Head - Legal & Finance - NGO - CA/CS & LLB

Responsibilities :

- Ensure day-to-day legal needs of all departments are adequately met through management and coordination of outside counsel.

- Advice on legal issues and potential exposures through individual or group meetings, seminars or written opinions. Assist in compliance law, FCRA, trust law and labour issues as needed.

- Drafting and vetting of MOA, MOU, Bank guarantee, Indemnity Bonds if any, Undertakings and authority letters, vendor contracts, donor contracts, framing disclaimers in our contracts, etc. Vetting, consultation and coordination with the panel of lawyers to ensure documents are legally sound.

- Manage the compliance for the institute and support in risk management.

- Identify and facilitate the process to reduce areas of risk exposure.

- Oversee relationships with outside legal counsel providing legal services in India; participate on committees, task forces, and in seminars to educate internal stakeholders on managing legal risk and exposure.

- Meet with senior managers and other staff to obtain information about current and future projects and activities contemplated.

- Identifying potential legal and related risks and developing mitigating strategies.

- Work with the Executive Assistant CEO to ensure Board fiduciary materials are compliant with local regulations and oversight bodies.

- Providing updates and reports to the internal committees, partners and the Board on a regular basis on relevant legal issues Conduct of Board and Annual General Meetings and the related compliances.

- Liaison with relevant legal department of Partners/Government offices and other authorities.

- Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation, determine operational compliance with regulations or standards. Communicate with government agencies.

Required Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB), with additional qualifications of Company Secretary or Chartered Accountant.

- Minimum 10 years of experience.

- Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills with high detail orientation.

- NGO experience will be valuable.

- Highly competent in statutory, regulatory compliance issues.

- Knowledge and experience of best practice compliance and governance frameworks, methodologies and emerging practice, compliance monitoring.

- Excellent analytical abilities and legal research skill; proficiency in word processing and internet research; ability to work in a diverse environment.

- High standards of integrity, ethics, and professionalism.

- Excellent analytical abilities and legal research skill; proficiency in word processing and internet research; ability to work in a diverse environment.