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Mercy Corps · 17 hours ago

Legal Project Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization focused on impactful solutions in disaster and hardship. The Legal Project Manager will support the organization's rebrand effort by managing the legal and regulatory aspects of the project, ensuring timely execution and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

AssociationNon Profit

Responsibilities

Support the preparation and effectuation of the corporate name change for Mercy Corps Global Support (HQ) offices in the U.S., UK, and Netherlands as well as coordination with charitable regulators

Assist in preparing and implementing updates to governance documents for adoption by the Mercy Corps board

Assist in finalizing the scoping and support planning for country name change administrative processes

Advise the Global People Team and country teams on associated administrative processes including, where applicable, updates to labor and employment agreements, consultancy contracts, and satisfying other potential statutory requirements across different jurisdictions, including, for example, any legal processes related to updating tax, insurance, or work authorizations

Lead the preparation and updating of Mercy Corps legal agreement templates, contracts, and policies, including support to the People Team in managing updates to templates and supporting HR documents

Advise on and support contract novation strategies, where necessary

Assist in providing legal consultation and risk mitigation guidance throughout the rebrand process

Deliver a final report summarizing corporate name change status, regulatory notifications, and updated legal templates/documents across global operations, as well as any recommendations for future efforts

Qualification

Juris Doctor degreeLegal corporate transactional experienceLaborEmployment law knowledgeProject management skillsCommunication skillsInternational NGO experienceNon-profit governance knowledgeForeign language knowledgeInterpersonal skills

Required

Juris Doctor degree and admission to a bar association in a U.S. state (in good standing)

5-10 years of experience in legal corporate transactional matters

Knowledge and experience of labor and employment law across multiple global jurisdictions preferred

Demonstrated project management skills (Project Management training and/or certification is a plus)

Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated presentation skills

Ability to work efficiently and collaboratively while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively, flexibly adaptively, and with a strong sense of service orientation across departments and global operations and with a diverse range of stakeholders

Experience and knowledge of International NGO sector and registration efforts and personal affinity with our mission a plus

Experience with non-profit governance is a plus

Knowledge of one or more foreign languages and/or previous foreign travel is a plus