Paralegal (Legal Compliance)
The role
Save the Children International legal team is looking to hire a paralegal in a permanent role for its Legal Compliance function, to start as soon as possible.
As team of 14 lawyers, we support a large international charity, which works on the ground in over 120 countries to help children affected by crises, as well as those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. In 2020 alone, Save the Children’s combined revenues amounted to more than US $2.2 billion.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with paralegal experience, has a law degree, or is currently completing/has completed law school (the LPC or BVC or equivalent), and is interested in working in the NGO or charity sector.
The role entails supporting SCI’s Legal Compliance function (which is made up of 4 lawyers within the broader legal team) primarily in meeting its regulatory and other legal requirements around reporting of serious incidents. The successful candidate will have the opportunity engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including different SCI reporting and monitoring functions (such as fraud, safeguarding, safety and security), SCI’s Board, other organisations within the Save the Children movement, and the Charity Commission, Met Police and CPS. The candidate will also contribute to other areas of compliance work, assisting the team with conducting legal research, updating policies, and supporting the team’s project work on compliance topics (in the areas of safeguarding, fraud, bribery and corruption, sanctions, terrorism financing, data protection, modern slavery, export controls and anti-money laundering).
The Person
You should either have a law degree or experience as a paralegal. Law students in their final year of law school who can undertake substantive paralegal work on a full-time basis are encouraged to apply. On a personal level you will be culturally aware, a strong team player and highly organised and diligent.
You will be eligible for company pension scheme and 30 days’ annual leave.
The role is full-time and will be based in Central London, with an expectation that a part of the working week will be spent working from home/remotely. Currently all SCI staff are home-based during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We can offer circa £ 27,000 per annum ( If based in UK) with an option of flexible of working hours
The organisation
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
Application information
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Interviews will take place for this role on a continuing basis, from the week commencing 7 June 2021.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
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