Legal Counsel - Bonn, Deutschland - Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Bonn, Deutschland

vor 3 Stunden

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe-
Legal Counsel:
in Bonn**:

The position is to be filled as soon as possible with an unlimited contract duration. Employment location will be Bonn, Germany.
As Legal Counsel you stabilize and professionalize the inhouse legal advice of Welthungerhilfe. You will be in charge of legal matters of the organization independently and comprehensively on head office level and program country level, including the identification and management of legal risks. Furthermore, you will relieve the department management of the Legal & Compliance Unit professionally as well as quantitatively.

Your responsibilities:

Independent and autonomous review of the legal framework relevant to the organization, in particular in the areas of association and foundation law, corporate law, general contract law, public procurement law, industrial property rights (especially licensing and trademark law), criminal law, general nonprofit law, consortium and project contract drafting, general terms and conditions law, national and international dispute resolution and other "core legal areas".
Independent and autonomous preparation of legal opinions on specific legal issues, as well as provision of internal legal advice in core areas of law
Independent and autonomous legal drafting and negotiation of contracts
Independent and autonomous preparation and execution of organizationinternal trainings on core legal areas
Supporting program country activities as well as specialist departments in legal areas
Introduction and maintenance of general contract management, including drafting and maintenance of templates, use of legal tech solutions
Development and maintenance of legal databases
Management of external law firms in coordination with department management
Support of the department management in pro bono acquisitions

Your profile:

A degree in law in a European or Anglo-American legal system
Additional legal qualification desirable (LL.M., Dr., JD)
At least 5 years of relevant international work experience
Large network of national and international law firms
High level of social competence, negotiation skills, persuasiveness, and a high degree of selforganization
Analytical, networked and structured thinking, as well as solutionoriented and creative working style
Ability to work calmly and deliberately even under high pressure
Willingness to travel to program countries
Very good knowledge of English, further language skills relevant to the organization are desirable

Our offer:

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our genderindependent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under "Our benefits".
Our Benefits
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Our Projects
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Our Strategy "Zero Hunger by 2030"
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Transparency and Quality
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