General Counsel - Compliance

Job Purpose

Key Accountabilities

• Supervision and Development
• Sets individual objectives for direct reports, manage their performance, develop and motivate them, and provide them with formal and informal feedback and appraisals
• Sets objectives for Compliance Council members to develop and motivate them in implementing an effective compliance program
• Assesses Compliance Council members performance and effectiveness
• Budgets and Plans
• Reviews Compliance budget submission and seek approval from General Counsel in a timely manner with consideration of management expectations and staffing required to support business growth and continuity across the Mubadala Group

Program Leadership And Risk Assessment

• Acts as the focal point for compliance related issues across the EGA Group
• Serves as the CRB secretariat
• Implements the compliance strategy, structure and initiatives across the EGA Group in close consultation with the General Counsel
• Reviews operating and support team’s organizational compliance execution status to ensure program effectiveness and efficiency
• Assesses key compliance risks and emerging issues, review internal and external audit results, analyses compliance reports, and review organizational assessments to identify compliance trends
• Assists the Executive Management team to identify, assess, manage and proactively mitigate/abate risks associated with the EGA Group on a regular basis
• Coordinates and networks with EGA’s customers, partners, suppliers and governments on compliance related matters
• Develops and initiates new compliance programs as required
• Determines compliance program strategies for new acquisitions and partnerships
• Processes and Policies
• Implements compliance processes and policies across the EGA Group
• Develops and implements the EGA Code of Conduct, and review compliance processes and policies to ensure pro-active continuous improvement

Training

• Ensures Compliance Council members are properly trained in current and emerging compliance risks
• Ensures alignment of training program with key risks and strategic compliance program goals

Reporting

• Oversees and manages the Compliance Helpline reporting and investigation processes
• Reviews and assesses reported helpline concerns to identify key themes and to ensure root causes are identified and abated
• Provides regular reports and updates to the General Counsel, Compliance Review Board and to the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee

Outsourcing

Professional Development

• Maintains appropriate awareness of the current local and international legislative, regulatory and compliance practices
• Attends all internal and external training

Authority And Decision Making

• The GC Compliance reports to the General Counsel and confers with him on all material and strategic issues of any nature in a timely and coherent manner
• Key decisions having any material impact on the Compliance function are referred to the General Counsel for approval before implementation
• The GC of Compliance identifies, formulates and implements the EGA Compliance program strategy with approval from the General Counsel
• The GC of Compliance exercises financial authority as per the levels established by the EGA Delegation of Authority

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Experience

Skills

• Regulatory skills
• Operational skills
• Analytical skills
• Research skills
• Strong drafting skills
• Communication skills (Fluent English - essential; Arabic - desirable) with individuals and groups
• Ability to build teams and generate effective staff coordination
• Ability to liaise effectively, and coordinate internally and with vendors and service providers (at the international and local level)
• Planning, organizing and time management
• Solid understanding of, and contribution to, Legal & Compliance team and EGA Group values, strategies, policies and procedures