Location: Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom
Salary: £53,040 (Pro rata)
Contract type: Permanent
Part Time: 21 hours per week
Application Closing Date: 30 Jul 2019

VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.

Role overview
The Legal Counsel will provide support to VSO in the UK and overseas on legal and governance issues. Skills, qualifications and experience
As the ideal applicant, you will be a qualified and experienced solicitor or barrister with sound IT skills who relishes the opportunity to support effective international decision making and ensure high level outcomes; operating well at all levels, and able to engage in complex relationships. You will be able to work under pressure and provide sound advice and practical solutions to legal and governance issues sometimes at short notice and working with a variety of teams.

Competencies and Behaviour
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications, as such we may interview as soon as suitable applications are received.

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