Head - Regulatory Affairs - Renewable Energy

Industry - Oil and Gas / Power / Infrastructure / Energy

Category - Legal

Skills - Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Land Liasioning, Government Affairs, Policy Advocacy

Job Type - Permanent

Job Description - Opportunity to work with one of the largest renewable energy company in the world by Heading their Regulatory Function reporting to the directly to the business Head -India

Client Details

Our Client is a leading company in hydropower internationally and one of the largest generator of renewable energy. They have group company that produces hydropower, wind power, solar power, gas-fired power and supplies district heating. They are a global company in energy market operations with operations in more than 15 countries.

Description

Regulatory Affairs-

- Monitor and participate actively in the regulatory, political and legal forums in the Indian RES/energy sector

- Identify regulatory and market threats / opportunities, developing solutions that maintain / add value to the Company's assets.

- Ensure the development of studies related to the energy market and planning of the sector, in order to identify risks / opportunities for the Company and potential impacts

- To assure the Company (local and international) support regarding the analysis and understanding of the economic / political scenarios, energy regulation, energy studies, planning and the Indian electricity market.

Ensure regulatory support for-

- Business Development and providing regulatory guidelines for participating in auctions or selling on the open market.

- Asset Management, providing regulatory guidelines for maintaining / adding value to existing assets.

- Markets by providing regulatory guidance related to Energy Management, Trading & Origination - including ideas for developing new products

Government Affairs-

- Identify and create networking to the responsible state and central government counterparts (that includes facilitation of processes and influence on decisions)

- Ensure influence in the definition of new regulations through the representation of the Company's interests with government agencies

- To assure the Company a leading role in the formation of opinion within the RES/energy sector, through participation in associations

Compliance-

- Ensures that the Company maintains a comprehensive and effective compliance and ethics program governing business practices, promotes ethical conduct, commitment to compliance with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements as well as corporate conduct and governance guidelines

- Coordinates with other departments to ensure effective implementation and communication of compliance and integrity program

- Establishment of routine awareness raising trainings for internal and external stakeholders engaged in the implementation of the project

- Follow-up an lead possible compliance cases and ensure provision of reports with respective recommendations

Land, Licence and Permit-

- Apply and ensure all licenses and permits required for projects during construction and operation

- Supervise and lead the process of land acquisition, access rights to the land, ensure land access granted in due time

- Lead negotiations with local authorities and third parties related to land access processes

- Prepare documentation and agreements related to the process

- Environmental & Social

- Support country activities and projects in environmental and social activities through holistic overview

Communication

- Lead internal and external communication activities

Profile

A bachelor's Degree, or higher in relevant subject (finance, economics, law, etc)

- At least 15 years of relevant experience

- Strong leadership and managerial skills

- Excellent relationship management and communication skills necessary for interaction with governmental entities

- Knowledge of, and experience with, laws dealing with government and/or commercial contract administration

- Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters

- Good planning and organization skills, as well as a strategic perspective

Job Offer

- Professional and personal development in a company experiencing strong growth

- A positive working environment characterized by competence, responsibility and innovation

- A diverse workplace with regard to gender, age and cultural background

- Competitive terms of employment and excellent benefit schemes

Contact - Aakriti Pandey - +91 124 452 5428

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