support across the company and its subsidiaries.
• Ensure sound governance, effective risk oversight, regulatory compliance, and proper legal protection.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and enhance governance, risk, compliance, and legal frameworks across the company and its subsidiaries.
• Develop, review, and improve policies, controls, approval matrices, charters, and internal frameworks.
• Establish and maintain the enterprise risk register, with clear mitigation actions and reporting.
• Oversee compliance with applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, and contractual obligations.
• Provide practical legal advice on commercial, operational, employment, regulatory, and corporate matters.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on contracts, legal documents, notices, claims, and sensitive matters.
• Manage external legal counsel and support disputes, claims, settlements, investigations, and pre-litigation matters.
• Support legal and GRC aspects of restructuring, partnerships, joint ventures, investments, and strategic transactions.
• Coordinate with relevant functions to strengthen internal controls, address governance or compliance gaps, and support business decisions.
• Promote legal and compliance awareness across the organization, including at least two GRC awareness sessions annually.
• Perform any other legal, governance, risk, compliance, or related responsibilities assigned by the CEO in the interest of the company and its subsidiaries.
Key Interfaces:
• Internal: CEO, executive management, finance, HR, procurement, operations, internal audit, IT/cybersecurity, strategy, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
• External: Legal counsel, regulators, auditors, consultants, partners, vendors, insurers, and relevant authorities.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Law or related field.
• Relevant professional certifications or postgraduate qualifications are preferred.
• Significant experience in legal, governance, risk, and compliance roles.
• Strong background in legal advisory, contracts, compliance, governance, and enterprise risk management.
Key Competencies:
• Strong legal and GRC knowledge.
• Sound judgment and business-oriented thinking.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and advisory skills.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to handle sensitive matters effectively.
• Success Measures / KPIs:
• Effectiveness of governance and compliance framework.
• Quality and timeliness of legal and GRC support.
• Timely closure of risks and compliance gaps.
• Reduction of legal and contractual exposure.
• Effective handling of sensitive matters.
• Improvement in compliance culture and awareness.
