Job Purpose: - Lead legal and transactional support for business in major Network Infrastructure (NI) customer accounts and countries in North Africa
- Provide legal advice on a wide range of deals and agreements with customers, resellers, and other business partners
- Provide advice on corporate matters, potential court litigations, and arbitration actions, involving the company's legal entities in North Africa
- Coordinate with all functions to identify, develop, and implement improvements in line with Nokia standards, processes, and policies
- Provide legal training and education to business colleagues on Nokia policies, commercial law, compliance, and other relevant legal matters for the sub-region and company
- Run multiple legal risk management initiatives in the sub-region to instill a positive, world-class legal compliance culture and full adherence to internal and external governance requirements
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Key Deliverables: - Unquestionable level of integrity with the ability to work as an enabler to the business in line with company policy and procedures
- Provide legal guidance and support for Nokia’s business activities and work with the Middle East and Africa L&C team to support Nokia’s other local and regional NI businesses
- Review, draft, and negotiate contracts with third parties
- Proactively manage legal risks arising from complex business transactions
- Support ethics and compliance initiatives
- Keep the Sales Teams informed about changes in legislation and relevant legal topics affecting the business
- Provide legal guidance in tenders alongside the contract management and other functions
- Provide corporate support to Nokia’s legal entities in North Africa
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Key Responsibilities/Primary Functions: - Act as Legal & Compliance’s first point of contact for dedicated countries and customer accounts in North Africa
- Perform proactive risk assessments to identify business processes in the country which may represent a risk for the company, with an emphasis on financial, business controls, and efficient business processes
- Responsible for reporting and escalating risks, legal issues, and best practices to the Head of L&C for the MEA Region
- Coordinate with all functions to identify, develop, and implement improvements in response to legal requirements, legislative changes, and company policy requirements
- Initiate a communication program that ensures a clear understanding of legal compliance standards required for individuals conducting high-risk activities in the business
- Act as a source of expert knowledge of all legal, ethics, and compliance programs and support the development of an effective and pragmatic compliance culture
- Assess the level of compliance with established policies, procedures, and standards across the organization, as well as the adequacy of internal controls within business, financial processes, and operations
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