Contracts Advisor

Airswift; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global trading company is seeking an experienced Contract Advisor to join its vibrant team in Dubai. This role will focus on providing expert contractual and commercial advice, with responsibilities that include drafting and negotiating various contract types within the oil trading environment.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Visa Provided

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in trading, shipping, or oil & gas contracts.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk and deal structures.
• Highly organized and adept at managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide contractual and commercial advice across physical oil trading agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts including spot deals and tenders.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and support dispute resolution.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder Engagement

Contract Law

Commercial Risk

Job description

Contract Advisor – Trading & Shipping (Dubai, UAE)

Location:Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Start Date:ASAP

Contract Type:6-month contract (with potential extension)

Status:Single status only

Medical Insurance & Visa:Provided (single status)

Are you an experienced contracts professional with a strong background in trading and shipping? We’re currently seeking aContract Advisorto join a high-performing commercial team based in Dubai. This is a dynamic opportunity within a global trading environment, focusing on oil products, freight, and marine cargo.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providecontractual and commercial adviceacross physical oil trading agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts includingspot and term deals,offtake agreements,tenders, andstorage arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, risk frameworks, and trading standards.
• Support resolution of contract disputes and liaise with internal stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Risk, Insurance).
• Contribute to process improvement, knowledge capture, and documentation updates.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Minimum5 years’ experienceintrading, shipping, or oil & gas contracts, ideally within acommoditiesormarine logisticsenvironment.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk, deal structures, and contract law.
• Skilled innegotiation, stakeholder engagement, and high-pressure decision-making.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adept at managing multiple priorities.
• Based in theUAEor with immediate availability to relocate.

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