Legal Counsel, Executive Director'S Office
CurrentLegal Review and Research:➢ Undertake the review and drafting of all legal documentation including contracts, MoUs, opinions, letters, applications, notices etc. covering a variety of legal areas (e.g SLAs, Financing Documents, Consultancy Agreements, Employment Agreements, Legal Notices and responses thereto)➢ Conduct legal research (as assigned) into the laws applicable to each of the BI countries as applicable from time to time, including research into laws governing the development sector, labour/employment law, company law, contract law, AML and CFT laws, corporate governance policies etc. and to apply the same in advice given➢ Provide legal support across several units and departments like Procurement, IT, Communications, Human Resources, Grants Management etc.Company Secretarial:➢ Drafting/ reviewing constitutional documents of entities and advising on the authorities/ limitations thereinCompliance:➢ Stay updated on the regulatory compliance status of each BI Country OfficeOthers (Safeguarding):➢ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.➢ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
