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General Counsel and Company Secretary

Employer
WWF
Location
Woking, Surrey
Salary
c.£70,000 per annum
Closing date
6 Oct 2019

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Function
Finance & Legal
Sector
Environment / Conservation
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Permanent

c.£70,000 per annum

Living Planet Centre Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL

As a senior legal professional this is the time to join the world’s leading independent conservation organisation and make your mark as our General Counsel and Company Secretary. We have a bold new strategy and a critical mission to fund and influence systemic change that will ultimately make the continued destruction of nature unacceptable. You can now be part of the senior leadership team focused on making this happen.

As General Counsel and Company Secretary you will lead our ‘Corporate Services’ team, manage a budget of around £450k and ensure we continue to comply with all relevant laws and regulations. You will also advise on the management and mitigation of risk, guarantee governance processes as well as the effective administration of the Board and Committees.

This is a unique opportunity to use your expertise to ensure the provision of commercial/corporate legal and governance advice to the organisation and senior stakeholders. You will act as gatekeeper for the Charity Commission and Companies House, take responsibility for data protection and GDPR compliance and work with the leadership team to ensure business continuity plans are in place. Vital will be the ability to lead and develop a high-performing and motivated Corporate Services team to deliver a service that meets business needs. You will also assist in the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts as well as maintain up to date statutory records held by regulatory bodies.

You must have operated in a Governance/Company Secretary role and gained experience of advising leadership, Board members and Committees on corporate and legal affairs. A qualified lawyer, you will hold a current practicing certificate and ideally an ICSA qualification. You will possess detailed knowledge of charity, fundraising, company and contract law too. You will also be good at synthesising complex information, regulations and policies and translate into impactful advice and communications and providing best fit solutions according to organisational needs.

Highly organised, you will have an eye for detail and well-developed analytical abilities as well as the expertise to motivate and develop direct reports. Critically, you will favour a collaborative working style and possess outstanding interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.

 How to Apply

If you are committed to the natural world and possess the skills to deliver the highest standards of governance and business assurance, please click on the link and apply via our website. Complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.

At WWF-UK we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits to encourage a work life balance.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

 Closing Date: 6th October 2019

Company

Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how wildlife, the environment and human activity are all interlinked.

That’s why our passion for safeguarding the natural world has to be backed up by other environmental action – tackling the global threat of climate change (through our big global campaigns like Earth Hour) and helping people to change the way they live to ease pressure on natural resources.

WWF is at the heart of global activities in all these areas. We have teams of highly skilled professionals working with governments, businesses and communities here in the UK and around the world.

Company info
Location
WWF-UK
Panda House
Weyside Park, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XR
GB

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