THE SCOPE

To effectively meet the challenge of protecting the world’s forests, we are committed to have the world’s most skilled people working with us. We are currently looking for an engaged Legal Officer to join our Legal Department.
The energetic and eager team of the Legal Department supports all legal and compliance aspects of
the FSC Group and advises FSC’s management and its specialized units in their daily operations. The
overall scope covers a variety of law fields, including contract and commercial, data protection, not-for-
profit, private international, labor, anti-trust and competition, intellectual property, corporate and tax,
IT, tenancy, insurance, public and environmental law. You will work closely with the administrative
assistant of FSC’s legal team being the co-hub of administration of legal affairs especially in contract
management and supporting closely all legal counsels in their business affairs.

You are a generalist having a special interest in contract management with an international orientation.
You are able to support in a variety of legal and administrative matters in close cooperation with the
other legal team members and with a direct reporting line to the Senior Legal Counsel operating under
the FSC Group Head of the Legal Department. You are confident to cooperate with different
stakeholders to reach practical, efficient and service-oriented solutions.

The responsibilities and tasks as Legal Officer include:

• Drafting, reviewing, proofreading, negotiating and co-approving various contracts for the FSC Group.
• Supporting the filing of legal documents (contracts, correspondence, assessment, certificates, policies, notes, etc.), maintaining databases and creating institutional memory for the Legal Department.
• Supporting FSC’s contract life cycle management system and connected processes and team meetings. · Responding to different incoming requests related to contracts or connected projects.
• Supporting the procurement of legal services by:
• responding to internal requests for the purchase of legal services;
• conducting RFQ (request for quotation) and RFP (request for proposal) processes for legal services including review, negotiation, reporting and alignment with the legal and/or finance team;
• serving as the co-liaison person between FSC’s procurement team and the legal team;
• answering questions concerning the proper implementation of applicable procurement policies and procedures related to legal services.
• Checking and processing invoices
• Collaborating with internal and external clients and to prepare related writs.
• Preparing and giving training on internal legal procedures to staff.
• Preparation of legal assessment reports and carrying out research activities.
• Substitution of other members in the Legal Department. · Individual projects support as assigned.