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Job Purpose: 

Assists the Legal Department in all legal work pertaining to Air Arabia to ensure the securing and protection of the company’s assets, as well as legal and contractual rights. This includes but not limited to: commercial contracting, litigation and arbitration formalities, licensing, and projects coordinating. Carries responsibilities with utmost confidentiality and in alignment with law and regulations to ensure Company’s corporate image is positively reflected and maintained. 

Key Result Responsibilities:

• Extends support to Air Arabia MAC by providing legal advisory and consultations on all issues related to risks, law, and regulations including contracts, service level agreements, complaints, disputes, etc.
• Acts as an ambassador in deliverables as per the legal function objectives within the scope of his/ her role.
• Develops and maintains effective legal and regulatory risk control frameworks and processes in accordance with Air Arabia Group standards and business objectives.
• Effectively manages the legal risk by providing valid and accurate legal advice and proper guidance on regulatory compliance matters.
• Analyzes and develops thorough commercial recommendations and due diligence based on the requirements of the department/line manager.
• Drafts, initiates, reviews and edits contracts of different nature and templates to be signed between Air Arabia and external parties according to agreed terms and conditions.
• Ensures necessary information, documents and signatures from both parties as well as legal aspects are being covered to minimize the risk on the company.
• Represents Air Arabia MAC when establishing relationships with business partners and external parties: suppliers, vendors, subcontractors and law firms to facilitate work-flow and operations pertaining to legal and contracting day-to-day activities.
• Assists the Director Business Support in projects and communication.
• Takes a leading role in structuring joint ventures/mergers (as needed), managing licenses and establishments’ formation/renewal formalities of company: contracts, agreements, trade licenses, etc.
• Coordinates with Corporate Affairs Head, Commercial Managers, and Government Departments to ensure smooth processing.
• Provides supervision to external specialized legal parties hired by the Company such as External Counsels and Law Firms to ensure all legal cases and disputes are being addressed and managed effectively.
• Supervises the In-house workflow of all litigation formalities and mechanisms; reviews notices, collates/reviews evidences and proofs from different sources to be considered for legal actions.
• Follows up on decrees and final decisions to ensure successful implementation. Generates function-related reports for all hubs when and as needed, and summary on final status of cases.
• Develops strong inter-relationships with all management and staff; attends internal/external meetings and activities of legal nature.
• Adopts clear logical approach in analyzing legal cases to ensure smooth operations and secured results.