Specialist - Contracts

• Draft, review and finalise contracts, memoranda of understanding, heads of terms, while always ensuring reasoned risk allocation and protection of the business’ commercial, legal and reputational interests
• Draft and amend procurement-related contracts, MoUs, NDAs, and other commercial agreements in line with company policies and templates.
• Ensure alignment of contractual documents with internal governance standards, regulatory requirements, and legal risk management practices.
• Review draft contracts from business stakeholders and incorporate appropriate revisions for clarity, consistency, and compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of UAE contracting practices, including ADGM and onshore legal frameworks relevant to procurement.
• Coordinate with Legal and Compliance teams where needed, particularly in complex or escalated matters. Present to the business on key legal, risk management and contracting topics
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations and introductions of new UAE laws
• Track and maintain a central repository of executed contracts and proactively flag expiry or renewal timelines.
• Assist in resolving contract-related disputes, working closely with Procurement and Legal to ensure prompt and effective resolutions.
• Provide regular reports to the Indirect Procurement leadership on contract cycle status, outstanding reviews, and risk areas.
• Share the signed documents with the related parties

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education and Certification

  • Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

  Knowledge and Skills

  • High degree of professional ethics and integrity
  • Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information.
  • Fluent spoken and written English
  • High working proficiency in spoken and written Arabic desirable, but not essential.
  • Strong communicator, presenter and collaborator who can simplify complex issues to lay colleagues.
  • Good or ability and willingness to quickly upskill on of UAE laws, including ADGM laws
  • Awareness of key issues in commercial contracts
  • Ability to manage execution processes for legal documentation.
  • Highly organized and goal oriented, with a can-do attitude
  • High proficiency with MS Office, including Power Point
  • Healthcare industry experience helpful but not essential
  • Ability to effectively operate in a fast paced, multi-cultural, multi-stakeholder large corporate environment.

  Experience

  • 1-3 years experience in contract drafting, reviewing, and governance, preferably within a procurement or shared services function preferred
  • Candidates with more PQE will not be discounted.
  • Experience working in-house and Healthcare experience is advantageous.
  • Some experience negotiating commercial contracts is preferred.
  • UAE or wider GCC work experience preferred