Legal Compliance Counsel

Genuine innovation. Visionary solutions. Surprising results. LEGAL COMPLIANCE COUNSEL Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per annum Reports to: Head of Legal Department: Chief Operating Office Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Location: Stratford – High Flex Closing date: 28/06/2023 23:55 At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone innovative and ambitious, someone like you. We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Legal Compliance Counsel. You will be responsible for mapping CRUK’s legal compliance and regulatory requirements, along with the relevant internal policies as well as supporting the business by providing legal compliance oversight. You will be responsible for overseeing litigation management across the charity and working with colleagues in risk, insurance and finance to develop and embed effective litigation management procedures in CRUK. What will I be doing?

• You will be responsible for CRUK’s legal compliance framework, and related policies/templates/contracts and procedures and ensuring that these are updated, audited, and reported appropriately, to include but not limited to anti-money laundering, and anti-bribery and corruption.
• CRUK occasionally operates beyond the UK, you will work on compliance with local legislation where necessary and in addition map CRUK’s compliance with any relevant sanctions’ requirements.
• You will provide support to the Head of Legal and General Counsel on complying with the Charity Commission’s requirements on serious incident reporting and key regulatory updates from the Charity Commission and working closely with other parts of the business to ensure timely reporting. As well as provide legal and governance support to both the Head of Legal and General Counsel.
• You will work closely with the Head of Risk, Head of Assurance and Assurance team in relation to the development of an assurance framework relating to areas of legal compliance within your remit of accountability.
• Establish and update a legal compliance map and complete ongoing gap analysis.
• Advise on general business law issues and managing legal issues including corporate matters, procurement, health and safety, data protection and governance in furtherance of the legal compliance strategy.
• Keep abreast of relevant laws and regulations and communicate relevant updates effectively to the wider organisation.
• Provide oversight and assurance mapping of the internal legal compliance risks, to include but not limited to, CRUK's litigation risk.
• Develop training programme to educate employees and volunteers on legal requirements and the impact on the organisation of non-compliance.
• Report back to business functions on current legal and compliance performance, highlighting or escalating areas of concern and contribute to robust and effective compliance controls within the organisation.
• Review marketing materials, presentations, and websites to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assist in the gathering of internal information in response to relevant regulatory requests.
• Collaborate with other departments; Assurance, Risk, Data Protection and ESG to create a collective culture of compliance.

What skills we are looking for?

• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role ideally within the not-for-profit sector.
• Strong legal experience in corporate governance.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and business intelligence skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
• Ability to manage multiple projects adhering to logistics, timescales and deadlines.
• IT literate – MS Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills; delivering on deadlines and to budget.
• Self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

What will I gain? Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive. In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more. We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture. Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team. For the full job description and more information about working with us, please email us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively. For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk. . There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.