Head of Legal

YOUTH FUTURES FOUNDATION; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization in London is seeking a Head of Legal to oversee legal affairs. The successful candidate will identify legal risks and develop templates, ensuring that internal processes align with strategy. This part-time, fixed-term role offers the flexibility to work from various hubs, including Birmingham, Leeds, or London.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to identify legal risks and propose effective solutions.
• Expertise in developing legal templates and understanding internal legal processes.
• Strong decision-making skills to support sustainable strategies.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal risk and propose mitigations.
• Provide guidance and advice to colleagues.
• Develop and manage legal templates.

Job description

The role of Head of Legal reports to the Director of Legal & Governance and you will assist them in ensuring the legal function of the organisation runs efficiently, smoothly and that we proactively identify and address legal risk and development needs.

You will be responsible for overseeing and managing the day to day legal affairs of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal risk and propose mitigations and solutions.
• Proactively identifying issues and resolving problems efficiently.
• Providing guidance and advice to colleagues
• Developing and managing the suite of legal templates in use across the organisation, proactively identifying areas for improvement and / or development and working collaboratively to develop new templates as needed
• Ensuring internal legal requirements are well designed and understood and are aligned to delivery of strategy
• Ensure that internal legal processes run smoothly
• Make sound, timely decisions that support sustainable, long-term strategic outcomes.

This is a part time, fixed term role and can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London.

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Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.