Are you a corporate lawyer and company secretary who wants to make a difference? This is a unique opportunity to join one of the world's most progressive NGOs. Save the Children Australia has undertaken a range of transformative changes in recent years. Diversifying income streams, growing our program reach and creating platforms for innovation through For-Purpose social enterprises and our flagship Impact Investment Fund.

Help us grow these businesses and take them to scale and be part of the journey with new Save the Children ventures and merger opportunities.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there's a disaster - like an earthquake, drought, or conflict - we are there on the ground.

Where you come in:

In this full-time, permanent position, based in Carlton* you will provide legal and company secretarial services to our social enterprises. You will be part of our Legal Team and report to our General Counsel.

You will make an impact by:

• Ensuring that our social enterprises receive quality commercially focused legal and company secretarial services.
• Advising on commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, grant agreements, intellectual property issues, data and privacy issues and tender reviews.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including Corporations Act, ASIC and ACNC and for subsidiary entities operating in Singapore and the UK.
• Assisting with due diligence of investee enterprises and deal structuring, and ensuring all AML/CTF and KYC requirements for the Impact Fund are met.

Does this sound like you?

We are looking for a highly motivated and values driven mid-career professional with sharp technical expertise and the ability to build strong relationships of trust with clients. Our ideal candidate would have experience working with start-up enterprises, impact investing (or other capital markets experience), technology contracts and knowledge of the charity sector.

This role requires:

• Post-qualification experience as a corporate/commercial lawyer either in private practice or in-house.
• Company secretarial experience.
• Current legal practicing certificate.

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same.

In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

• Friendly and flexible work environment
• Agile work environment including working from home
• Child friendly work environment
• Competitive salary + super
• Full salary packaging benefits
• Additional annual leave options available

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link.

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the 'Apply' section below.

Position Description - Legal Counsel and Company Secretary - Social Enterprises

For more information regarding our Social Enterprises, please visit the relevant homepage:

• Childwise.org.au
• Ceiglobal.org
• Libraryforall.org
• Inclusived.co

*While COVID-19 social distancing restrictions are in place, this role works remotely (i.e. from home or an alternative location). Once the pandemic restrictions are lifted, the role will be based in our office in Carlton.

As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a pre-employment medical assessment and psychometric assessment to help us determine your suitability for the role.

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work. We encourage people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to apply.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check (where necessary), and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.