International Legal Coordinator in Berlin bei ProVeg

Role Summary

ProVeg International is a growing network of nine independent legal entities represented in ten countries across four continents (Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain, UK, and US). An eleventh country office will soon be established in Africa and another may join from South East Asia later this year. All entities have finance, personnel or accounting agencies.

We are seeking an experienced and committed International Legal Coordinator to oversee international legal aspects of ProVeg and coordinate our trademark portfolio, the international legal affairs and data protection topics. They will be a strategic thinker who can make the best decisions in line with our organisation’s vision, mission and values. The goal is to guide ProVeg International as a whole towards sustainability, growth and long-term success.

Job Details

Reports to: International Operations Team Lead

Department: International Operations

Location: Remote (ideally in the UK, US, NL, DE, PL, CZ, or ES)

Hours: part-time (20h), full-time possible if combined with the finance role

Responsibilities

Trademark Coordination

• Manage, oversee and expand the trademark portfolio of ProVeg International Inc.

• Coordinate actions in case of infringements with the trademark law firm

• Support the development of a trademark strategy

• Liaise/ manage contact with the trademark law firm

International Legal Affairs Coordination

• Conclude agreements between ProVeg International Inc. (US) and new and existing ProVeg legal entities

• Maintain collaboration agreements for existing ProVeg legal entities

• Check and arrange international and national contracts and agreements for ProVeg C.I.C (UK) and ProVeg International Inc. (US) and liaise with external lawyers for advice

• Ensure organisational compliance and assess legal risks

• Support ProVeg countries (provide templates for contracts etc. or general advice where possible)

Data Protection Coordination

• Support as an internal interface for the department’s requests in the field of data protection

• Manage, update, maintain and prepare necessary duties within the GDPR and other international Data Protection Regulations

• Ensure and monitor compliance with Data Protection Regulation for ProVeg’s International Departments as well as support countries with compliance with national Data Protection laws

• Raise awareness of data protection compliance among staff and support data protection training

• Liaise with the internal Data Protection Coordinator (Germany) and external Data Protection Officer

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in law or a related field required; graduate degree

• Proven experience with a minimum of two years of working in legal support role, ideally in the non-profit sector

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• Collaborative attitude, solution-focused, and supportive of international colleagues (particularly Country Directors, Heads and International Executive and Operations team)

• IT skills, including Office, with advanced proficiency in Excel

• Self-starter personality with the ability to work independently and with limited supervision

• Excellent communication skills in English; additional language skills preferred

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, international, rapidly growing nonprofit work environment

• Dedication to ProVeg’s mission & vision required; adherence to a vegan lifestyle strongly preferred

Preferred:

• Background and experience in the field of finance is an advantage. The candidate with the right skillset could be offered a full-time role that combines Legal and Finance

Benefits of working with us

• Provision of work laptop

• Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home office arrangements

• Strong organisational focus on personal development, well-being and mindfulness, with a designated training budget

• Mindfulness program

• We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world

• Further benefits depend on the country of residence

• And last but not least: