Legal Counsel (Risk)

Tearfund; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel specialising in risk management. This pivotal part-time role requires legal expertise to assess and mitigate risk within a global context, supporting a mission aimed at ending poverty through sustainable development. Join a collaborative environment focused on strategic objectives and a commitment to Christian beliefs.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with around 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in advising on risk management.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage risk owners to support risk analysis and reporting.
• Deliver agile and responsive risk management strategies.
• Collaborate across the organisation to achieve strategic objectives.

Skills

Legal expertise

Risk management

Communication

Relationship management

Collaboration

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Apply to Legal Counsel (Risk) at Tearfund

Tearfund is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel specialising in risk management to join our highly skilled Legal & Risk team.

This critical role combines legal expertise with strategic risk assessment to protect and manage risk in a complex global organisation. You'll work collaboratively and proactively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver agile and responsive organisational risk management that facilitates the achievement of our strategic objectives. This will involve engaging risk owners to support their analysis and reporting of risks and notifiable incidents to senior management.

You will be a qualified lawyer with around 3 years of post-qualification experience, with experience of advising on risk.

We are looking for a natural collaborator, who will have excellent communication & relationship management skills with the ability to influence and manage expectations at all levels of the organisation.

Please note: this is a permanent part-time role working 28 hours per week. The full-time salary is £53,057 per annum. The part-time salary is £42,445.60 per annum. The working pattern will be agreed with the line manager.

Hybrid working: This role is eligible for hybrid working, requiring work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. Additionally, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check for criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

About Tearfund:

Tearfund is a Christian charity partnering with churches in more than 50 of the world's poorest countries. We tackle poverty and injustice through sustainable development, disaster response, and advocacy. We believe ending extreme poverty is possible.

We partner with local churches and organizations playing a crucial role in the most affected areas, because we believe our work is aligned with God's plan for the world.