Commissioner of Employment Affairs

ADGM


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Employment Affairs Commissioner / Director Legal

  • Raising awareness of rights and obligations under the ADGM’s Employment Regulations and subordinate rules (“Regulations”)
  • Proposing amendments to the Regulations to the ADGM’s legislative arm
  • Conciliating / mediating between employers and employees
  • Registering employment contracts and providing statistics on the labour market in ADGM
  • Monitoring ADGM registered entities’ compliance with the Regulations
  • Conducting investigations and taking enforcement actions against persons contravening the Regulations

The Commissioner of the Employment Affairs Office will have a number of core competencies as outlined below.

Responsibilities

  • Raise awareness, issue guidance and provide advice to the ADGM labour market concerning the Regulations and the rights and obligations of the employer/employee;
  • Conciliate/mediate in labour disputes between employers and employees;
  • Create policies and guidance concerning the implementation of the Regulations;
  • Propose amendments to the Regulations were needed and work with the relevant legislative team on developing the same;
  • Register employment contacts and provide statistics concerning the labour market in ADGM;
  • Consider and respond to policy queries and interpretation requests from internal and external stakeholders;
  • Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including entities in ADGM, Abu Dhabi and UAE government entities and international regulators;
  • Participate in international forums with regulatory bodies to consult on policy and legislative matters relating to the labour market;
  • Manage the Employment Affair Office, including budget planning, staffing etc.

Information Security related

  • Understand, adopt, adhere and practice responsibilities or controls as per the ADGM Information Security policy and best practices explained in the induction and awareness sessions.
  • Confidentiality, integrity and availability of ADGM information shall be maintained at all times i.e., within as well as outside ADGM.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in law
  • Certified conciliator, mediator or adjudicator of labour disputes (or willing to obtain the same)
  • Minimum of 15-20 years of experience in employment law (the ideal candidate will have experience from within the UAE)
  • Admitted as a barrister or solicitor in a well-recognised jurisdiction with the ability to obtain a practising certificate

Skills

  • Excellent skills, knowledge and experience in employment law and labour disputes either from private practice, a government institution or a big multi-national organisiation;
  • Experience in contentious employment matters (e.g., conciliation, mediation, adjudication and/or in labour disputes before the courts)
  • The ideal candidate will have experience from an employment/labour related function of a regulator / government body;
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing;
  • Managerial skills including budget planning, leadership and resourcing;
  • Excellent negotiating skills with both legal and commercial issues;
  • Ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with other ADGM authorities and external bodies;
  • Ability to exercise judgement on the relative importance of competing issues;
  • Ability to work independently with little or no supervision, including taking the initiative where appropriate; and
  • Fluent in business English, including the ability to summarise and present complex issues to audiences unfamiliar with them for their consideration and decision. Arabic language is a plus.

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