Job Description

:Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.Vale Base Metals is one of the world\'s largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in downtown Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, Japan and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.We invite you to be part of our evolution.Our Team:Our corporate office, located in downtown Toronto serves as the headquarters for the Vale Base Metals business, providing support to all of our Base Metals operations, projects and strategic initiatives.The OpportunityWe are currently seeking a Senior Counsel Manager to join our Legal team in Toronto.The Senior Counsel Manager is responsible for advising, risk analysis, supporting and negotiating and drafting corporate/commercial agreements and documentation for our partners across Vale Base Metals in the areas of (i) Tax, Treasury, Corporate Affairs, Sustainability, IT, Finance, Insurance and Risk; (ii) Business Development, Strategy, Marketing and Sales; and (iii) overseeing and managing legal issues across operations and projects. The senior legal counsel provides guidance and direction on corporate, commercial and operational related matters to support senior leadership. In this position, you will be engaged to:

• Negotiate, draft and finalize agreements of various forms, including commercial contracts and corporate documentation.
• Support implementation and management of various agreements (shareholder related, partnership, offtake, royalty, etc.).
• Analyze, advise and liaise with internal clients on various operational issues that arise in the business \xe2\x80\x93 the expectation is to consider the legal issues, provide risk assessment, identify/assess options and make recommendations based on legal and business considerations.
• Ensure continuous progress on completion of specific projects/transactions/initiatives (e.g., Business Development, Strategy, Marketing and Sales, Treasury, etc).
• Contribute to Legal group operational efficiencies including external reporting (e.g., regulatory filings) as well as internal reporting (e.g., audit related, Litigation Reports, the Legal and Governance Base Metals Reports) as required weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually.
• Engage and provide information, support and direction to external counsel and other advisors, such as financial advisors.
• Provide corporate support including ensuring compliance with corporate policy/procedure, providing advice regarding approvals that may be required under corporate law.
• Contribute to the Legal Budget development, monitoring and reporting (including on external counsel spend, travel, training, etc.).
• Respond to periodic requests from senior Management (including within the Legal and Governance function).
• Perform legal research and corporate law analysis.
• Provide various cross functional governance support in respect of regulatory compliance, corporate integrity, etc.

About YouEducation

• Bachelor of Laws or JD is required.
• Must have a Law Society Membership from a Canadian jurisdiction.

Experience

• 5+ years of related work experience.

• Private practice experience + in-house experience considered an asset.
• Public company experience not required but considered an asset.
• Experience in the natural resources, particularly mining, is considered an asset.

Skills

• Ability to work across cultures (we are an international business with different cultures and languages).
• Strong legal analytic skills combined with business minded approach.
• A solution-oriented mindset, combined with creativity and legal knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Building rapport with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., colleagues, counsel) is essential.

How can Vale grow your career?

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• Flexible work arrangements
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Online training and career development opportunities

Include to TransformAt Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome \xe2\x80\x93 they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.Grade: GrFApply by: Thursday, April 11th, 2024.#ValeBaseMetals

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