DFF - Manager - Legal Affairs

Organization: Dubai GovernmentEducational-level Beginning of the main content section.Return to the home pagePrintable Format Job Description - DFF - Manager - Legal Affairs (26003073)Job Description DFF - Manager - Legal Affairs - (26003073) About Dubai Future Foundation:Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) was established in 2016 to institutionalize future-shaping for Dubai and strengthen the city’s position as a leading global city of the future. The Foundation works in partnership with government and private-sector entities to imagine, design and accelerate Dubai’s future. Its work spans five strategic areas: future foresight, knowledge dissemination, capacity building, future design and future acceleration. At the heart of DFF’s mandate is turning future-focused ideas and opportunities into tangible outcomes. The Foundation embraces risk-taking, agility and foresight as key attributes in navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. DFF is guided by a core belief that leading in the present is not enough; the future must be actively imagined, designed and executed.Job Description LIFE AT DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATIONLaunched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Future Foundation was established in 2016 to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Dubai. The Foundation works to collectively imagine, inspire, and design Dubai’s future in collaboration with government and private entities across various sectors.With a mandate to position Dubai as a hub for innovation and a leading city of the future, the Foundation’s strategic business units focus on:• Imagining and Understanding the Future• Disseminating Future Knowledge• Capacity Building• Designing and Accelerating the Future• Seeing and Experiencing the FutureHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, once said:“The future is not built on possibilities and numbers but on clarity of vision, planning, action and implementation.”With this vision in mind, the Foundation adopts a forward-looking approach that places future readiness at the core of its operations.WHERE DOES THIS ROLE FIT INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE?The Manager – Legal Affairs reports directly to the Chief of Legal Affairs.The Legal Department is responsible for protecting Dubai Future Foundation and the Museum of the Future from a legal perspective, while supporting business operations to ensure that all frameworks, structures, contracts, and agreements align with applicable laws and regulations.MANAGER – LEGAL AFFAIRSAs the Manager – Legal Affairs at Dubai Future Foundation, you will support the Chief of Legal Affairs in implementing legal strategies across the Foundation and its entities.You will manage the day-to-day operations of the legal function, provide strategic and commercially focused legal advice, and ensure the efficient and timely delivery of legal support to the business.You will proactively identify risks, organize and prioritize workloads, and deliver high-quality legal services to internal stakeholders.LEGAL OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION• Support the Chief of Legal Affairs in managing the day-to-day operations of the Legal Department.• Organize legal meetings, ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication.• Support the implementation of legal strategies across Dubai Future Foundation by partnering with internal stakeholders, leading contract drafting and negotiation processes, and providing consistent, high-quality legal support.• Draft, review, update, and oversee the implementation of policies and standard operating procedures.• Prepare, review, draft, and negotiate complex contracts and ancillary legal documents; submit recommendations for internal approval; manage feedback with the Chief of Legal Affairs; and ensure compliance with Foundation policies and applicable UAE laws and regulations.• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, and contract change control processes.• Provide ongoing legal advice and support to internal departments, project teams, and initiatives.• Prioritize legal workloads and requests to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate delivery.• Conduct legal and regulatory research, assess business risks, and escalate key legal issues to the Chief of Legal Affairs.• Support audit and compliance monitoring activities for both Dubai Future Foundation and the Museum of the Future.• Provide commercially sound and cost-effective legal advice and undertake other duties related to legal management and strategy as directed by the Chief of Legal Affairs.THIRD-PARTY RELATIONSHIPS• Build and maintain relationships with external counsel, third-party vendors, government entities, and regulators, as required by Dubai Future Foundation and the Museum of the Future.• Support legal engagements with UAE courts and relevant authorities, where required.• Work close

Support the Chief of Legal Affairs in implementing legal strategies across the Foundation and its entities. Manage the day-to-day operations of the legal function, provide strategic and commercially focused legal advice, and ensure efficient and timely delivery of legal support to the business. Proactively identify risks, organize and prioritize workloads, and deliver high-quality legal services to internal stakeholders. Organize legal meetings, ensure accurate documentation and effective communication. Lead contract drafting and negotiation processes, provide consistent, high-quality legal support, and ensure compliance with Foundation policies and applicable UAE laws and regulations. Draft, review, update, and oversee the implementation of policies and standard operating procedures. Prepare, review, draft, and negotiate complex contracts and ancillary legal documents; submit recommendations for internal approval; manage feedback with the Chief of Legal Affairs; and ensure compliance with Foundation policies. Manage the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, and contract change control processes. Provide ongoing legal advice and support to internal departments, project teams, and initiatives. Prioritize legal workloads to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate delivery. Conduct legal and regulatory research, assess business risks, and escalate key legal issues to the Chief of Legal Affairs. Support audit and compliance monitoring activities for both Dubai Future Foundation and the Museum of the Future. Provide commercially sound and cost-effective legal advice and undertake other duties related to legal management and strategy as directed by the Chief of Legal Affairs. Build and maintain relationships with external counsel, third-party vendors, government entities, and regulators as required, and support legal engagements with UAE courts and relevant authorities.