Senior Legal Officer

• DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide legal support for bank activities (including business activities) according to current laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Astana International Financial Centre, as well as internal regulatory documents of the bank, including loans, accounting, legal risk management, etc.;

2. Review treaties, agreements, contracts, and other legal documents.
3. Prepare responses to letters and requests from authorized bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. Provide legal advisory services to internal departments of the bank and communicate with external law firms as required by the bank’s work.
5. Communicate with external entities such as the Astana International Financial Centre to handle matters related to visas, notarization, authorization, etc., for bank employees.
6. Assist in handling other comprehensive affairs of the bank and execute instructions from the bank's Management and the head of the Administration Department;
7. Monitor weekly amendments and supplements made by authorized bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to legislation and normative legal acts.

• REQUIRMENTS & SKILLSEducation

  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law.

  Required experience

1. At least 5 years of banking experience.
2. Good knowledge of foreign languages (English and/or Chinese).
3. Understanding of laws and regulations governing banking operations.
4. Familiarity with laws and regulations of Kazakhstan and Astana International Financial Centre.

Skills and abilities

Proficiency in MS Word, Excel;

Good interpersonal and communication skills;

Fluent in spoken English or Chinese

Able to work under pressure, with strong attention to details; interpersonal and communication skills;

Willing to learn and numerically sensitive;

Positive working attitude with high sense of responsibility and a strong team player;

Self-motivated and customer focused;

Official Employment according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and AIFC Labor Regulations; Social package; Career prospects; Timely pay; Schedule from Monday to Friday from 8.30 until 5.30 p.m .; Health Insurance; The amount of wages is determined during the interview. Preferably CV in English.