Corporate Legal Counsel

hace 3 semanas

Texcoco de Mora, México CIMMYT A tiempo completo

About the Role

CIMMYT is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Corporate Legal Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our Legal Department, you will provide valuable legal guidance and support in contract negotiation, compliance with regulations, risk management, and other critical legal matters.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute and implement the Contract Life Cycle Management (development, drafting, review, negotiation, amendment and release, quality control and archiving) of grants, subgrants, research collaboration, consultancy, vendor, lease, host country, nondisclosure, and a wide variety of ad hoc agreements entered by CIMMYT with its national and international (private and public) partners and service providers, globally.
  • Research and analyze treaties, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures from a variety of legal areas and jurisdictions where CIMMYT operates to ensure its compliance; provide legal counsel and advice in diverse areas, including all areas related to corporate, criminal, regulatory, labor, tax, administrative, and litigation legislation; draft legal opinions, notes, letters, memoranda, and other legal documents.
  • Identify and assess legal risks associated with CIMMYT activities and operations and develop risk management strategies to mitigate legal liabilities and safeguard the CIMMYT interest.
  • Provide pragmatic and collaborative day-to-day legal advice to assist the business in achieving its goals/objectives legally, compliantly, and ethically and support higher-level legal counsel.
  • Maintain, improve, implement, and monitor processes, procedures, guidelines, best practices, and tools that allow the Department to provide accurate and timely services.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of corporate policies and procedures.
  • Participate in the development of business strategies, providing both legal and strategic advice.
  • Ensure that CIMMYT is up to date with any legal and regulatory requirements in Mexico and the diverse jurisdictions it operates.
  • Ensure proper follow-up of entrusted matters, tracking these matters daily in the provided dashboards and KPI monitoring tools that will be used to prepare progress updates to the relevant areas and timely completion of ticketing system requests for the review and drafting of diverse agreements and legal matters.
  • Provide legal support with respect to institutional compliance in the context of all legislation arising from different legal frameworks.
  • Represent CIMMYT before different Government Agencies in Mexico.
  • Support corporate governance functions, issuing and managing PoAs, drafting and formalizing minutes, and other CIMMYT Statutory obligations.
  • Oversight of Staff, interns, and consultants and coordination and supervision of Outside Counsel.
  • Support drafting, reviewing, implementing, communicating, and updating CIMMYT's legal policies and procedures.
  • Prepare educational materials for Staff and stakeholders to support institutional research policies and procedures. Support the drafting, review, implementation, communication, and update of CIMMYT's legal policies and procedures. Prepare guides, training materials, and training on the Contract Life Cycle and tools offered by the Legal Department.
  • Collaborate with the Finance to complete corporate duties under the corporate regulations, such as power of attorney and special corporate projects. Provide counsel regarding legal implications in connection with new tax regulations.
  • Manage the coordination of external counsel for legal expert matters, labor, penal, and special issues, including internal and external audits.
  • Offer legal advice on labor and employment-related policies, local laws, and regulations, conducting legal research, and advising on potential legal risks.
  • Any other tasks requested by the supervisor.

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