The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries

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Legal Counsel (Compliance)

Job TypeFull Time

QualificationBA/BSc/HND

Experience

LocationNairobi

Job FieldLegal and Regulatory

Principal Accountabilities

• Delivering high quality and professional advice and support to SCI Country Offices and Global Teams on a diverse range of legal issues, including:
• Advising senior stakeholders across the organisation on legal, regulatory and compliance matters
• Supporting the Head of Legal Compliance with the team’s strategy and annual planning, including overseeing the development and roll out of compliance frameworks across the organisation
• Representing the Legal Team at other cross-functional meetings and on other committees as appropriate
• Preparing papers for SCI’s Audit & Risk Committee
• Leading on the development and delivery of training on legal compliance risks
• Managing potential disputes made against SCI and supporting with internal investigations as and when appropriate
• Leading on the compliance aspects of humanitarian responses
• Managing advice from and relationships with SCI’s external law firms and helping SCI stakeholders to interpret and apply such advice.
• Undertake line management as appropriate and / or proactively undertaken the mentoring of more junior members of the team.
• Carry out any other legal duties either additional to or instead of those outlined above which may be reasonably required.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Senior level post-qualification experience gained in private practice or in-house in one or more of the following areas: sanctions, export controls, bribery laws, charity law, modern slavery or other regulatory areas or in dispute resolution
• Demonstrated ability to business partner with a function / team / client to understand their priorities and to come to pragmatic, legally appropriate solutions
• Sound judgement and ability to manage multiple stakeholders and tasks in a pressured environment.
• Skilled at applying technical expertise to solving problems in a practical way.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work efficiently to tight deadlines
• Strong inter-personal skills and proven ability to communicate technical and complex information and ideas effectively to different audiences
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
• Calm disposition and positive outlook, particularly when working under pressure
• Team player with a full appreciation of collaboration
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.

Desirable

• Knowledge of international development / humanitarian and / or charity sectors
• Experience working in an international organisation
• Experience operating in a range of jurisdictions, including instructing overseas counsel.
• In-house experience
• Ability to work in another of SCI’s core languages, aside from English (French, Arabic or Spanish) desirable but not essential
• UK or common law qualified lawyer or barrister
• Significant post-qualification experience years PQE

Education and Qualifications

• UK or common law qualified lawyer or barrister
• Significant post-qualification experience years PQE

• Delivering high quality and professional advice and support to SCI Country Offices and Global Teams on a diverse range of legal issues, including:
• Advising senior stakeholders across the organisation on legal, regulatory and compliance matters
• Supporting the Head of Legal Compliance with the team’s strategy and annual planning, including overseeing the development and roll out of compliance frameworks across the organisation
• Representing the Legal Team at other cross-functional meetings and on other committees as appropriate
• Preparing papers for SCI’s Audit & Risk Committee
• Leading on the development and delivery of training on legal compliance risks
• Managing potential disputes made against SCI and supporting with internal investigations as and when appropriate
• Leading on the compliance aspects of humanitarian responses
• Managing advice from and relationships with SCI’s external law firms and helping SCI stakeholders to interpret and apply such advice.
• Undertake line management as appropriate and / or proactively undertaken the mentoring of more junior members of the team.
• Carry out any other legal duties either additional to or instead of those outlined above which may be reasonably required.

• Senior level post-qualification experience gained in private practice or in-house in one or more of the following areas: sanctions, export controls, bribery laws, charity law, modern slavery or other regulatory areas or in dispute resolution
• Demonstrated ability to business partner with a function / team / client to understand their priorities and to come to pragmatic, legally appropriate solutions
• Sound judgement and ability to manage multiple stakeholders and tasks in a pressured environment.
• Skilled at applying technical expertise to solving problems in a practical way.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work efficiently to tight deadlines
• Strong inter-personal skills and proven ability to communicate technical and complex information and ideas effectively to different audiences
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
• Calm disposition and positive outlook, particularly when working under pressure
• Team player with a full appreciation of collaboration
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.
• Knowledge of international development / humanitarian and / or charity sectors
• Experience working in an international organisation
• Experience operating in a range of jurisdictions, including instructing overseas counsel.
• In-house experience
• Ability to work in another of SCI’s core languages, aside from English (French, Arabic or Spanish) desirable but not essential
• UK or common law qualified lawyer or barrister
• Significant post-qualification experience years PQE

• UK or common law qualified lawyer or barrister
• Significant post-qualification experience years PQE