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About the Role

DTID is seeking a highly experienced and motivated General Counsel to provide strategic leadership to the organisation's Legal Advisory and Governance function. The successful candidate will oversee a team of legal advisors and provide expert, practical, and strategic legal advice to the Director-General and teams across DTID, supporting the management of legal and governance risks and ensuring adherence to legal frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage DTID's Legal Advisory and Governance function and supervise senior and junior legal advisors.
Provide strategic legal advice to the Director-General, senior leadership, and relevant teams across DTID.
Identify, assess, and advise on legal and governance risks affecting DTID's activities and operations.
Draft and review legal opinions, contracts, memoranda, policies, governance documents, and briefing materials.
Support the development and review of internal governance policies and organizational legal frameworks.
Advise on matters including corporate and nonprofit governance, employment, contracts, fundraising, data protection, intellectual property, competition, defamation, and dispute resolution.
Support the management and resolution of disputes and advise on appropriate legal strategies and settlements.
Monitor the implementation of contractual and legal obligations and provide advice on compliance.
Build constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and provide clear, practical legal guidance.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of DTID's legal, governance, and risk-management arrangements.

Requirements

Excellent written and spoken English.
Strong analytical, legal research, and critical-thinking skills.
Excellent professional judgment and problem-solving capability.
Strong leadership and people-management skills.
Ability to lead, mentor, and motivate legal professionals.
Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to communicate complex legal matters clearly to both legal and non-legal audiences.
Ability to develop effective working relationships across professional and organizational boundaries.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
Ability to work independently and take initiative.
Ability to work collaboratively within an international and remotely distributed organization.
Ability to provide pragmatic, proportionate, and solutions-focused legal advice.
High standards of confidentiality, integrity, and professional ethics.
Strong knowledge or experience in corporate and organizational governance.
Strong knowledge or experience in nonprofit and charity law.
Strong knowledge or experience in commercial and contract law.
Strong knowledge or experience in employment law.
Strong knowledge or experience in privacy and data-protection law.
Strong knowledge or experience in intellectual property, trademarks, and copyright.
Strong knowledge or experience in competition law.
Strong knowledge or experience in fundraising and partnership arrangements.
Strong knowledge or experience in dispute resolution and litigation.
Strong knowledge or experience in regulatory and compliance matters.
Strong knowledge or experience in organizational risk management.
Strong knowledge or experience in drafting and reviewing contracts, policies, and legal documentation.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge or interest in climate change, sustainability, international development, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and emerging digital technologies would be advantageous.
A recognized legal qualification such as an LLB, GDL, or equivalent professional legal qualification.
Qualification as a solicitor or barrister in the United Kingdom, or an equivalent senior legal qualification in a relevant jurisdiction.
Relevant postgraduate qualifications or specialist training in corporate governance, commercial law, employment law, data protection, nonprofit law, or another relevant legal discipline would be advantageous.
Professional proficiency in English is required.
Knowledge of an additional international language would be advantageous.
A minimum of 10 years' post-qualification legal experience in private practice, in-house practice, or a combination of both.
Senior legal advisory or General Counsel experience.
Experience providing advice to senior executives, boards, or organizational leadership.
Broad legal experience across corporate, contract, employment, governance, privacy, regulatory, or dispute-related matters.
Experience developing legal strategies and advising organizations on legal and governance risk.
Experience leading, managing, or supervising legal professionals.
Experience drafting and reviewing complex legal documents, policies, and agreements.
Experience building constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience working independently and taking responsibility for complex legal matters.
Previous in-house legal experience is highly desirable.
Experience working within a nonprofit, international organization, think tank, research institution, development organization, or comparable environment would also be advantageous.

Skills

Excellent written and spoken English
Strong analytical skills
Strong legal research skills
Strong critical-thinking skills
Excellent professional judgment
Strong problem-solving capability
Strong leadership skills
Strong people-management skills
Ability to lead legal professionals
Ability to mentor legal professionals
Ability to motivate legal professionals
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent stakeholder-management skills
Ability to communicate complex legal matters clearly
Ability to develop effective working relationships
Strong attention to detail
Strong accuracy
Ability to manage multiple priorities
Ability to manage competing demands
Ability to work independently
Ability to take initiative
Ability to work collaboratively
Ability to provide pragmatic legal advice
Ability to provide proportionate legal advice
Ability to provide solutions-focused legal advice
High standards of confidentiality
High standards of integrity
High standards of professional ethics
Corporate and organizational governance
Nonprofit and charity law
Commercial and contract law
Employment law
Privacy and data-protection law
Intellectual property, trademarks, and copyright
Competition law
Fundraising and partnership arrangements
Dispute resolution and litigation
Regulatory and compliance matters
Organizational risk management
Drafting and reviewing contracts, policies, and legal documentation
Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365
Knowledge of climate change
Knowledge of sustainability
Knowledge of international development
Knowledge of artificial intelligence
Knowledge of blockchain
Knowledge of emerging digital technologies
Knowledge of an additional international language

Location

Home-based / Remote

Work Type

Unpaid Volunteer
Remote

Experience Level

Senior legal advisory
General Counsel experience
Minimum of 10 years' post-qualification legal experience

Education Level

Recognized legal qualification (LLB, GDL, or equivalent)
Qualified solicitor or barrister in the UK, or equivalent senior legal qualification
Relevant postgraduate qualifications or specialist training (advantageous)

Salary/Compensations

Unpaid

Benefits

Apply senior legal expertise within an international organisation.
Provide strategic advice directly to the Director-General and senior leadership.
Lead and mentor an international team of legal professionals.
Contribute to the development of DTID's legal and governance frameworks.
Gain exposure to legal issues arising at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and international development.
Collaborate with professionals and specialists from different countries and disciplines.
Strengthen international governance, advisory, and stakeholder-management experience.
Build international professional networks and long-term professional relationships.
Contribute directly to DTID's institutional development, governance, and long-term sustainability.

About the Company

The Digital Technology Institute for Development (DTID) is an international non-profit institute advancing the responsible use of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and emerging digital technologies to support sustainable development and policy implementation.
DTID brings together professionals, researchers, technology specialists, and other stakeholders to generate research, develop practical solutions, strengthen partnerships, and support informed decision-making at the intersection of technology, climate change, and sustainable development.