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TITLE: Legal and Compliance Counsel (Maternity cover)
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Legal
LOCATION: London
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: maternity cover - 9
months with possibility of extension
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 2: either the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as
part of their work; or the post holder will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister,
solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or
equivalent in other countries).
ROLE PURPOSE:
The role holder is responsible for leading on the development and management of legal, regulatory and
compliance processes in relation to its international program operations in over 60 countries
worldwide.
The Legal & Compliance Counsel will also provide regulatory and compliance assistance and advice, in
relation to other activities of Save the Children International and its Swiss association parent entity.
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.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: General Counsel
Staff reporting to this post: Legal & Compliance Paralegal
Budget Responsibilities: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
Legal, regulatory and compliance support and advice
 Provide high quality professional support on a range of legal, regulatory and compliance issues
affecting international operations. This will include issues arising under UK law, local law in
countries where the organisation operates, and internationally, in relation to global program
operations.
 Advise on the organisation’s obligations for legal and regulatory compliance, including on fraud,
terrorism financing, bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions, data protection and
other applicable regulatory regimes. Procuring external advice where necessary.
 Develop, manage and support processes and tools to secure compliance with policies and
procedures reflecting legal compliance requirements.
 Support and monitor training to assure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and
best practice.
 Recommend changes where appropriate to improve compliance and drive implementation of
improvements by engaging internal and external stakeholders.
 Keep abreast of external developments in order to plan and prepare for future changes.
 Manage compliance reporting to the board, Save the Children members, regulators and law
enforcement authorities, including serious incident reporting to the Charity Commission.
 Liaise across other centre and regional/country teams and with member organisations in
relation to legal compliance matters as above.
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Other
 Contribute to the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and expertise on legal and
compliance processes and requirements across Save the Children.
 Carry out any other duties either additional to or instead of those outlined above which may
be reasonably required.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)
Accountability:
 holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role
modelling Save the Children’s values
 holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the
freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to
improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
 sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their
own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
 widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
 future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
 builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Save the Children
Member organisations and external partners and supporters
 values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
 approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
 develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
 willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
 honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified lawyer (preferably in the UK) with post qualification experience at junior to mid-level.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
 Knowledge and experience of one or more of: UK company law, charities law, anti-fraud,
terrorism, data protection and/or bribery laws.
 Knowledge and experience of other applicable regulatory regimes in the UK and internationally
is highly desirable.
 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.
 Proven ability to think strategically and to rapidly analyse and synthesise complex information
from different sources.
 Strong time management skills and able to work to tight deadlines.
 Strong attention to detail.
 Proven ability to communicate technical and complex information and ideas to different
audiences (both up and down the organisation).
 Diplomacy and excellent interpersonal skills. Remains calm under pressure and able to work
with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures.
 Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English.
 Strong professional integrity and an ability to work with a high degree of flexibility and
autonomy, tackling new areas with confidence.
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Team player.
Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.
Desirable
 Professional legal training and experience in the UK.
 Ability to work in other languages (French, Arabic or Spanish).
 Experience advising on and managing regulatory and compliance requirements and processes in
the UK and internationally.
 Experience liaising with regulators and/or law enforcement authorities.
Additional job responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be
required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and
Diversity policies and procedures.
Health and Safety
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies
and procedures.
JD written by: HM
Date: 30 October 2015
JD agreed by: CC
Date: 30 October 2015
JD updated By:
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