Legal Counsel (Remote)

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources.  

ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. 

At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. 

We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Executive Assistant to join ADC. 

Main purpose of job:

To provide quality, accurate, and relevant legal support and advice on all legal matters that apply to the organisation.

Division:

Operations

Department:

Legal and Risk

Position reports to:

Head of Legal and Risk

Position is responsible for:

N/A

Main duties & Objectives:

  • Ensure compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to the organisation  
  • Draft and review contracts, agreements, terms and conditions, and other legal documents  
  • Manage and mitigate legal risks by reviewing organisation policies and procedures  
  • Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding organisation decisions and operations  
  • Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues  
  • Execute procedures for protecting patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property  
  • Stay up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws and regulations that directly affect the organisation  

Knowledge, skills, education, and experience:

Essential 

  • At least 2 years of legal experience in a business environment  
  • Good knowledge and understanding of company law, employment law, and international law  
  • Able to establish effective working relationships across the organisation with key stakeholders, both external and internal  
  • Ability to deliver high-quality and professional legal work  
  • Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours per week  
  • Ability to take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment 
  • Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment 
  • A committed team player with good communication skills 

Desirable 

  • Experience working in an early-stage start-up and going through a scaling phase 
  • Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity 

What ADC Offers You:

This is a volunteer, remote, and unpaid position with the following benefits: 

  • Professional learning and career development opportunities 
  • An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession 
  • An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world, which is changing lives in Africa 
  • An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise 
  • We provide work reference 

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This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. 

 

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitment@africandevelopmentchoices.org.