General Counsel

Description

Position Overview: Reporting to the Chief Program Office (CPO), the General Counsel (GC) will oversee and supervise all functions relating to legal affairs, compliance, risk management and governance. In carrying out duties, the GC will have access to the President and CEO and the Board of Trustees.

The Children’s Village (CV) is accredited by the Council for Accreditation and the BBB, meeting and exceeding all of the BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability. CV adheres to the highest standards of ethical conduct and conformity with government statutes and regulations. It is the role of the GC to insure that The Children’s Village maintains these standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school

• Admission to the State of New York Bar

• Must retain status as a member of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of employment

• Minimum of ten years’ of progressively responsible legal experience with preference given to prior assignments in a relevant government, non-profit, health care, or higher education setting or legal firm or advocacy organization experience with direct involvement in the issues that face CV

• Strong analytical, interpersonal and writing skills

• Demonstrated ability to serve as a team player in a complex and collegial organization

• Experience with Medicaid, HIPAA, a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to frame legal issues in a manner that serves to inform organizational decision-making to enhance services to clients while at the same time mitigating risk

• Ability to work as an active member of the senior management team in a highly collegial organization

• Capacity to set and advance organizational priorities in ways that support the agency’s goals and objectives and are consistent with the highest ethical standards

• Highly skilled at articulating agency positions to external constituencies

*3 days per week, flexible schedule*

Qualifications

Experience

Required

10 years: progressively responsible legal experience with preference given to prior assignments in a relevant government, non-profit, health care, or higher education setting or legal firm or advocacy organization experience with direct involvement in the issues that face CV