Legal Professional

Role Purpose:

• To provide legal and regulatory support to the OGC
• To provide excellent Arabic drafting skills and ability to translate English legal text to Arabic legal text
• Carry out legal and regulatory research tasks as required by the OGC team
• To be able to find, review and advise on KSA Legal instruments
• To track recent legal developments in the GCC and KSA
• The Authority’s work will be high profile, complex and fast moving, within a dynamic and agile environment and ultimately should enable and support NEOM’s Vision.
• The position requires organizing, planning, managing and working to a high-quality standard, often to challenging timescales

Key Responsibilities:

Legal research

• Research KSA, GCC or international legal or regulatory position in relation to queries raised by the OGC team
• The quality and accuracy of this research will be critical for the OGC discharging its responsibilities to advise senior leadership and Authority proponents on all legal and regulatory aspects of relevant NEOM laws and regulations and any other laws relevant to the Authority.
• Provide clear, concise and pragmatic guidance.

Regulations and Regulatory Instruments development

• Work under the supervision of OGC lawyers and with proponents to develop new and amend existing regulatory instruments, compliant with relevant laws and ensuring this approach is aligned with NEOM’s values and objectives.
• Maximise the use of technology and innovation to ensure best-in-class laws and regulations, effective and pragmatic legal implementation (whilst upholding rule of law principles) and transparency on the NEOM legal and regulatory system to all stakeholders.

Translation

• Translate English legal drafting to Arabic drafting
• Translate Arabic legal text to English to enable OGC/Authority team to understand Arabic legal instruments

Stakeholder management

• Build and manage stakeholder relationships, across NEOM Authority in close coordination with the relevant OGC lead lawyer for that Authority component.
• Support OGC lead lawyers in building strong, collaborative relationships and an open dialogue with all component heads to ensure efficient ways of working and support the vision of a unitary, ‘one-team’, collaborative Authority.
• Represent OGC as required on various task forces and committees, as requested by the GC

Qualifications & Experience:

• Law degree in the Kingdom or in a highly-respected legal jurisdiction;
• First-class intellectual and analytical skills, able to bring intellectual and analytical rigor to complex legal and regulatory issues and develop/deliver robust and pragmatic solutions;
• Demonstrable ability to persuade, influence and build collaborative working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across NEOM;
• Willingness to draft and develop in English and Arabic and implementing regulatory policies and procedures and other regulatory or legal instruments;
• Personal resilience and flexibility;
• Embraces NEOM’s vison as an Accelerator of Human Progress and is excited and motivated to help deliver this vision; and
• Aligned to and champions NEOM values and supports others in doing so – Catalyst, Care, Curious, Passionate, Respect and Diversity.