Head of Legal - Volunteer
The Collaborative Health Community
Voluntary leadership role overseeing all legal strategy, compliance and contracts for The CHC and its projects, building and leading a legal team, and safeguarding governance, risk and brand reputation, 6–10 hours per week.
What difference will you make?
This role will ensure The CHC operates safely and credibly within UK law, protecting beneficiaries, volunteers and trustees. By creating robust policies, contracts and governance, the Head of Legal will reduce risk, strengthen brand reputation and enable sustainable growth of the charity’s projects.
What are we looking for?
The volunteer should be a UK-qualified lawyer with experience practising law and operating at a senior/strategic level in a legal role. They should bring strong leadership, clear communication, sound judgment, problem‑solving and risk‑management skills, plus experience of drafting policies and contracts and working collaboratively with senior stakeholders. Passion for public health, children’s wellbeing and charitable work is essential.
What will you be doing?
* Provide legal leadership for The CHC, ensuring all activities, policies, contracts and projects comply with UK law and support sustainable growth.
* Lead and build a small legal team, set strategy and SMART goals, advise the leadership team.
* Manage legal risk, draft and maintain policies, contracts and processes.
* Attend regular online meetings with project leaders.
Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Volunteer
Job function: Legal
Industries: Non‑profit Organizations
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