MEA ESG Regulatory Counsel

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You as a MEA ESG Regulatory Counsel will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Cairo, Egypt. You will be responsible for ensuring that organization's activities are conducted ethically and in compliance with relevant regulations, laws and standards. Developing and implementing regulatory strategies, procedures and controls for new products or business activities that require governmental approvals. Preparing and submitting regulatory applications such as permits, licenses, certificates and authorization required by governmental agencies and coordinating government interactions and compliance activities; and interacts with regulatory agencies.

Your responsibilities          

• Supporting ESG & product regulatory compliance roadmap.
• Monitoring, interpreting and advising on ESG and Product Material Compliance related regulations in the region impacting the Hitachi Energy, including opportunities and risks.
• Translating legal requirements into company, business, and product impact; develop effective compliance and implementation strategies including adequate risk management. 
• Align local or regional approaches with global processes and requirements, ensure consistent, and efficient implementation throughout Business Units and Functions.
• Guiding and coordinating legal correspondence with officials, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders across Hitachi Energy’s organization.
• Building and maintaining work-relationship with regulatory bodies in governments and administration to further boost Hitachi Energy’s compliance activities.
• Supporting the establishment of new or improvement of existing compliance processes.
• Proactively identify and lead compliance related issues and challenges, head internal investigations and leading Hitachi Energy’s legal position.
• Ensuring the implementation of corporate regulations and standards in the region, monitoring execution.
• Developing and providing education to all stakeholders, create effective ways for visible knowledge sharing throughout the company.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background             

• A bachelor’s degree in legal from an accredited law school; bar admission desirable.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with ESG regulations with focus on environmental regulations.
• Workable knowledge in chemistry, materials or engineering a great plus.
• Excellent communication skill on all managerial and executive levels in a complex matrix organization.
• Ability to work and report remotely, open minded and dynamic attitude to changes, intercultural sensitivity.
• Experience in project and external resource Management.
• Pro-active, self-driven personality, creative thinker, hands-on and problem-solving mentality to challenge "status quo".
• Willingness to develop the role and scope considering evolving regulatory environment and to travel (10-20%).
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English and Arabic language is required.