Legal Counsel - Ukraine Refugee Crisis Response at Plan International

Location:  Globally flexible, Flexible
Type of Role: Fixed Term
Duration: 3 months
Reports to: Ukraine Response Operations Manager

Dimensions of the Role

• The post holder provides advice and guidance to Plan International on the organisation’s response to the Ukraine Crisis. 
• Manages and conducts specific projects and activities in relation to legal, compliance or regulatory issues, working flexibly within multidisciplinary teams. 
• Supervision/management - instructs and manages external lawyers on specific projects related to establishing a response to the Ukraine crisis and working with partner organisations.

Technical Expertise, Skills And Knowledge
Knowledge:

• Qualified as a lawyer in the UK and/or the US. Specific experience with Poland, Romania and Moldova are advantageous.  
• Experienced at providing legal advice internationally on a diverse range of issues.  
• Significant experience on International Humanitarian Law, Geneva conventions, Convention on the Rights of the Child and other legal frameworks related to refugees, conflicts, and children.  
• Knowledge and understanding of the legal and compliance issues affecting international not for profit organisations.  
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate governance issues, including as they affect international organisations and the not for profit sector. 

Skills:

• Highly effective at using legal skills to solve problems and identify and implement pragmatic solutions in line with the humanitarian principles, and Plan international’s Global Risk Policy.  
• Able to develop efficient, effective legal, compliance or governance systems and processes that are user-friendly and fit for purpose, and to identify ways to streamline systems and processes to minimise effort and maximise value 
• Strong legal drafting skills and powers of analysis with excellent attention to detail including when under pressure.  
• Able to apply legal expertise to develop and implement legal or governance systems, processes and policies. 
• Ability to think and advise strategically.   
• Able to influence and build strong relationships with different types of people at all levels.  
• Self-motivated, efficient and highly organised.  
• Creative problem solver 
• Highly effective prioritisation of competing requests 
• Ability to influence those over whom the post holder has no direct responsibility 
• Strong on delivery and effective completer-finisher  

Behaviours:

• Flexible and proactive, resilient, comfortable with and adapts well to change 
• Team player, highly collaborative, able to work effectively in a matrix management structure 
• Diplomatic, culturally and politically sensitive 
• Committed to the values, aims and objectives of Plan International 

Desirable:

• Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, or Moldovan language skills are an advantage.