Legal, Contracts and Risk Management Executive, EC3N 3AX
London, United Kingdom 1+ months ago
Job Description
Ideas | People | Trust
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.
Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - andthe owners and management teams that lead them.
We’ll broaden your horizons
Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.
We’ll help you succeed
Our clientstrust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.
You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks,but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.
Overview
This is a exciting opportunity to provide contractual and risk management support within BDO’s International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) Department, which undertakes a range of engagements delivered to organisations funding and implementinginternational development and humanitarian aid projects. IIDA delivers engagements around the world, using personnel from a range of sources: London-based employees; overseas-based contractors; and BDO Network Office employees. IIDA clients are global, and they include
supranational entities suchas the United Nations and the European Commission
national entities funding development projects, such as the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Germany’s GIZ
international NGOs, private sector charitable foundations, and governments in partner countries
IIDA services are often delivered to clients in partnership with other suppliers. This role involves working side by side with partners and teams: reviewing and negotiating individual clauses in client, supplier and partner contracts and client imposed terms to mitigate the firm’s exposure to risk whilst bearingin mind the commercial environment in which the team operates.
You'll be someone with:
Legal or contract management background (preferable in an accounting, corporate finance or professional services environment)
An interest in the international public sector and/or international development sector
An ability to take a pragmatic and commercial approach to legal issues but also to recognise when issues need to be escalated centrally to ensure adequate mitigation of risk
Good project management skills and a desire to take ownership and responsibility of assigned tasks
A confident self-starter who contributes ideas and shares an interest in helping to grow the business and to grow with it
You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
We’re in it together
Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professionalneeds.
We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.
We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.
We’re looking forward to the future
At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.
Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.
We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
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