Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

Delhi, Delhi, India CIMMYT Full time

About the Role

CIMMYT is seeking a highly skilled Legal Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our Legal Department, you will be responsible for executing and implementing the Contract Life Cycle Management of grants, subgrants, research collaboration, consultancy, vendor, lease, host country, nondisclosure, and ad hoc agreements entered by CIMMYT with its national and international partners and service providers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Research and analyze treaties, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures from various legal areas and jurisdictions where CIMMYT operates to ensure compliance.
  • Provide legal counsel and advice in diverse areas, including corporate, criminal, regulatory, labor, tax, administrative, and litigation legislation.
  • Ensure proper follow-up of entrusted matters, tracking these in dashboards and KPI monitoring tools, and preparing progress updates to relevant areas.
  • Stay up to date with legal and regulatory requirements in the Country and Region, providing legal support and advice on privacy and data protection, ethics in research, occupational health and safety, phytosanitary, environmental matters, and working with CSP and Programs to align operations, policies, and procedures.
  • Provide legal support for updating, developing, and implementing policies, procedures, processes, and operational changes necessary to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Identify and assess legal risks associated with CIMMYT activities and operations, developing risk management strategies to mitigate legal liabilities and safeguard CIMMYT's interest.
  • Provide pragmatic and collaborative day-to-day legal advice to assist the business in achieving its goals legally, compliantly, and ethically.
  • Maintain, improve, implement, and monitor processes, procedures, guidelines, best practices, and tools that allow the Department to provide accurate and timely services.
  • Support corporate governance functions, issuance, and management of power of attorney, drafting, formalizing minutes, and other CIMMYT Statutory obligations.
  • Provide legal support with respect to institutional compliance in the context of all legislation arising from different legal frameworks.
  • Support the Compliance Function, particularly for case management, in coordination with HR, ensuring that all required information is obtained and properly documented.
  • Represent CIMMYT before different Government Agencies and authorities.
  • Prepare educational materials for Staff and stakeholders to support institutional research policies and procedures.
  • Support drafting, reviewing, implementing, communicating, and updating CIMMYT's legal policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • Degree in Law, a Master's degree/LL.M is desirable.
  • At least 5 years of experience working in a similar position.
  • Additional experience or knowledge in areas related to agriculture research and development in the private and/or public sectors is an advantage.
  • Ability to provide timely and efficient legal and business advice at all organizational levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of matters at any given time, work well under pressure, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing assignments, and effectively manage deadlines.
  • Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills, including the ability to communicate legal concepts in a plain manner to lay stakeholders.
  • Enough computer skills (at a minimum: Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat) and willingness to learn/master other programs and software as necessary.
  • High ethical standards with a strong commitment to maintain confidentiality and treat sensitive information with discretion.
  • The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Customer Orientation, Teamwork, Problem-Solving, and Multi-Cultural Awareness/Sensitivity.

About CIMMYT

CIMMYT is a cutting-edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow's problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships.

This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries.

For more information, visit cimmyt.org

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