Job Description
Associate Legal Counsel (801342)
Purpose
The Associate Legal Counsel supports field and HQ clients of
the Corporate Legal Function (CLF) in providing legal support and guidance to
the ICRC. S-he works closely with other senior legal professionals to ensure
compliance with laws and regulations, manages contracts, and contributes to the
overall corporate legal activities at HQ, in the regions and in delegations.
For field position (“Spoke” level): Within the CLF and in line with its
“center-hub-spoke” model, the Associate Legal Counsel provides legal advice and
ad hoc support to the various internal clients in the field structure (regional
or single country delegation) they are based in, as well as building up and
ensuring an efficient service delivery, including by providing support and
awareness in coordination with the regional CLF focal point (“Hub” level) when
required. For HQ-serving position (“Center” level): Within the corporate legal
function (CLF) and in line with its “center-hub-spoke” mode, the Associate
Legal Counsel provides legal advice and ad hoc support to the various internal
clients at HQ (i.e. on HR/employment law related matters, contractual matters,
etc.).
Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities
- Conducts
legal research on various issues, including regulations, statutes, and
case law;
- Analyzes
and interprets laws and regulations to provide timely and accurate legal
advice;
- Stays
up to date with changes in laws and regulations relevant to the ICRC’s
operations;
- Reviews,
drafts, and negotiates a wide range of contracts, and ensures that
contracts comply with legal requirements and ICRC policies;
- Assists
in developing compliance policies, supporting risk management, and
monitoring the organization's adherence to regulatory requirements;
- Prepares,
maintains and manages legal files, and assists in maintaining a
centralized repository of legal documents and templates in coordination
with the OCLA;
- Provides
legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on various legal
matters;
- Assists
in the resolution of legal disputes and liaises with external counsel when
necessary;
- Supports
training sessions and workshops to train and empower ICRC staff on legal
compliance and best practices;
- Assists
in special legal projects and initiatives as assigned by her/his manager,
other senior Legal Counsel and/or the General Counsel and Head of
Corporate Legal Affairs.
Our Values
- At the
ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek
candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For
more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.
Reports to (role)
- For
HQ-serving positions (HQ and HQ decentralized positions (DCP): Head
Counsel HQ, or service/unit line manager if not positioned within OCLA
HQ-serving team but with technical reporting line to OCLA
- For
OCLA decentralized positions: General Counsel & Head of Corporate
Legal Affairs (until a regional level role is created)
- For
field positions: (Deputy) Head of Delegation with technical reporting line
to the Office of Corporate Legal Affairs (OCLA) at HQ
People management responsibilities
No
Scope & Impact
- Geographic
remit: global remit for HQ serving positions, regional remit for OCLA
decentralized positions and national remit for single country-level
positions.
Relationships
- Internally,
interacts with Legal Counsel, and with all services at headquarters and in
the field upon request
- Externally,
interacts with the national judicial and administrative bodies, permanent
missions, embassies, international organizations, external partners or
contacts (commercial and others), Movement actors (IFRC, RCRC NS) and
outside counsel.
Certifications / Education required
- Advanced
university degree in law (B.A. minimum, M.A. ideally or LLM would be an
asset)
- Admission
to a national bar a strong asset
- Excellent
command of English and proficiency in French, Arabic, Spanish or Russian
(proficiency in more than one an asset)
- Advanced
computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint and IBM
Lotus Notes
Professional Experience required
- Typically,
6-9 years of professional experience
- Minimum
three (3) years as a corporate legal adviser required, in particular with
contractual practice or HR/employment related practice
- Previous
experience in contract law, [Swiss] employment law, business law, the law
of international civil service or equivalent experience in applicable
administrative law required
- Experience
either in-house or in a law firm on corporate legal matters with a
multinational dimension required.
- Experience
in the legal sector with IO/NGO entities a strong asset
- For
field position: field experience handling legal issues, a strong asset
- Good
knowledge of the non-profit and international organization secto
- Knowledge
or experience of the ICRC an asset.
Deadline: 15.04.2025
How to Apply
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