• Duration: Permanent

• Hours: 35 hours per week. Other flexible arrangements will be considered

• Disclosure Level: Basic -This role involves no direct or indirect work with children

• Reports to: Legal Director with a dotted line to CFO

At the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), we pull together to achieve the best possible results for children in danger around the world. We believe in an inclusive workplace and in the power of fulfilled colleagues who share the same values and goals, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children. Our work is guided by the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which recognise the universality of children’s rights.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Legal Team contributes to UNICEFUK’s positive impact for children by working with the wider organisation to maximise the value of our supporters’ donations and to safeguard our funds and assets.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Paralegal provides an essential foundation of support to the Chief Financial Officer and Legal Director, and ensures the smooth administration of the Finance, Legal and Information function. The Paralegal additionally supports the rest of wider organisation with assistance in the contracting and day to day management of current partners, prospects, and wider fundraising activities.

What we will expect you to achieve

•Key point of contact with pro-bono partners in coordinating support received from outside the organisation, including reviewing and distilling legal advice and preparing briefs for external lawyers.

•Organising meetings for key stakeholders across the directorate –lead on diary management for the Legal Director and Chief Financial Officer

•Carry out legal administration, including helping with writing letters, maintaining files, reporting and forecasting and prioritising casework across the Legal department

•Processing and raising expenditure POs on behalf of Information, Data, Legacies and Legal

•Drafting meeting agendas, and attending internal and external meetings, in-person as required, with experts or clients to take and circulate detailed minutes/ action points

•Overseeing the signing of contracts for the Finance, Legal and Information Function using DocuSign

•Under supervision of Legal Director, reviewing and amending legal document sand providing advice.

•Creating and updating training materials and template agreements for use across the organisation

•Conducting legal, governance and fundraising compliance research and setting out results

•Demonstrate and model a commitment to our shared values, behaviours and inclusive practices (known as Our Shared Commitment) in all aspects of your work.

BEHAVIOURS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

This section contains the essential behaviours, experience, knowledge and skills needed in order to be effective and successful in this role. All criteria in this section are essential.

Effective behaviours

Communication

•Conveys complex ideas using a variety of methods to engage an audience and win understanding and support

•Presents complex and difficult messages clearly and with impact •Anticipates and responds to the needs of an audience, adapting content, style, language and use of channel to deliver maximum clarity in a professional manner.

•Consistently maintains confidentiality and discretion, when dealing with commercially sensitive information.

Decision Making

•Makes decisions within agreed parameters and is accountable for own actions.

•Sensitively decisive, taking time to consult with relevant stakeholders before making and communicating clear decisions and the reasons for them

Efficiency and effectiveness

•Manage conflicting priorities to ensure that objectives are achieved and deadlines met

•Systematically plans projects to maximise performance and cost-effectiveness

•Anticipates risks and puts plans in place to minimise their impact

•Responds flexibly to unforeseen events such as emergency responses to ensure that effectiveness is not compromised

•Evaluates work, learns from results and adjusts strategies to provide the best results for children

•Suggests simplifications to overly complex ways of working to improve results

Positive Relationships

•Nurtures professional relationships with colleagues at all levels and with external contacts and partners to support the achievement of objectives

•Reflects on own thoughts, feelings and actions and is aware of own impact on relationships

Resilience

•Remains positive and quickly recovers from set-backs, keeping problems in perspective

•Takes a solution focused approach to problem solving to succeed in difficult circumstances

Relevant experience

•Experienced in provision of paralegal support, conducting legal research and providing law updates

•Also able to provide a range of administrative and project management support, in a busy office environment or a virtual / remote setting.

•Able to take responsibility and deal with routine matters on behalf of a busy, high-pressure team, using initiative as required and being accountable for actions.

Specific knowledge and skills

•Batchelor’s Degree in Law or equivalent is essential

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills

3•Good attention to detail to be able to carefully analyse files and data •Able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines

•Office administrative skills for tasks such as filing, typing and letter writing

•Good teamwork skills particularly when working with other departments to complete your tasks

•Business acumen and an understanding of the organisational needs