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Job Description
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our global team.
Team and Job Purpose
The role holder will be part of SCIs legal team comprising fourteen lawyers and two paralegals who are responsible for providing legal advice and support to SCIs Global Teams and across SCIs 54 Country Offices.
Were looking for a junior to mid level lawyer to join our brilliant dynamic team of lawyers where you youll have the opportunity to be involved in fascinating challenging and meaningful work as part of an innovative and ambitious organization whose mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Role purpose
The Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing legal support across the team to the General Counsel and Company Secretary as well as both the program delivery and legal compliance lawyers including:
- overseeing the drafting and submission of serious incident reports to SCIs regulator the Charity Commission and SCIs Trustees;
- providing corporate governance support to the SCI/SCA boards; and
- advising on general legal issues arising from SCIs Country Offices and Global Teams in areas such as procurement programming awards legal and regulatory compliance and finance.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency the post-holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly. This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior to mid-level lawyer to move into or to build upon existing expertise in the NGO sector and do interesting challenging and meaningful work as part of a dynamic team.
Job Title:Legal Counsel
Reports To:Legal Counsel
Work Pattern:Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available
Contract Length:Permanent Contract
Grade:P6
Location:UK. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in please visit: SCI Careers
Time Zone(that the role holdermustbe available to work in):GMT
Salary: For candidates based in the UK we can offer circa 62000 per accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply.
Right to Work:The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.
Language Requirements:English
International Travel Requirements:No
Budget Responsibility:No direct budget responsibilities.
People Management Responsibility:None
Principal Accountabilities
Providing high quality professional advice and support in relation to SCIs regulatory requirements. This includes:
- Ensuring the timely reporting of Serious Incidents to the Charity Commission and the Board
- More generally advising stakeholders across the organisation on legal regulatory and compliance matters
- Managing advice from and relationships with SCIs external pro-bono law firms and helping SCI stakeholders to interpret and apply such advice.
- Providing advice to stakeholders across the organisation including on legal regulatory and updating key legal compliance policies
Providing legal corporate and charity governance support to the General Counsel/Company Secretary:
- Under the leadership of the General Counsel/Company Secretary provide support and guidance to the SCI/SCA boards of trustees committees and senior leadership team on legal and governance matters relating to UK charity and company law.
- Assist in the preparation and coordination of trustee meetings filings and governance documentation.
Delivering high quality and professional advice and support to SCI Country Offices and Global Teams on a diverse range of legal issues including:
- Advising country offices on legal issues and risks relating to the establishment and running of local programme operations including review and negotiation of supplier and partner contracts.
- Advising Global Teams on matters of global scope or implication (such as global policy changes or global transformation projects).
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Post-qualification experience gained in a reputable private practice or in-house legal team in one or more of the following areas of law: general corporate/commercial charity/not-for profit dispute resolution regulatory
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work independently requesting support where needed and using initiative to tackle new areas of law with confidence.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with people at all levels and across different cultures.
- Calm disposition constructive approach and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure.
- Team player with a full appreciation of the value of collaboration.
- Commitment to the mission vision and values of Save the Children.
Desirable
- Experience in one or more of the following areas of law: employment finance data protection intellectual property or dispute resolution.
- Experience operating in a range of jurisdictions including instructing overseas counsel.
- Experience in the international development / humanitarian and/or charity sectors.
- Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish French and/or Arabic.
Education and Qualifications
- UK qualified lawyer or barrister
- 2-5 years PQE preferred but strong candidates outside this PQE range will be considered.
Working at Save the ChildrenInternational
We know that great people make a great organisation and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition creativity and integrity are highly valued.
The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children you will be in good company working with talented like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive learn and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure childrens voices are heard at the highest levels and that we achieve our global strategy Ambition for Children 2030 and reach every last child.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
DEI is core to our vision values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse equitable and inclusive organisation and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival protection development and participation.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of gender sexual orientation race colour ethnic origin nationality disability marital or civil partnership status gender reassignment pregnancy and maternity caring or parental responsibilities age or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.
Application Information
Please attach a copy of your CV and Cover Letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found herevia the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Our recruitment process:
- Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and Cover Letter
- Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
- Some recruitmentmay include an additional assessment or case study stage or a third stage interview
- If successful you will receive a conditional offer of employment followed by your contract subject to passing background checks
We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment Health and Safety Safeguarding and DEI and Equal Opportunities.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
