Overview
Provide strategic leadership and high quality legal oversight across Oxfam GB, deputising for the General Counsel/Company Secretary when required. Lead the Legal Team in delivering clear, solutions focused advice that enables the organisation to manage legal risk effectively and advance its mission.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and high quality legal oversight across Oxfam GB
- Deputise for the General Counsel/Company Secretary when required
- Ensure continuity of governance and legal stewardship
- Lead the Legal Team in delivering clear, solutions focused advice
- Manage legal risk effectively
- Identify emerging legal risks and opportunities
- Strengthen organisational decision making
- Champion innovative uses of the law that further Oxfam’s objectives
- Ensure Oxfam benefits from forward looking legal insight, robust compliance, and creative legal strategies
- Manage performance of others and help people to develop, grow and achieve their potential
- Increase diversity and inclusion in teams and/or workplaces
- Create positive change in work culture, processes and practices
- Train and supervise junior staff
Required Experience
- Experience of managing a legal team or department with diverse workload
- Minimum of 5 years PQE in UK or other common law jurisdiction
- Experience of working within a regulated environment
- Broad commercial experience either in-house or private practice advising on complex agreements
- Demonstrable experience of knowledge transfer and empowering others
- Ability to occasionally travel internationally
Qualifications
• Qualified Lawyer
