JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Contracts, Legal & Compliance Administrator
AED 22,000-25,000/- Plus benefits TI 857470
Our client is an exclusive international marketing and trading company, with head offices based in Switzerland. They have established additional trading and business development offices internationally, throughout US, Europe, Middle East and into Africa. Due to continued expansion, we are seeking a Contracts, Legal & Compliance Administrator to join the team in their DMCC offices.
The primary purpose of the role is to provide on the ground legal support for the Commercial Head of the Legal Desk and the Chief Compliance Officer who are based outside of the region, ensuring all AML and KYC procedures are adhered to and promoted in complete compliance with all applicable laws/ regulations and international trade sanctions. This will include KYC procedures over new companies onboarding process and registration within the corporate system, archiving and filing of KYC documentation and acting as the focal point for the counterparties (banks, etc.) and implementation of new / review of existing compliance policies and procedures for the company (Anti-Market Manipulation, Anti Bribery and Corruption etc.)
REQUIREMENTS
Additionally, the role is responsible for managing the company sale and purchase trading and trading related contracts, coordinating all contract documentation, perform risk assessment, mitigation & control and perform analysis and data consolidation. The role works closely with various departments within the organization, drafting bespoke and from precedent commercial trading agreements. It will liaise with external lawyers and manage disputes, claims resolution and litigation proceedings as may be assigned. Legal support will also be provided to other support functions as and when required (Finance, HR and IT).
This is an exciting and dynamic role for a highly progressive organization. We are specifically seeking candidates who have at least three years’ experience in a similar role, within commodities trading, oil & gas or trade finance sectors. From a Legal perspective, a general understanding of Common Law is required with exceptional English writing ability.
Candidates will be career focused with strong integrity and be relentless in reinforcing the best interests of the company.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.
We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.
Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.
Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.
