The UAE is emerging as a desirable location for professional fulfillment; it is not only a great place to work but also an attractive cosmopolitan place to live and raise a family.
If you looking for a change, Etisalat would be an ideal firm to be associated with.
At Etisalat we believe that your unique experiences, skills and passions will further shape into a challenging and rewarding career at Etisalat. In your association with Etisalat, you will gain best in class experience in telecommunications business and you will become part of a winning team dedicated to help you develop, learn and grow.
- We're currently looking for an experienced professional to join our Regulatory Affairs Team as Manager Regulatory Legal Affairs based out of Abu Dhabi.
- In brief you would be participating and performing daily operations within the Legal Affairs function of the Regulatory Affairs section in telecom regulatory issues and activities including competition issues.
- Provide interpretation of and legal advice regarding telecom regulatory framework in the UAE with regular interactions across Department's, Regulatory Authority and Mobile Operators.
- Support and participate in dispute resolution of UAE telecom regulatory disputes.
- Participate in drafting of legal documents falling within the scope of UAE telecom regulatory area.
In detail, your duties would include:
- Participates in the telecom regulatory support in company's business activities and projects.
- Participates and performs daily operations in telecom regulatory issues, including interactions with the UAE telecom regulator and other UAE telecom operators on telecom regulatory matters.
- Directly interacts with other Regulatory Affairs Department's teams and other Etisalat departments' teams. Supports and participates in dispute resolution of UAE telecom regulatory disputes.
- Participates in research on telecom regulatory issues on operative level and based on international best practice.
- Provides support concerning application of the telecommunications law and telecom regulations in the UAE for internal purposes.
- Participates in drafting of legal documents falling within the scope of telecom regulatory area.
- Participates in preparation of telecom regulatory opinions.
- Participates in projects providing telecom regulatory support on expert level.
- Supports and assists in requested and related administrative work.
- Assists in the instruction of and coordination with external legal counsel .
REQUIREMENTS Years & Field of Experience:
Ideally you would be a graduate in Law:
- Applicants with higher degree/ professional certification in legal discipline will be given an added advantage.
- 4 - 5 years experience in telecom regulatory and related legal affairs including time spent in private practice and preferably also in-house in an incumbent telecommunications company.
- We appreciate all interest applicants; due to volume of applicants, shortlisted candidates would be contacted within 3 working days from application please.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the UAE since 1976, and has built up a modern telecom infrastructure and established itself as an innovative and reliable operator.
Etisalat stands 140th among the Financial Times Top 500 Corporations in the world in terms of market capitalization, and is ranked by The Middle East magazine as the 6th largest company in the Middle East in terms of capitalization and revenues. The Corporation is the largest contributor outside the oil sector to development programmes of the UAE Federal Government, and is an award-winning socially responsible corporation. Etisalat has also won accolades from across the region for its nationalization programme.
