Director of Legal Affairs Department (UAE National only)

The general objective of the job:

Monitoring the implementation of activities related to the department's work and participating in the formulation of public policies and the development of strategies

specific to legal affairs, which include providing all legal services.

PhD in Law or Master of Law or Bachelor of Law

 Providing legal opinions on matters referred to the department and oƯering advice regarding them.

 Managing the department's organizational units, monitoring their performance, and preparing reports to prevent duplication of objectives and tasks among them.

 Preparing the proposed strategic and operational plan for the department, developing work-related performance indicators, and working to achieve them.

 Supervising the preparation of legal studies, agreements, and organizational regulations related to the entity's work.

Supervising the preparation of memoranda

and the documentation for legal cases in which the entity is a party and following up on their progress in coordination with the relevant authorities.

 Supervising the preparation of all legal statements regarding consultations and inquiries referred to the administration and approving them.

 Supervising the work of the Violations and Grievances Committees, studying grievances and complaints on matters referred by the competent authorities within

the scope of the entity's responsibilities.

 Supervising the preparation of contracts and their drafts referred from the competent authorities

 Supervising the preparation and review of memoranda of proposal to the Council of Ministers or the Ministerial Council for Services regarding the initiatives and

legislation of the federal entity

 Supervising the drafting of draft laws, decisions, and circulars related to the work of the entity

 Coordinating with the State Cases Department in advocacy

 Regular review of performance indicators, achievement rates, performance evaluation of department staƯ, and preparation and submission of the department's

annual report to senior management.

 Strengthening relationships with external partners to establish strategic partnerships.

Developing and motivating internal partners, and managing change to

ensure eƯiciency and eƯectiveness.

 Providing necessary support to the direct supervisor, and performing any other assigned tasks.

 Monitoring, evaluating, and improving administrative processes such as planning, budgeting, reporting, and service delivery.

 Establishing internal plans to develop a team-building culture and continuous learning to ensure the highest quality of work.