Associate Legal Counsel

• Internally, interacts with directorate, department and division leadership and their teams, and field-based managers/coordinators, as well as with OCLA and the CLF ecosystem. 
• Externally, interacts with Movement partners, donors, partners and peers in other organizations, as well as outside counsel.

• Provides legal advice and support to the review, drafting and negotiation of financial contribution-related proposals, agreements and partnerships and any other activities performed by the Clearing House unit
• Leads the outreach and review by Subject Matter Experts (SME), allowing for constructive counterproposal and ensuring coherent and aligned positions with ICRC internal corporate policies, frameworks and baselines
• Triggers the escalation mechanism when new ground needs to be breached and new red lines drawn by the institution 
• Contributes to the development of standards for managing donor and partner contractual engagements (process, language, templates, frameworks, risk logs, etc.)
• Contributes to the development and capacity of the Clearing House unit, including knowledge and business intelligence to build expertise on funding agreements and donor requirements
• Leads the maintenance of the contracts review and donor requirements tracking systems and supports the development of the digitalization of these tools (4D CRM)
• Contributes to any learning opportunities drawn from the discussion and negotiation with donors and partners and subsequent reflections on changes of approach, including drawing negotiation journeys documents
• Interacts with OCLA on any legal issues related to donors and partners in relation to fundraising activities and provides ad hoc support to OCLA where needed.

• Academic degree in laws or legal studies.
• Fluent command of English. French and/or German an asset.
• Computer proficiency, including in using databases and Microsoft Excel.
• Typically six to nine years’ overall professional experience, either in-house or in a law firm, with at least three years in managing international legal contracts, or in managing corporate legal matters required.
• Ideally five years’ experience in an international and multicultural environment.

• Diverse and humanitarian-minded workforce
• An opportunity to contribute to institutional efforts to protect and assist conflict victims worldwide
• Training opportunities
• Flexible work schedule

Qualified applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive and updated resume along with their motivation letter. Only applications received through the career page link will be pre-screened/processed.

Deadline of application: 28 February 2025
Target Start Date: Immediately
Office Address: 32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines

Only short-listed candidates will be notified. This vacancy is open for Philippine residents only.