Head of Legal & Governance, Risk & Compliance

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. Show more Show less

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.