Assistant Manager – Legal Advisor

at Telenor Pakistan
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Date Posted June 22, 2018
Category Telecommunication & ISP
Job Type Full-time
Qualifications Bachelors
Career Level Mid-Senior level
Experience 6 to 8 years
Gender Both
Base Salary -- Not Mentioned --

Description

Telenor Pakistan a subsidiary of Telenor Group, one of the highest ranked Multinational company in Pakistan in terms of Learning, Growth, Employee satisfaction, development and career development. At Telenor Pakistan, we give you the opportunity to become a skilled professional in your chosen field of interest, we enable you to realize your dreams in an environment of diversity and openness to new mindsets.

We offer:

  • Equal development opportunity for all employess
  • Best salary packages and employee perks & Benefits in industry
  • Exposure to a range of Business Units and functions
  • A highly dynamic and challenging work environment with focus on personal development

Conducting business in way to achive highest level of ethical, social and cultural values whilst increasing stakeholders value.

Responsibilities:-

  • Responsible for preparing supplier contracts and managing the overall Contract administration cycle from the point a request is initiated, the tender is issued till the point a contract is signed in accordance with Telenor’s policies and procedures.
  • Contribute in developing and executing on our contractual processes, frameworks, tools and templates and suggest and recommends ways to improve contracting processes.
  • Review of end to end contract management process, identify and remove redundancies, propose, plan, develop an efficient process which reduces overall timelines and dependency on stakeholders
  • Ensure compliance with contract procedures at all stages and suggest ways to improve the process and make it more efficient.
  • Ensure conformance of contract documentation and procedures and regulations laid down by law.
  • Care taker / Process owner for contract management processes.
  • Capture the learnings from finalized RFQ processes and negotiations, and update our templates, price annexures, risk evaluations accordingly.
  • Demonstrate proactivity towards participation in special projects and initiatives.
  • Contribute to and lead the contractual negotiations forums / meetings with suppliers
  • Liaise with Supplier and internal parties for contract finalization within stipulated timelines and ensuring timely printing of documents and adherence to timelines.
  • Outline legal and contractual risks in contracts and take effective risk mitigation measures.
  • Ensure employee development and motivation
  • Be able to write and deliver opinions on contractual matters.
  • Ensure 100% internal audit compliance.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Legal degree at University level.
  • 6 to 8 years of experience from drafting, negotiations and legal work preferably within the field of sourcing/procurement or as part of a telecommunication or other corporate organization.
  • Experience with contract management tools.
  • Ability to work independently as well as a part of a team.
  • Team management
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Excellent understanding of contract related rules and procedures.
  • Ability to work in a methodical and organized fashion.
  • Well-developed negotiation skills.
  • Excellent oral and written English skills.
  • Excellent MS Office skills.
  • Good PowerPoint Skills.
  • Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
  • High level of integrity.

Functional Skills / Knowledge Areas:

  • Contract and Legal drafting skills
  • Good Understanding of Business Value Chain /Understand long-term business vision
  • Ability to recognize problems and reacting quickly and effectively to resolve them
  • Good interpersonal / communication skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Results Oriented
  • Team Management – Ability to align cross-functional teams
  • Expertise in contract management systems and tools
  • High Proficiency in MS Office
  • Reflects flexibility and good at managing stakeholders