Vice President - Banking Legal Advisory
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About QNB
Established in 1964 as the country s first
Qatari-owned commercial bank, QNB Group has steadily grown to become
the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
QNB
Group s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies
extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a
comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total
number of employees is more than 28,000 serving up to 20 million
customers operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of
4,300 machines.
QNB has maintained its position as one of the
highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies
including Standard & Poor s (A), Moody s (Aa3) and Fitch (A+). The
Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading
international specialised financial publications.
Based on the
Group s consistent strong financial performance and its expanding
international presence, QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank
brand in the Middle East and Africa, according to Brand Finance
Magazine.
QNB Group has an active community support program and
sponsors various social, educational and sporting events.
Enter
Details:
The incumbent will be responsible for assisting in
protecting the Group s interests against contractual risk, legislative
risk and intellectual property risk. The incumbent will assume
responsibility for providing sound legal advice across the Group. The
incumbent will also identify the implications arising from potential
and existing contractual commitments and will adopt a pro-active role
to highlight and mitigate potential problems, being prepared for all
eventualities.
Enter Details:
- Contribute to the review and
revision of the existing policies and procedures for the local and
international operations to ensure these reflect changes in relevant
laws/ regulations.
- Contribute to the review of the Group's
positions with regard to local and international laws and
regulations.
- Supervise legal staff in Legal Advisory in providing
well-researched legal advice to all departments within the Group on
matters relating to Group's transactions where applicable laws,
regulations or facts are unclear and conflicting to ensure the Group s
legal position is protected.
- Provide legal opinion and advice on
new activities and products and complex transactions.
- Provide
support on business lines so that they can exercise their activities
while maintaining risks and legal costs.
- Obtain Group General
Counsel and the relevant Credit/Business Units approval for standard
documentation forms/ templates and also for documentation where
standard documentation is not available, or where deviations from
standard documentation are required.
- Contribute to the
preparation of the weekly, quarterly and annual returns for executive
management on the activities of the Legal Department.
- Act within
the limits of the powers delegated to the incumbent and delegate
authority to the respective departmental/ unit heads and monitor
exercise of the same.
Enter Details:
- University Degree in law
from a recognized university.
- Admission to the professional bar,
law society or attorney association of a recognized jurisdiction is
required
- At least 10 years legal experience in the legal
profession with at least 2 years experience either (a) in a senior
role in the legal advisory section of a major bank / FSI/Corporate or
(b) as a practising lawyer in the banking/corporate practice of a
recognized international law firm.
- Excellent oral and written
communication skills (including report writing) in English and
Arabic.
- Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
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Understanding of the relevant laws, regulations, and practices.
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Ability to make decisions and follow through with initiatives.
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Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate both verbally
and in writing with all levels of management.
- Superior knowledge
of international and local commercial and corporate laws and
legislations of the financial sector.
- Thorough competence in
several legal areas of concentration, with maturity and sound
judgement.
- Self-motivated, eye for detail.
Note: you will be
required to attach the following:
1. Resume / CV
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