北京招聘

Legal Coordinator (Full Time)

Greenpeace stands for positive change through action: the courage, independence and global reach to defend nature and promote peace.

Thank you for your interest in applying for this Legal Coordinator role. We hope that this pack gives you an insight into us and our work, plus details of the job and the people you’ll be working with. Everyone who works for Greenpeace is passionate about what we’re trying to achieve. We have big ambitions for our work and we believe it’s an immensely rewarding and inspiring place to work.


WHO WE ARE

Mission of Greenpeace
Greenpeace stands for positive change through action to defend the natural world and promote peace.

History of Greenpeace
In 1971, motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada, in an old fishing boat. Their goal was to protest peacefully against U.S nuclear testing in Amchitka, a tiny island off the West Coast of Alaska. Amchitaka is one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions and home to endangered animals.
Greenpeace has been in East Asia since 1997 to fight climate change, stop toxic pollution, ensure food security, end illegal deforestation and defend the oceans.
Greenpeace has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Seoul. Environmental problems know no borders, and Greenpeace recognizes the importance of regional offices that work together to achieve effective solutions for a sustainable future.
Surging economic development in East Asia has brought widespread prosperity, but has also taken a severe environmental toll, both regionally and in the world.

THE LEGAL UNIT/TEAM

The Legal Unit works to ensure Greenpeace East Asia has access to professional and timely legal service. The Legal Unit advices the organization in its daily operation and the campaign activities, including but not limited to legal compliance issues, legal risk assessment, contracts review, legal training, intellectual property management, litigation etc,.


THE POST OF LEGAL COORDINATOR

The Legal Coordinator provides support on getting access to suitable legal services for Greenpeace East Asia Beijing Office and provides practical advice on common day-to-day compliance issues for Beijing Office. The Legal Coordinator also maintains close cooperation with the campaign teams and makes sure that suitable legal strategies are incorporated and implemented in campaigns.


WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR (SPECIAL JOB AD)

The ideal candidates are expected to satisfy the following requirements:
1. It is to hold Bachelor Degree of Law; Master Degree of Law or L.LM Degree is preferable;
2. Major in international law or international human rights law is preferable;
3. Passing Bar Exam is preferable;
4. Good legal writing and analyzing skills;
5. Be proficient in English;
6. 2-3 years legal working experience;
7. Experience in international organization or in the field of public interests law is preferable;



JOB DESCRIPTION


Overall purpose of the job
The Legal Coordinator provides support on getting access to suitable legal services for Greenpeace East Asia Beijing Office and provides practical advice on common day-to-day compliance issues for Beijing Office. The Legal Coordinator also maintains close cooperation with the campaign teams and makes sure that suitable legal strategies are incorporated and implemented in campaigns.

Scope
Report to the Legal Unit Head
Major functions / responsibilities
Conceptual tasks, Strategy development and/or Project management
-？ Legal Advice in campaign and organisational projects: Maintain close cooperation with relevant campaign teams from time to time and suggest tactical steps (from legal side) during the implementation of campaigns and/or projects. Alert relevant staff and the Legal Unit Head promptly if the campaign or project work poses additional risks or implications to our ongoing work. Alert Legal Unit Head promptly if the additional risks pose threat to the legal status or charity status of the organization.
Implementation
-？ Legal Research and Legal Filing Work: Conduct legal research, legal analysis and legal writing tasks assigned by Legal Unit Head; Handle the work of legal documents filing, keep and monitor legal volumes.
-？ Legal cases management: Keep track of legal cases in which Greenpeace East Asia is a stakeholder through local lawyers in order to keep records up to date. Ensure that the communication between Greenpeace and the local lawyers is smooth and efficient. Ensure that prompt and informed decisions are made by the relevant decision makers and senior management in the organization
-？ Review on contract and other legal documents: provide professional advice on contract and other legal documents to protect the interest of the organization, or delegate such work to external lawyer and monitor the quality of work.
-？ Preparing legal risk assessments: Ensure proposals for activities and local legal advice are received in time; complete summaries of legal advice in order to enable the relevant staff to conduct risk assessments.
Support/ Coaching/ Leadership
Compliance/ Keeping Framework Conditions
-？ Central Communication in Beijing office: Act as a contact for legal inquiries from Greenpeace East Asia staff in Beijing office; draft (non-complex) correspondence with third parties; maintain the internal website and campaign legal toolkit site in order to provide consistent and accurate legal information to those who need it.
-？ Knowledge management: Develop and manage information on all jurisprudence favourable to Greenpeace as well as pro-active litigation conducted by Greenpeace or others; maintain contracts database keep track of (external) legal conferences and training opportunities for relevant Greenpeace East Asia staff.
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Competency profile
Organization competencies
-？ Professionalism, in particular civil, administrative and/or criminal litigation
-？ Achievement
-？ Interpersonal relationship
-？ Knowledge sharing
-？ Values diversity
-？ Innovation
Functional competencies
Technical
-？ Ability to work out legal strategies, in particular
-？ Knowledge and/or experience in international human rights law and criminal law
-？ Knowledge and/or experience in (inter)national politics and laws
-？ Ability to understand legal issues necessary/useful for the job
-？ Fluency in legal writing
-？ Fluency in written and spoken English
-？ Fluency in written and spoken native language
Method related
-？ Risk (legal, reputation, communication impact) assessment
-？ Work under pressure
-？ Attention to details
-？ Negotiation skills
-？ Knowledge and understanding of the NGO sector
Social/self-competencies
-？ Ability to synthesise legal issues and to communicate on them in wording, adapted to a target audience
-？ Intellectual ability to understand legal issues necessary/useful for the job
Leadership competencies
-？ Planning & Organizing
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Attitude
-？ Ability to think analytically and strategically
-？ Familiarity and affinity with activism
-？ Identification with Greenpeace goals and supportive of Greenpeace values
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Specific Work Environment
-？ This position will be based in Beijing, occasional travel is required.



CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

WORKING HOURS

Conditioned working hours is 37.5 hours/ week from Monday to Friday.


LEAVE

Annual Leave System
Year of service completed in Greenpeace worldwide No. of entitlement in a year
1st year 15
2nd year 15
3rd year 16
4th year 17
5th year 18
6th year 19
7th year or above 20


INSURANCE

Greenpeace offers Social Insurance, Housing Provident Funds, and supplementary commercial insurance package during employment. Further details about these benefits will be provided if appointed.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Greenpeace offers a combination of in house and external training opportunities throughout the year. Greenpeace also offers study leave for courses related to your work and assistance is available for relevant further education qualifications. For further information on learning and development opportunities please speak to the Staff Development Team.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV, a covering letter written both in English and Chinese to recruitment.cn@greenpeace.org
CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2015

Your CV should outline your skills and experience, and include contact details of two referees. We will not take up references until a job offer has been made.

Your covering letter is the most important part of your application. It should be used to tell us how you meet the selection criteria listed on the person specification. Draw particular attention to experience, skills, achievements and knowledge gained in past employment or other activities which are relevant to the job. It may be easiest to use the headings relating to the requirements detailed in the person specification and demonstrate how you meet them. Please ensure your covering letter is no more than 4 pages long (4 sides of A4).

As we receive a large number of applications for our advertised vacancies we are unable to respond to those applicants who have not been shortlisted and we apologise for this in advance.


Getting to the Greenpeace office

3/F, Julong Office Building, Block 7, Julong Garden, 68 Xinzhong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.

Beijing Subway:
Line 2 Chaoyangmen Station, Dongsishitiao Station both within 10/15 minutes walking distance of our office.
Beijing Buses:
The 3, 113, 115, 118, 416, 431, 701, 758, Te 16 buses all stop at the Dongsishitiaoqiaodong station
The75, 101,109, 110, 112, 420, 650 buses all stop at Chaoyangmenwai station
Both stations within 10/15 minutes walking distance of our office.

Who We Are

Mission of Greenpeace
Greenpeace stands for positive change through action. Our courage, independence and global reach help us defend nature and promote peace.

History of Greenpeace
In 1971, motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada, in an old fishing boat. Their goal was to protest peacefully against U.S nuclear testing in Amchitka, a tiny island off the West Coast of Alaska. Amchitaka is one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions and home to endangered animals.
Greenpeace East Asia has been set up in since 1997 to fight climate change, stop toxic pollution, ensure food security, end illegal deforestation and defend the oceans.
Greenpeace East Asia has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Seoul. Environmental problems know no borders, and Greenpeace recognizes the importance of regional offices that work together to achieve effective solutions for a sustainable future.
Surging economic development in East Asia has brought widespread prosperity, but has also taken a severe environmental toll, both regionally and in the world.