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Join WaterAid as a Legal Counsel and empower global communities with clean water and sanitation
Overview
Salary £48314 - £50729
Location London, UK (Hybrid Working)
Nomad Friendly? In-person- London United Kingdom
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary:
WaterAid is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to improving access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Their mission is to transform lives by providing these essential services to the world's poorest communities. As part of WaterAid, you will contribute to a vital cause while being part of an empowering environment that values each individual's contribution and promotes personal growth.
- Provide legal advice and support to various levels within WaterAid.
- Review, negotiate, and manage contracts and grant agreements, ensuring risk management.
- Develop and conduct legal training to enhance internal contract management practices.
- Handle legal queries and maintain legal resources, such as agreement templates.
- Qualified solicitor (English law) with over 2 years of post-qualification experience.
- Experience in commercial and contract law, either in-house or within a proactive private practice.
- Proactive in identifying legal risks with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
- High ethical standards with a commitment to confidentiality.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and hold senior managers accountable.
- Submit your CV and cover letter as one document in Word or PDF format.
- Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK.
- Subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About WaterAid : Want to use your legal skills to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere? We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
The Role: Join WaterAid as a Legal Counsel to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. As our Legal Counsel you will report to the Head of Legal and support them in providing legal support to WaterAid in the UK. In this role, you will provide sound and pragmatic legal advice to all levels of the organisation. You'll also: Review and help to negotiate existing and new contracts, in particular supplier contracts and grant agreements, recognising and responding to the risks; contribute to the development and training of colleagues to drive best practise in contract management; respond to legal queries from across WaterAid; and maintain and develop the legal resources including agreement templates.
Job requirements: You will be a qualified solicitor (English law) with 2+ years PQE, To be successful, you'll need: A combination of commercial and contract law experience gained in-house or in a pro-active private practice environment A proactive approach to identifying legal risks and providing pragmatic and balanced solutions, managing expectations; To display high ethical standards and maintain confidentiality at all times; and The ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure and supportively but assertively hold senior managers to account.
Benefits: We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10% Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement Season Ticket Loan Free annual eye tests Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave Sabbaticals Volunteer Day
Applications details: Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
