Head - Legal, Hydro

JOB PURPOSE

Lead the Legal function for Hydro Energy Business, Advice on Transaction Documentation, strategize and manage major litigations, provide advice on legal and regulatory aspects of all strategic issues and contractual obligations in order to mitigate risks under the Group legal framework and ensure that the Hydro vertical is fully compliant of all regulatory and legal requirements and that the progress of projects & functions of various departments are not jeopardized.

ORGANISATION CHART

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities

Key Performance Indicators

Litigation Management relating to Bajoli Holi, Upper Karnali & Badrinath Hydro Projects.

Develop and implement strategies to manage or resolve critical litigations to ensure effective closure and reduce costs.

Manage various litigations and assess their impact on various projects for existing or proposed.

Advice on Transaction Documentation

Take timely steps to hasten disposal of matters which affects projects or incurs huge costs

Contracts Management

Apprise the Senior Management on compliance to contractual obligations and risks under the legal framework and advice on the impact as well as provide solutions to mitigate such risks.

Regulatory and Legal Compliance

Set up systems for monitoring and report on the status of compliances.

Ensure continuous monitoring and implement process improvements for effective compliance.

Team Management

Develop and manage a dynamic team of legal professionals in order to ensure that the legal issues are effectively closed and act as a business partner.

Number of litigations successfully resolved.

No. of Documents executed

Reduction of time cycle for critical litigations.

Effective MIS and reports.

Percentage Compliance to all regulatory and legal frameworks for Energy business.

Team Attrition rate

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Additional Details

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

Interaction with members of legal fraternity
External counsel
Senior Counsel in specific matters including Senior counsel in Nepal
Counterparts (in-house counsel) of other corporate houses

Officials of Regulatory bodies, Government departments, finance organizations.
Representatives of Electricity Distribution, Gas supply bodies, Fuel Suppliers and such other organizations.
Interaction with counter-parties and their legal counsels
Interaction with various subject matter experts from various fields of knowledge

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

Members of Top management.
Business team,
Project team,
Finance team and Corporate Relations team
Legal team members across the Group

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

litigation budget cost centre- to ensure the litigation cost within the approved budget.
Pursuing high stake claims pending before various courts and regulatory forums.

OTHER DIMENSIONS

Heading Team size of 1 professional
Multiple SBUs, projects and plants in different locations in various States.
Litigations and Arbitrations across India and Nepal

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation (LLB) or post-Graduation in Law (LLM)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Diverse Corporate Litigation experience spanning a period of about 12 to 15 years in various Judicial and Regulatory Bodies.
About 6 to 10 years as in house Counsel for Infrastructure, Power or similar Industries.

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