Strategic Governance & Legal Affairs Lead

Save the Children Philippines; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,200,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan or Performance Bonus

Year-end Bonus

HMO

Employee Assistance Program

Life and Accident Insurance

Employee Learning and Development

Statutory Benefits

Time off and Leave of Absences

Job summary

Save the Children Philippines is seeking an Executive Governance and Legal Affairs Officer in South Triangle, Manila. The role provides strategic and administrative support to the Executive Team, Board of Trustees, and Legal Affairs to ensure efficient governance and compliance.

You will facilitate information flow, coordinate governance activities, and integrate legal requirements into daily operations while partnering with leadership for sound oversight and risk management.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years executive-level administrative support to senior leaders
• Experience in organizational transformation or project coordination
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Discretion and professionalism with confidential information
• Proficiency in MS Office and digital collaboration tools
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
• Experience in meeting and event coordination
• Desirable: governance/board support experience
• Desirable: change management frameworks certification
• Desirable: organizational development or transformation projects
• Desirable: KPI tracking or business performance systems familiarity
• Desirable: project management experience
• Desirable: corporate communications understanding

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level strategic, administrative, and coordination support to the Executive Team, Board of Trustees, and Legal Affairs.
• Ensure efficient operations of the Executive Office and governance processes.
• Facilitate communication and information flow between management, Board, and legal advisors.
• Coordinate governance and legal compliance activities and ensure integration into day-to-day operations.

Skills

Executive-level admin support

Organizational transformation

Multitasking

Written communication

Discretion and professionalism

Stakeholder management

Analytical/problem-solving

Meeting and event coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management/Organizational Development

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Teams/SharePoint

Google Workspace

Job description

Save the Children Philippines is seeking an Executive Governance and Legal Affairs Officer in South Triangle, Manila. The role provides strategic and administrative support to the Executive Team, Board of Trustees, and Legal Affairs to ensure efficient governance and compliance.

You will facilitate information flow, coordinate governance activities, and integrate legal requirements into daily operations while partnering with leadership for sound oversight and risk management.