• Key Duties and Responsibilities;
• Advise senior management in Turkey on legal matters, and collaborate with other team members;
• Providing legal services including but not limited to the review and preparation of legal documents, including conventions and Memorandum of Understanding on Turkish law, providing legal advice with legal personnel at the headquarters of MSYD, as well as assisting issues related to various documents and related transactions.
• Conduct legal research and draft legal memoranda, with special emphasis on associations law, law of obligations, labor law, humanitarian law, medical law, foreigners and international protection law, temporary protection, real estate law, commercial transactions, regulatory licensing, basic customs procedures, and compliance matters;
• Draft court documents, attend court hearings when necessary, follow up litigation and debt collection proceedings in-house or via external legal counsel, and provide regular updates to senior management
• Assist senior management and external counsel with administrative tasks,
• Follow up with correspondence, documents, approvals, licenses, and license renewals with government bodies;
• Minimize the organization's legal exposure and proactively achieve legal compliance by regularly reviewing new legislation, regulations and administrative decrees related to the organization's programs and sending regulatory updates to senior management
• Closely work with all key staff in Turkey to identify operational and contractual risks, and advise all departments in Turkey on Turkish legal risk control and mitigation strategies;
• Research, review, amend and draft various human resource and employment policies, procedures and templates to ensure that the human resources procedures are in compliance with all laws and regulations;
• Advise and follow up with residency permit and work permit applications;
• Maintain a positive image of MSYD in dealing with relevant ministries and officials while diplomatically and effectively negotiating desired outcomes for the country program;
• Develop, conduct and manage regulatory compliance training programs for senior management in Turkey, human resources, procurement, logistics, and other departments in Turkey to best ensure compliance with Turkish law and protection of MSYD’s interests in all transactions;
• Assist in translation and proof-reading of legal texts;
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by senior management
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• Knowledge and Experience

Valid Turkish ID required