Job Description Summary
We are looking for a Senior Counsel to join the GE Renewable Energy Labour & Employment team. This position will cover labour and employment issues across both the MENAT and South Asia regions. The location is flexible, and the role can be based in any principal GE office either in India or within the MENAT region. The role reports direct to the GE Renewable Energy L&E Executive Counsel with strong links to the General Counsels for both the MENAT and South Asia regions.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities : The Senior Counsel will be expected to work as part of the team providing support as required to both GE Renewable Energy and the other GE businesses in South Asia and MENAT.
Position Description (Essential Functions):
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The Senior Counsel will have the following responsibilities:
- Providing legal advice and support on Labour and Employment law issues to GE businesses in South Asia and MENAT. The Senior Counsel will provide legal and compliance advice across a wide range of issues, including, for example, employee and union relations; restructuring, redundancies and outsourcing; equal opportunities and diversity; employment litigation; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; collective bargaining obligations; employee discipline, grievances and termination; drafting of employment separation agreements; working time obligations.
- Retain and work effectively with outside counsel where required, and manage external counsel to reduce costs, secure value-added services and improve ‘make vs buy’ decisions.
- Work as part of the L&E team to drive simplification initiatives and consistent enterprise standards for Labour and Employment support across the South Asia and MENAT regions.
- Providing training for the HR and business teams on key employment and compliance risk areas.
- Keeping abreast of relevant legal developments across South Asia and MENAT.
- Qualified lawyer – licensed to practice in India or a major jurisdiction within MENAT
- Substantial legal post-qualification experience within MENAT/South Asia, preferably including time spent both with a leading law firm and in-house with a large multinational corporation, that includes: o Extensive “hands-on” labour & employment legal experience, including international experience; and o Substantial experience and success in working with senior management and international environments; o Experience of labor and employment work on each of M&A activity, litigation, advisory work and training.
- Superior advocacy skills, including the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate in writing and orally, an aptitude for practical negotiation, the capability to think clearly and quickly under pressure, and the composure to satisfy multiple and often competing interests.
- A strong commitment to integrity and professionalism, and passion for excellence.
- A work history that affirmatively demonstrates leadership, and ability to persuade and push others to deliver on commitments.
- Demonstrable fluency in English and a second language – preferably Arabic, including ability to draft and negotiate and present legal and business documents in English.
- Superior negotiating skills and ability to work in complex international environment, substantial experience working in different cultures and an open and tolerant mind with respect to diversity.
- Demonstrable computer literacy with specific ability to use Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and other software such as redlining tools.
- Strong project management and prioritisation skills
- Record of dedicated and successful teamwork, excellent interpersonal and diplomatic abilities.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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