As a Legal Officer, you will:

Collaborate with teams across the Foundation to deliver the TrustLaw component of the DDR/AI project
Scope, draft and manage legal pro bono requests, including connecting the pro bono client with lawyers and following up with the parties involved
Design, scope and manage the development and dissemination of cross-border research projects, legal tools, resources, and other content that address the most critical social and policy needs facing our NGO and social enterprise members
Scope, research, manage and deliver online legal trainings, legal health checks and events for NGOs and social enterprises
Support the implementation of strategies to expand the TrustLaw membership by recruiting the strongest law firms and corporate in-house legal teams in the region, managing member relationships and facilitating member engagement
Support the TrustLaw team on thought leadership projects and, as appropriate, represent TrustLaw by speaking publicly on our work at panels, conferences, or other speaking engagements
Assist and support on the administrative, reporting, planning, monitoring, and logistical responsibilities linked to the role in a timely manner, for example through inputting into databases, planners, and trackers, updating Salesforce and running Salesforce reports, ensuring members have up-to-date contact information, inputting into reports, collecting feedback and responding to requests for information, etc
Work hours that overlap with global team availability, including some evening meetings each week
Assist with other duties as required.

About You

A qualified lawyer (2+ years PQE) with strong legal skills and relevant experience working in a law firm, in-house legal team, media house or non-profit organisation
Prior experience working in or demonstrated understanding of media freedom, inclusive economies or human rights. Knowledge of data and digital rights an advantage
A good understanding of the legal and non-profit sectors in Africa, and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities that pro bono opportunities bring to law firms and legal teams
Excellent project, time management and organisational skills including the ability to effectively and independently manage multiple matters and projects in a fast-paced environment
Excellent research, drafting and analytical skills
Experience coordinating and delivering project or programmatic activities, including organising trainings/events. Experience working on donor-funded projects would be a plus
Experience engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, from senior corporate executives and partners of top law firms to social entrepreneurs, NGOs and donors, and supporting members to use a service
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds
Experience working with databases essential, Salesforce favourable.
Willingness to travel internationally