Job Purpose

Manage the development and implementation of the Corporate Governance program, strategy, policies, procedures, and related improvement projects to ensure that the overall business is fully compliant with internal and external requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the General Counsel in his/her role as Secretary of the Board and relevant Board Committees.
• Ensure proper development and implementation of company corporate governance strategies, rules and regulations across assets’ functions.
• Translate overall business strategy and business plan of company to identify corporate governance strategic objectives; oversee implementation of these objectives.
• Monitor overall implementation of company strategic plan to identify and respond to emerging changes that require attention of the Corporate Governance.
•  Liaise with the Legal Department to keep track of changes in laws and legal framework so that the relevant policies are updated accordingly.
• Ensure, on a regular basis that all corporate governance elements are updated to reflect any changes (legal, organizational or shareholders directives).
•  Custodian of Corporate Structure Register and responsible for maintaining the subsidiaries licensing process.
• Ensure development of data governance practices across all assets and functions.
•  Develop and update the corporate governance framework that captures all relevant element in the organization and relationship with shareholders.
• Custodian of Document Governance Policy and Procedure and Controlled Documents; Templates
• Oversee development of Corporate Policies and review them for potential risk or conflict with other company policies.
• Advice on Corporate Governance related issues.
• Ensure a smooth dissemination of corporate governance information to the Executive Team and the rest of the organization as appropriate. Participate in ad hoc investigation assignment by CEO/GC and advice on Corporate Governance related issues.
•  Liaise with different parties in order to ensure corporate governance practices are in accordance with relevant governmental bodies and have aligned with international best practice (including that of Advisory Body). Establish a central repository for corporate governance policies, and ensure they are duly updated to reflect current requirements and to capture any changes accordingly.
•  Responsible for assessing effectiveness of corporate governance practices and furnish quarterly reports to management on status of corporate governance framework, key gaps and enhancement recommendations.
• Advise and assist ADD personnel on effective delegation of authority across all levels of organization.
• Assist CEO on matters relating to formation of management committees and defining their roles and responsibilities along with its composition.
• Periodic assessment of triggers that imply the need for updating the delegation of authority, policies and procedures, coordinating updates to the delegation of authority and presenting for alignment and approval.
• Responsible for addressing corporate governance related audit findings and implementing

Recommendations.

• Pro-actively support in roll-out of all governance policies and procedures (e.g. Corporate Governance, Policy Related party transaction policy, Document Governance policy and procedure etc.) that ensure business integrity and ethical behaviour is supported by individual accountability.
• Responsible for discharging company’s reporting obligations in matters relating to Corporate

Governance.

• Ensure that culture of good governance is built through delivery of effective and up to date corporate governance awareness and training programs for ADNOC Distribution, and supports wider training and development initiatives, as appropriate.
• Contributing to delivery of individual projects falling within corporate governance role such as the provision of e-learning and digitized policy management platforms.
• Perform other related functions as may be directed by General Counsel and CEO from time to time.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• University level educated
• 12 years’ relevant experience (preferably in the oil and gas and/or retail sector) with at least 4 years in similar positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities in the Business Governance or any related field.
• Excellent computer skills
• High level of English writing, reading and speaking skills
• Eye for detail