Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview
• Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers. Fairtrade offers producers a better deal and improved terms of trade. This allows them the opportunity to improve their lives and plan for their future. Fairtrade offers consumers a powerful way to reduce poverty through their everyday shopping.
Fairtrade International is an international membership-based public interest association, registered in Bonn, Germany. Our member organizations are 19 National Fairtrade Organizations and three continental Producer Networks, based Africa and the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The Producer Networks represent some 1700 producer organisations, comprising over 1.7 million farmers and workers.
Fairtrade International is committed to creating and maintaining an environment that promotes its core values and prevents abuse, violence, and exploitation of all people. Fairtrade International´s employees and associated personnel are expected to uphold the dignity of all people with whom they come into contact with either directly or indirectly by ensuring that their personal and professional conduct abides by organisational policies and the Fairtrade Organization Code at all times.
The Legal and Compliance Advisor will support the further development and implementation of Fairtrade International's Compliance Management System, based on the Fairtrade Organization Code, and support the promotion of a culture that enables our employees and partners to speak up.

Principal Roles And Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance, the Legal and Compliance Advisor will be responsible for the following main areas of work:
• Develop, draft and support the implementation of relevant policies and procedures for Fairtrade International´s operations to ensure a highly professional compliance management system
• Support the development of a compliance management strategy to further Fairtrade International´s role as leader for the global Fairtrade Organization Code
• Support any necessary revisions of the global Fairtrade Organization Code, identify areas for improvement and draft relevant documents, polcies, procedures and communication material for the Fairtrade System
• Support the further development of the Fairtrade complaints and allegations system
• Act as focal point for the Fairtrade System organizations on the implementation of the Fairtrade Organization Code and liase with the member organization´s compliance focal persons
• Develop training and information material on legal and compliance matters
• Provide information and training to Fairtrade member organizations to support the implementation of relevant policies and procedures for alignment with the Fairtrade Organization Code and global compliance strategy
• Develop data protection policies and support the implementation of adequate measures as identified by the external Data Protection Official
• Provide day to day support and advice on legal and compliance matters to all units, senior management and executive leadership team
• Support the management of the Fairtrade Whistle-Blowing-System

Skills Required
Level of education
• Min. first state exam in German law, Wirtschaftsjurist, LLM, or equivalent Master´s degree
• second state exam law (desirable)
• compliance management training (desirable)

Knowledge / Job Specific Competencies:
• min 3-5 years of substantial experience
• expertise in compliance management systems (desirable)
• Experience in risk management, corporate compliance, operations risk (desirable)
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures (desirable)

Professional Skill Requirements
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to explain legal and compliance matters to a variety of audiences, including our international governance bodies
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate effectively when needed
• Should be able to work on multiple matters at one time and meet tight time frames efficiently and with excellence
• Collaborative and supportive approach to teamwork
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including conflict and facilitating resolution skills
• Languages: fluency in German, proficiency in English essential. Knowledge in French and/ or Spanish is an asset

Terms And Conditions
• This is a full-time position within Fairtrade International.
• An initial one-year contract is offered. It is envisaged that the contract will become permanent after the initial one-year period.
• The Location is at Fairtrade International offices in Bonn, Germany.
• The office language is English.
• Salary as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Wholesale and Foreign Trade Industries for North-Rhine Westphalia and Fairtrade International Company Agreement on wages and salaries Group VIa.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Job application procedure
• Please consult www.fairtrade.net for more information on Fairtrade International and the Fairtrade system
• We are actively recruiting for this role and reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time.
Please note that Fairtrade International is strict on compliance with the required qualification criteria mentioned above, and only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Interested and qualified? Click here to apply

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