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Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Legal
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You need legal research skills, strong communication, contract drafting experience, knowledge of charity law, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • You will draft and negotiate agreements, advise on legal risks, support grant administration, enhance policies, collaborate cross-functionally, and ensure governance compliance.

Requirements

  • Legal research skills
  • Self-starter who is adaptable, works with integrity, and exhibits the Foundation’s enterprising, collaborative and delivery-minded cultural and behavioural values
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail oriented
  • Good interpersonal skills and able to effectively liaise with both internal and external communities
  • Problem solving skills, able to use initiative and actively seeks pragmatic solutions
  • Good planning and organisational skills, able to work to multiple prioritised tasks, targets and deadlines, with careful attention to detail
  • Team player, with an ability to create effective working relationships
  • Committed to embedding diversity, equity and inclusion in everything we do
  • Experience in drafting and reviewing commercial contracts
  • Legal research skills
  • Preparation of guidance notes and training materials
  • Experience using the Microsoft Office suite
  • Sound knowledge of the law of England and Wales
  • Familiarity with commercial contracts and contract law
  • Experience in drafting and reviewing grant agreements
  • Sound working knowledge of intellectual property and data protection matters
  • Familiarity with the charity sector and charity law
  • Some familiarity with basic financial and grants related terms and concepts

Responsibilities

  • Charitable partnerships (Impact on Urban Health)
  • Structure and assist colleagues with drafting and negotiate agreements for a wide variety of charitable partnerships, including commercial contracts, grants, IP licenses, novel investment models, revenue-sharing arrangements and data agreements.
  • Act as a thought partner with the team to advise on the structuring, legal risks and strategic implications of partnerships and future opportunities.
  • Maintain and appropriately file correspondence and documentation relating to commercial contracts.
  • Grants administration (Programmatic, Hospital funding and Special fund grants)
  • Advise colleagues, alongside the Grants Operations team, on the drafting and execution of grant agreements, including tailoring agreements for individuals, unincorporated groups and commercial entities and advising on IP ownership and commercialisation, indemnities, on-funding obligations and other queries.
  • Procedure and policy efficiencies
  • Draft, maintain and update our internal guidelines, policies and standard-form documents.
  • Create policy and process efficiencies.
  • Tailored partnerships
  • Consider legal considerations, and appropriate processes, for working with certain partners (e.g., regulatory, private gain, data protection, policy), including advising on due diligence procedures and tailoring our standard form templates.
  • Work with cross-functional stakeholders on longer-term projects to change our partnership models to cede power to the communities we work with, whilst balancing this against our charity law obligations.
  • Cross-functional work
  • Work with cross-functional stakeholders, including communications, policy and influencing, evaluation and the Executive Team to advise on cross-team collaboration, opportunities, issues and risks relating to our charitable partnerships.
  • Assist teams such as property, endowment and HR on their legal needs, including drafting, negotiating and agreeing documents and being the first port-of-call for a variety of legal issues.
  • Assist our fundraising team on a variety of issues, including drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of fundraising agreements.
  • Governance and legal
  • Work with the Foundation’s Legal Director & Company Secretary in advising colleagues on legal and governance matters.
  • Undertake research into specific legal issues or matters of best practice.
  • Identify need for, organise and run training sessions on key legal and compliance issues to Foundation staff.
  • Assist with supervision of the team’s paralegal, leading on supervision of certain tasks.

FAQs

What are the main responsibilities of the Legal Counsel position?

The main responsibilities include drafting and negotiating various agreements for charitable partnerships, advising on grant agreements, creating policy and process efficiencies, managing cross-functional work with different teams, and handling governance and legal matters.

What skills are essential for this role?

Essential skills include legal research skills, problem-solving abilities, excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal skills.

Is experience in the charity sector required for this position?

While familiarity with the charity sector and charity law is desirable, it is not explicitly listed as a requirement.

What qualifications are necessary for the role?

Candidates should have experience in drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, knowledge of the law of England and Wales, and familiarity with contract law.

What benefits does the Foundation offer to its employees?

The Foundation offers up to 12% employer pension contributions, an annual personal development budget, enhanced parental leave, health and wellbeing allowances, flexible working hours, generous annual leave, and more.

Will there be opportunities for professional development?

Yes, there is an £800 annual personal development budget allocated for each employee.

Is prior experience in drafting grant agreements required?

While it is desirable to have experience in drafting grant agreements, it is not listed as an essential requirement for the role.

Are there any training opportunities provided by the Foundation?

Yes, the role includes organizing and running training sessions on key legal and compliance issues for Foundation staff.

What is the Foundation's approach to diversity and inclusion?

The Foundation is committed to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything they do and believes in the power of diverse talent.

What type of work environment does the Foundation promote?

The Foundation promotes an agile working environment with flexible hours and supportive IT kits, fostering a friendly atmosphere where employees can socialize and collaborate.

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Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation

Non-profit
Industry
51-200
Employees

Mission & Purpose

We’re an independent charitable foundation. We invest in a healthier society, backing people and ideas to drive more equitable health. Previously Guy's and St Thomas' Charity.