Head of Legal - charity sector - international NGO
- Recruiter
- J Matthews Legal
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive package
- Posted
- 02 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 30 Oct 2019
- Ref
- JML/100665
- Job Title
- Head of Department
- Practice Area
- Charities, Corporate Finance / M&A, Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Do you want to work for a leading global NGO?
Head of Legal - charity sector
Client
You will be working for a globally recognised name in the charity sector.
You will be working on a cause which you truly believe in and are proud to represent internationally.
Role
You will head up the principal arm of the NGO's global mandate, having 10 direct reports, and reporting into the Global General Counsel.
You will sit on several management committees, represent the organisation externally, deal with the media and take control of external legal budgetary spend.
You will have the opportunity to travel and will be able to undertake some flexible working.
You
You will be a qualified lawyer (in any jurisdiction) with approximately 8+ years' PQE. You will have some prior experiences in relation to corporate finance, F.S., insurance and/or risk governance related issues. Any prior public law experiences or exposure would be a bonus but is not a pre-requisite.
Prior in-house experience is not required and as such the position would also suit you if you are a Senior Associate or Partner within a law firm and interested in a new career challenge.
To find out more details about this role, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance to jonathan@jmatthewslegal.co.uk.