Chief Specialist - Legal Legislations & Studies

Job description

Nationality: UAE Only

Job field: Legal

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy

• Represent RTA before government entities on legal issues, legislation, and studies.
• Comment on draft federal and local legislation received from the Supreme Legislation Committee.
• Create legislative cover for RTA works and services with related organizational units.
• Devise legal policies and procedures and legal briefs for executive decision-making.
• Provide global, regional, and local transport-law legislation databases to inform policy and decisions.
• Develop RTA businesses and services from a legal perspective with departments to design governing legislation.
• Provide legal training programs and contribute to RTA publications and releases.

Operations
 

• Draft and prepare legislation, including laws, Executive Council resolutions, administrativedecisions, and executive regulations.
• Document, preserve, and organize legislation, regulations, and legal instruments for reliablereference.
• Provide organizational units with relevant legislation and legal regulations aligned to their competencies.
• Provide legal opinions and technical advice to sectors, institutions, and departments per approved procedures.
• Prepare legal research on topics within the Authority’s duties.
• Prepare legal studies to address gaps in legislation and laws related to RTA’s work.
• Review policies and technical manuals for legal compatibility and accurate wording per approved procedures.
• Monitor and refine reports, correspondence, and legal documents for top management.
• Perform legal studies and propose legal studies and projects to support RTA departments.
• Legally advise on matters concerning laws and legislations and highlight the necessity of compliance.

Product/Process Improvement

• Periodically review applicable legislation and recommend amendments for conflicts or new situations.
• Establish mechanisms to monitor and track compliance with internal and external regulations;submit periodic compliance reports to top management.
• Propose modifications or simplifications in work procedures to raise efficiency.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s/ master’s degree in law

Experience

• 9+ years in case of Master’s degree (11+ years in case of bachelor’s degree)

Required Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Institutional Development & Agility Systems
• Legal Advisory & Representation
• Legal Research & Documentation
• Legislative Compliance and Legal Activities
• Legal Policy & Legislative Development
• Strategic Planning & Execution Management
• Legislative Drafting