Senior Legal Officer

Summary: The Senior Legal Officer will support the grant giving and contracting function of an impact-driven organization focused on improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families. This role involves managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and providing legal advice within a collaborative environment. The position is based in London with hybrid working arrangements and offers a full-time contract for 12 months. The successful candidate will have a law degree and relevant experience in contract law within the not-for-profit sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and consolidate existing grant and service agreements templates, ensuring compliance.
• Prepare internal guidance on using the contract templates.
• Develop and maintain a register of agreed variations to standard T&Cs.
• Advise on due diligence processes and legal considerations for collaborations with various partners.
• Support project teams in establishing agreements for new grants and services.
• Assist project teams with existing agreements.
• Provide organization-wide training on standard T&Cs and managing contracts.
• Develop robust and future-proof contracting processes to ensure ongoing compliance and best practices.
• Act as a main point of contact with external legal advice providers.
• Work with the finance team to ensure disbursement of funding is compliant with agreements and the law.

Key Skills:

• Law degree or similar qualification.
• Experience in contract law and contracting in a not-for-profit/grant-making environment.
• Strong understanding of compliance and legal considerations in collaborations.
• Ability to develop and maintain contract templates and guidance.
• Excellent communication and training skills.
• Experience in managing contracts and providing legal advice.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Salary (Rate): £53,300

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Legal