上海招聘

Control Risks

Control Risks is a global risk consultancy specialising in helping organisations manage political, integrity and security risks in complex and hostile environments.

We are a medium sized, rapidly growing company. Since our inception in 1975, we have worked with more than 5,000 clients in over 135 countries worldwide. Our renowned expertise, the breadth of our services and the geographical reach of our organisation enables us to help our clients meet their challenges and realise new business opportunities across the world.


Employer vision:

People should come to work with us because we provide real benefit to many of the world’s leading organisations. In doing so we give our people direct responsibility, career development and the opportunity to work on some fascinating projects in a rewarding, diverse and enjoyable environment.


Type of Engagement

Full time

Department

Legal & Compliance

Manager

Direct reporting to Regional Counsel, Asia Pacific with dotted-line to local Director of Operations.


Job Purpose

The individual would be responsible for advising the business on contractual risk matters and for taking the lead on negotiation, review and drafting of key contracts in support of a diverse range of global security and risk advisory / consulting services.




Tasks and Responsibilities

Negotiate contract terms with clients, effectively balancing the contractual exposure of the business with the need to maintain good working relationships with its clients. Contracts include the Company’s standard terms and conditions, client-specific contracts, government contracts and vendor contracts, competitive tenders and associated documentation (such as guarantees, bid/performance bonds, NDAs and MOUs).

？ Other substantive legal areas of involvement may include: compliance (including data protection, state secrecy, anti-bribery), corporate, insurance, IP, and procurement.

？ Ensure consistent provision of legal advice in dealings with external stakeholders including clients, suppliers, supra-national bodies (such as the EU, World Bank, United Nations and others) and governments.

？ Clearly articulate to business colleagues the risks attendant on particular contracts or contractual provisions and advise accordingly.

？ Effective and substantial interaction required with both the business team and other members of the legal and compliance team.

？ Monitor key legal developments; ensuring that the business considers legal trends in the formulation of its business strategy.

？ Solve problems against a wide spectrum of issues and geographies.


Knowledge and Experience

？ The ideal person may or may not have trained in a law firm but more importantly will have credible, hands-on in-house experience of managing commercial contracts.

？ A generalist with broad experience who enjoys the commercial and operational aspects of business.

？ Experience of a similar role in China – would be preferred.

？ Exposure to Control Risks’ key sectors in China (oil & gas, state-owned enterprises, construction) would be preferred.

？ Bilingual in Chinese and English (reading, writing and speaking) – essential.

？ Excellent drafting skills, including an ability to explain legal concepts in plain Chinese/English.

？ Demonstrate ability to interact with all levels of a fascinating and highly complex business and understand its fundamental drivers, including different types of risks the business may face particularly in conflict zones.

？ Robust negotiator with the ability to persuade and convince and the facility to switch between commercial and technical arguments.

？ Diligent and conscientious, with strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail, while understanding the commercial context behind an assignment.

？ Demonstrate an understanding of all categories of risk – prioritising business imperatives without jeopardising the integrity of the organisation, its employees or putting it at legal risk.


Qualifications and Specialist Skills

？ Minimum of 5-8 years experience.
？ Legal or commercial contract management experience in China.
？ Familiarity with the laws of the PRC.


Competencies
Solutions focused


？ Owns problems and tasks, identifies and works with the right people to solve problems quickly within own remit and wider team(s)
？ Implements plans to ensure objectives are achieved or exceeded; focuses on delivery. Shows and encourages a determination to achieve high standards
？ Quickly gains understanding of the diverse components of Control Risks’ business

Client Centric
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Anticipates the needs of clients and addresses those. Provides the best possible service to our clients, ensuring the client is at the heart of everything we do.

Commercial Acumen

？ Understands how and where own activities and projects contribute to the financial success of organisation
？ Understands the financial factors that influence the business.
？ Balances technical analysis with commercial reality

Personal Effectiveness

？ Operates effectively and with resilience in changing or ambiguous situations, contributes to changing environments, and actively assists those around them to adapt

？ Communicates clearly and concisely using language appropriate to audience, displays sensitivity to develop constructive relationships with others; Plans and organises workload of own and others, suggests priorities as necessary

？ Displays confidence and personal gravitas.



Behaviours

All employees are expected to display behaviours reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence.


How to apply

If your qualifications, experience and aspirations match our requirements please email a covering letter and C.V., stating your current salary to: chinacareers@controlrisks.com

Control Risks

Control Risks is a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk. Working across disciplines, technologies and geographies, everything we do is based on our belief that taking risks is essential to our clients' success.

We provide our clients with the insight to focus resources and ensure they are prepared to resolve the issues and crises that occur in any ambitious global organisation.

We go beyond problem-solving and give our clients the insight and intelligence they need to realise opportunities and grow. From the boardroom to the remotest location, we have developed an unparalleled ability to bring order to chaos and reassurance to anxiety.