General Counsel and Company Secretary
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 27 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2019
- Ref
- 14049836/001
- Contact
- Sasha Veitch
- Job Title
- General Counsel
- Practice Area
- Public Sector / Local Authority
- PQE Level
- 10+
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
A broad Interim General Counsel role that covers all Company Secretary, Procurement, Legal and DPO matters
Client Details
A non- departmental public body that acts as the national tourism agency
Description
- Responsible for the provision of comprehensive legal advice, especially contractual advice, drafting, checking and monitoring contracts. Plus providing legally sound solutions to problems to the Boards, Executive and staff to ensure that exposure to risk is minimised. This includes: -
Commercial Contracts
Intellectual Property
Litigation/Dispute Resolution
Employment Law/ HR
- Public Law
- As Company Secretary, responsible for attending all Board and Committee meetings, a trusted advisor to the organisation, building and maintaining relationships across the organisation to develop a clear understanding of business needs.
- As Secretary to the Boards and Committees, responsible for organising meetings, agenda setting, paper commissioning, taking minutes of meetings and recording and tracking progress of agreed actions.
- Chairing the GDPR Monitoring Group and leading on specific work programmes and projects, which relate to data management and protection.
- As ultimate Head of the Procurement function, direct responsibility for the management and performance of all procurement's for the organisation.
Profile
- Strong Leadership
- Previous experience in Procurement, DP, Co Sec and Legal
Job Offer
- Good Salary
- Good Work/ Life balance