LEGAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

JOB SUMMARY:

This position serves in the Legal Department of one of the largest international mission-driven charitable organizations. As a Legal Compliance Specialist, you will provide compliance support and advice to CARE business units and global country offices, including development and implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and training, global systems administration of key compliance tools, and other areas described below. The Legal Compliance Specialist will work closely with members of the Legal Department and business stakeholders at all levels of the organization, both domestic and international. The position requires strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, independent judgment, prior expertise in topical areas, excellent oral and written communication skills, database and system administration experience, attention to detail and confidentiality, and superb organizational skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

International Trade and Sanctions Compliance

• Support CARE's trade and sanctions compliance program that enables CARE to conduct humanitarian activities in certain countries that are subject to sanctions and counter-terrorism regulations, in order to meet the significant humanitarian needs of the civilian populations in these countries.
• Promote CARE's compliance with sanctions requirements, restricted party screening, export controls, and related international trade topics.
• Support the development and implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and training.
• Conduct restricted party screening, research potential matches and conduct due diligence on potential business partners, and provide guidance to CARE staff on screening procedures.
• Manage and act as global system administrator for CARE's restricted party screening tool, including periodic review and updates to system settings, providing analytics and reporting, and liaising with vendor.
• Assist in drafting and preparation of export license applications, maintain licensing records, support compliance with license requirements.
• Monitor developments in international trade laws that impact CARE's global operations.

Legal Department Projects and Processes

• Lead project management of legal compliance initiatives, including develop project plans; balance overall stakeholder requirements; develop relationships; and review and report financial information in a timely manner to ensure deadlines are consistently met
• Manage compliance projects and initiatives from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and achievement of project objectives. Apply project management best practices and tools to plan, execute, monitor, and maintain compliance projects.
• Facilitate a culture of continuous improvement to provide scalable legal services and enhance efficiencies.
• Identify, test and implement compliance-related tools to streamline new or existing practices, as well as managing design, rollout, and training for new systems
• Support Legal Operations Specialist to develop and maintain a repository of SOPs and information for Legal Department staff
• Support Legal Operations Specialist to maintain Legal Department SharePoint sites and files in compliance with records retention guidelines and policies and promote information management best practices within the Legal Department

Compliance and Ethics Management

• Manage and act as global system administrator for CARE’s global whistleblower hotline (CARE Line), including strategic application and process considerations for its effective use, systems for acknowledgement of all reports, ensuring reports are triaged and investigated by relevant departments and handled timely, analytics and reporting, user management and training, and coordinating and liaising with vendor.
• Support processes associated with CARE's enterprise risk management practices, including tracking and reporting on enterprise risks, compliance metrics, and key performance indicators
• Support the development of training, written guidance, and communications materials on compliance topics.
• Conduct compliance training.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree
• At least 5 years prior experience working in a compliance role.
• Familiarity with international trade laws, including sanctions and export controls.
• Advanced word processing, Excel, and database maintenance skills.
• Technology savviness, including experience and comfort working in new and innovative software and database applications.

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