IFU - Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel

Resolva; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Resolva is recruiting a Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel to join IFU's corporate team. This pivotal role emphasizes strong legal foundations across various disciplines including procurement and contracts, ideal for a proactive candidate seeking international exposure and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-graduation experience in legal practice.
• Fluency in Danish and English essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal assistance in procurement, EU, and administrative law.
• Manage day-to-day legal issues and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Legal analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Qualified lawyer (cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur.)

Job description

IFU - Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel

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RESOLVA is assisting IFU with the recruitment of a Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

As Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel at IFU you will join a small corporate team (currently 2 legal professionals) in Legal Corporate, which together with Legal Transactions (currently 7 legal professionals) is part of Legal, Compliance & Commercial.

The size of the team combined with the complexity and global nature of IFU’s activities provide you with the opportunity to work within a great breath of legal disciplines with an emphasis on procurement, state aid, administrative law, international development assistance standards, contracts and GDPR. We do not expect you to be an expert in all these areas but require you to have the solid legal foundation necessary to engage in them in your day-to-day legal support of the IFU organization. For highly specialized and complex matters you will instruct and work with external lawyers.

You will report to the General Counsel & CCO and join a changing and growing team that has taken on additional responsibilities most recently. The Legal, Compliance & Commercial team covers Legal (Corporate and Transactions); Compliance and Operational Risk; and Sales & Investor Relations. When fully formed the team will have about 15 people + student support across these disciplines.

The role offers exciting and professionally challenging work in a collaborative environment. You will be encouraged to engage in constructive legal discussions, where open communication, mutual support, and collaboration are prioritized as you work together with your IFU colleagues to achieve collective team goals. You must be able to manage your time effectively, deeply understand IFU’s processes and know when to advise and support and when to constructively challenge.

The General Counsel & CCO has laid out an ambitious plan for transforming Legal, Compliance & Commercial, and as part of the role you will participate in one or more development projects.

LEGAL TEAM

As Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel, you will be a key member of IFU’s legal team (“Legal Corporate”), which presently consist of two legal professionals.

The team covers all corporate legal areas relevant to IFU, including legal disciplines with an emphasis on procurement, state aid, administrative law, international development assistance standards, contracts and GDPR. You will be managing day-to-day legal requests and issues and will instruct and work with external lawyers as required.

You will be based at IFU’s headquarters in central Copenhagen, where approximately 150 colleagues are located. Within the next year, IFU will relocate to modern and attractive office facilities in Nordhavn – conveniently situated close to both metro and S-train stations.

For candidates interested in international exposure, there will also be opportunity to travel to IFU’s various global locations.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

In close cooperation with the other team members in Legal Corporate, you will take on responsibility for legal assistance and advice related to:

• Procurement and tender processes,
• The legal structure and foundation of IFU as a self-governed fund established by law,
• IFU’s general operation and legal agreements (like investment mandates and guarantees issued to IFU by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs),
• Various EU and OECD related matters such as state aid and international standards relating to development assistance,
• Various ad hoc legal assistance to IFU’s group functions,
• Internal cooperation with the Operations Team on various projects and matters including internal delegation of authority,
• Involvement in legal disputes related to IFU,
• Maintenance and development of internal policy documents of legal nature and drafting of internal memos related to the legal requirements for IFU’s operation,
• Managing and maintenance of legal entities owned or managed by IFU, including in the investment funds managed by IFU and related to IFU’s regional offices,
• Planning and conduct of internal education and on-boarding of the general IFU organization to corporate legal related matters.

REPORTING AND TITLE

Your Title: Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

Education: You are a qualified lawyer (cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur.) and possibly also license to practice as attorney-at-law (“advokat”).

Work experience: You have a minimum of 5 years of post-graduation experience as a lawyer at a reputable law firm, business or organization.

Legal skills: You have solid experience working as a legal advisor preferably within the broader EU law, corporate law, contracts, administrative law, privacy and/or procurement law areas.

You have excellent legal analytical skills with the ability to apply relevant laws, regulations, and compliance frameworks accurately to a given matter and you appreciate the importance of a thorough, detail-oriented, and structured approach to your work.

Stakeholder management: You have excellent abilities in interacting and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including at senior executive level. You constructively balance legal and commercial interests, and you are comfortable with flagging and challenging processes and decisions that impose compliance risks.

International: You have an international outlook and ideally also have experience from working in an international environment.

Language skills: You are fluent in Danish and English (both written and verbal).

PERSONAL CAPABILITIES

Team Player: You are a team player with the ability to share and seek information openly, and you make the effort to understand the context and implications of your colleagues' requests in order to provide the best possible legal advice.

Proactive: As a proactive, driven, and solution-oriented professional, you strive to create meaningful change and continuous improvement.

Communication: With an understanding of the importance of clear and precise communication, you have an ability to translate complex legal matters into clear criteria and decision points.

Commercial & solution oriented: You have a commercial acumen and naturally look to find practical solutions even when dealing with complex legal matters.

ABOUT IFU

IFU is a Danish impact investor contributing to green, just and inclusive societies as well as supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. You can learn more about IFU at https://www.ifu.dk/. For the latest news and updates, please visit IFU’s news page here https://www.ifu.dk/nyheder/.

APPLICATION AND CONTACT

If you believe this position is a good fit for you, we look forward to receiving your application. Please attach your CV and any relevant documentation. Should you have any questions regarding the position, please don’t hesitate to contact Camilla Krogh at ([phone]) or Mikkel Falkenberg at ([phone]) from the team at RESOLVA.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Investment Management

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