Legal Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Human resource Department to coordinate all legal issues for the organization internally and externally.
• The incumbent will provide counsel to and work closely with human resources on a broad range of employment matters, including recruiting, hiring, benefits, compensation, employee relations, discipline, terminations, investigations, harassment, discrimination, compliance, and strategies for managing risk around employment matters.
• Work with Human Resource Department to conduct ongoing review and revision of Good Neighbors’ human resources policies.
• Work with Human Resource Department to prepare employment law training programs for management and other relevant managers when need be.
• Work with human Resource Department to coordinate and manage external, local and international counsel on personnel and compliance issues.
• Communication with lawyers and other relevant government officers.
• Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.
• Review the contract or relevant documentations
• Undertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts and commentaries on those texts, etc.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation, and negotiates or assists in the negotiation, of agreements with stakeholders.
• Provides guidance to more junior staff.

Qualifications and skills

• Degree or Higher diploma in Law.
• 3+ years working experience as legal Officer
• Excellent written and verbal communication. 
• Familiarity with MS office.
• Knowledge of all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to prepare complex legal documents.
• Experience in the NGO Sector preferred.
• Ability to speak more than one language.
• A good understanding of the following.
• Recent versions of Microsoft Office software suites.
• Standard office equipment, such as copy machines and fax machines.
• Telecommunications systems.
• Digital communications systems