Job Description:

Following rapid the growth of their business across the MENA region, Protiviti are seeking a company secretary and legal resource.

Following rapid growth across the MENA region, the Protiviti Middle East Member Firm is seeking a qualified Company Secretary and Legal resource to join our team.

The Company Secretarial role involves:

• Understanding each legal entity and regulatory requirements in each MENA country
• Timely filing of statutory returns, monitoring deadlines
• Giving notice of AGM’s and Board meetings; preparing agendas, Board minutes and Resolutions.
• Liaising with service providers, regulators and executives in each Protiviti Middle East entity
• Ensuring appropriate Company registers are maintained and up to date.
• Effective planning and organizing skills to prioritize key areas of responsibility, tasks and projects.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong personal communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of people.
• The ability to keep calm in a crisis and to cope well with conflicting deadlines.
• Strong team player who is both committed and flexible.
• Meticulous, detail orientated, rigorous in approach with the ability to take own initiative
• Contract Review and Drafting (especially Services / Consulting) ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations
• Review of NDA’s and sub-contractor agreements
• Understanding legal and / or liability exposure at Firm level
• Vetting / rejecting any deviations to Firm’s General Terms of Business and highlighting reasons thereof to Top Management
• Updating standard terms of business and advising on proposed client changes to these
• Providing day to day legal advice to Business Unit Heads/Directors/Partners
• Assist the legal team to negotiate with other parties in Arabic, as required
• Assist legal team in its ad hoc activities including legal research, finding relevant legislations, case-laws
• Work towards the automation of various legal procedures, being involved in the firms AI/Robotic Processing global strategy.

Qualifications and experience:

• A high-quality manager with at least 8-10 Years PQE
• Experience gained in a reputable Professional Services firm
• Company secretary qualification and law would be an added advantage (Master’s Degree would be an added advantage)
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to establish credibility, respect and trust at all levels, including with senior members of the firm, some of whom have a considerable understanding of the law.
• Ability to lead, take responsibility and act autonomously and provide substantiated arguments.
• Strong personal communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of people.
• Effective planning and organizing skills to prioritize key areas of responsibility, tasks and projects.
• The ability to keep calm in a crisis and to cope well with conflicting deadlines.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong team player who is both committed and flexible.
• Meticulous, detail orientated, rigorous in approach with the ability to take own initiative

Location: Kuwait