Job Objective:
The Senior Manager, Legislation is responsible for managing the development of legislative proposals related to the economic and tourism sectors, including commercial legislation that regulates business and investment activities. This role requires ensuring alignment with ongoing local and federal developments, managing the review and analysis of legislation proposed by governmental entities, and providing expert commentary in light of global trends.
The Senior Manager will also coordinate with various government departments to obtain legislative approvals and facilitate legislative matters effectivelyThe Senior Manager is also responsible for ensuring that legal advice is provided to all stakeholders across DET by providing relevant information on local, federal and international legislation impacting DET’s operations.
Core Functional Responsibilities & Subject Matter Expertise
·Manage the drafting of newly proposed legislations that are related to the economy and tourism, ensuring alignment with DET's strategic goals and legal frameworks.
·Provide legal oversight\Audit and guidance to DET and its entities in implementing legislations and decrees both local and federal.
·Manage the monitoring and ongoing assessment of DET and its corporations' compliance with regulatory frameworks and legislative requirements, making necessary adjustments to ensure adherence.
·Manage the drafting of proposals pertaining to the issuance of new legislation and policies related to the economy and tourism sectors and its activities (including commercial legislation regulating business and investment activities); ensure alignment with ongoing local and federal developments.
·Manage the review and study of legislation proposed by the governmental entities (i.e., local and the General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee) as well as other proposals and provide a commentary based on global trends; oversee liaison with other relevant stakeholders as needed, e.g., TEC, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economy.
·Manage coordination with other government departments to obtain legislative approvals and to facilitate other legislative matters.
·Ensure the level of legal acumen is maximized across the DET through leading initiatives to spread awareness across the Group on all relevant federal and local laws and executive regulations.
·Ensure smooth operations across all sections within the Legislation & Dispute Sector Department, aligning with the legal guidelines set by DET and Dubai government.
·Study the Federal\Local Official Gazette & make Legislative Summaries.
·Manage the legal translation requests, whether handled internally by DET experts or outsourced externally to ensure adherence to the highest professional standards.
·Monitor the performance of the Legislation team in line with set service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs), and accordingly identify improvement areas, and implement corrective actions as needed to improve performance.
·Coordinate with Information Technology in order to drive digital transformation efforts and optimize the use of innovative technologies and digital solutions to enhance the ability of the Legislation team in receiving and resolving legislations in order to increase efficiency as well as consumer satisfaction levels.
·Coordinate with the concerned internal stakeholders as needed, to obtain information needed to resolve complaints raised.
Corporate Strategic Planning
·Contribute to the development of the Department’s strategy and drive overall performance through providing inputs on the section’s strategy, priorities and initiatives.
·Take onus of the Section’s achievement against set OKRs/KPIs to ensure the Section performs in line with overall performance targets.
Financial Planning & Monitoring
·Oversee the determination of the Section’s annual and long-term capital and operating budgetary requirements to ensure strategic and operational plans can be delivered.
·Take accountability for the Section’s budgetary performance, ensuring minimal divergences and that expenditures are optimized and directed towards value adding activities.
Operational Excellence & Governance
·Lead the development of section specific policies, procedures and processes ensuring full alignment with the prevalent and applicable laws and regulations.
·Ensure the section achieves the highest level of governance and compliance with both internal (DET wide) and external policies and standards across various areas such as legal, quality, risk, cybersecurity etc. in relation to the core operations of the Department.
·Oversee the productivity and operational efficiency of resources and employees in order to maximize returns on investment in people and resources.
·Continuously seek opportunities to leverage innovative technologies and digital solutions to optimize both internal and customer facing processes, in line with Dubai government's ambitions pertaining to being a digital economy.
Advisory Support
·Provide expert advice to the director, Legislation on matters pertaining to the Legislation.
·Help build a favorable reputation and image of DET in the public sphere locally, regionally, and internationally through representing both DET favorably.
·Support the DET in establishing deep relations across its stakeholder ecosystem which includes creating synergies and collaboration between Dubai Government Departments as well as federal level ministries and entities.
·Contribute to and support on DET wide corporate priorities and initiatives e.g., ESG related initiatives.
·Serve as a member of Committees as appointed by the CEO; attend and participate in Committees and fulfill delegated responsibilities
People Leadership Responsibilities:
·Lead by example and role model the core values of the Dubai Government and DET in an aim to build a high performing and competent Government Department.
·Foster and instill a culture which, drives cross-functional collaboration across the functions to drive synergies in attaining strategic goals.
·Build the next generation of leaders through mentoring and coaching in order to develop the capabilities of the senior leadership team of the Entity and DET as a whole; this includes nurturing and grooming potential successors in an aim to drive business continuity.
·Ensure that the section maintains a happy working environment for employees in an attempt to support the DET achieve government level targets related to employee happiness.
·Drive the implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives to ensure thorough participation of females and people of determination within the workforce of the section.
Qualifications & Experience:
·Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration or any related discipline A Master's degree or MBA is highly preferred.
·Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Legal Manager (CLM), Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), are advantageous.
·Certified by the UAE Ministry of Justice and UAE official entities preferred.
·A minimum of 11 years of legal experience in a legal or legislative role within a governmental or corporate setting, with a significant portion of this experience in a managerial or leadership capacity