Corporate Legal Counsel

Company Description

For 170 years, Veolia has been a global leader in providing water, energy, and waste management solutions. Serving public authorities and industries across 58 countries, our comprehensive services are essential to human development and sustainable growth. As we progress alongside economic growth and human development, we continuously adapt and innovate, designing solutions that positively impact the environment and conserve resources.

Veolia focuses on local solutions to purify and preserve vital resources, mitigate resource depletion, decarbonize lifestyles and production methods, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Our mission is to build a better 21st century, and we proudly identify as #resourcers.

Key figures of Veolia Near and Middle East

• Over 3,900 employees in the Middle East (in addition to the nearly 6,000 employees for Enova, which reports directly to Veolia Africa Middle-East for Facility Management and Energy Efficiency contracts in the region)
• A robust local network across the region, including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
• 40 years of sustainable partnerships

In the Middle East, Veolia collaborates with industries, governments, communities, and commercial businesses to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions needed today, while maintaining a vision for tomorrow. Through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes, Veolia is dedicated to achieving measurable results with pragmatic, sustainable environmental solutions.

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Job Description

Main Accountabilities

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Corporate Legal Counsel will provide legal corporate support and serve as a key advisor to the board of directors and senior management, overseeing legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance practices and company administration. The Corporate Legal Counsel’s objectives are that the company complies with legal and statutory requirements, internal policies and procedures, external regulations and laws, corporate governance and filings requirements in respect of the regional portfolio of the Veolia group companies.

The Corporate Legal Counsel is part of the VNME legal team and the project\'s lawyers work collaboratively with the Company Secretary.

Detailed Job Description

The below responsibilities vary depending on whether the regional companies are controlled by Veolia or whether Veolia is only a minority shareholder :

Qualifications

Additional Information

Personal Attributes

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete or exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities that will be carried out by the selected candidate.

Veolia Middle East does not and shall not discriminate in any forms in its recruitment processes.

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