Assistant Legal & Compliance

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with a contract duration of two years. At the end of the initial two-year contractual period, there are good prospects for conversion of the contract from a fixed-term to an open-ended employment contract. Employment location will be Bonn, Germany.

As Assistant Legal & Compliance (L&C) you will ensure a smooth flow of the internal processes of Welthungerhilfe’s Legal & Compliance Unit. You will be responsible for office coordination and organization, preparation, follow-up and implementation of internal processes, events, as well as information and communication management., * Development and maintenance of legal and compliance-oriented databases

• Support in the maintenance of policies and process descriptions
• Support in the creation and maintenance of L&C templates in close cooperation with colleagues and unit management
• Documentation, visualization and maintenance of L&C-relevant processes in close coordination with colleagues and unit management
• Support colleagues with the preparation of internal reports
• Maintain content of the L&C intranet site
• Support and coordination of departmental campaigns (e.g. Corporate Compliance Campaign, Code of Conduct training)
• Maintain and coordinate the department’s Annual Work-Cycle and report on the achievement of departmental goals, We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under “Our benefits”.

Please send your application via our online recruiting system by April 17, 2022. Your contact person is Bellona Drubig. Welthungerhilfe is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities. Accordingly, any applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists.

• Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community
• A completed commercial training, ideally as office or paralegal, notary clerk, or foreign language assistant
• Several years of professional experience in a legal office or comparable practical experience
• Excellent MS-Office (ideally also Viseo) and O365 skills
• High level of loyalty and integrity and intercultural competence
• High level of self-motivation and ability to work independently in a solution-oriented manner
• Very organized working style and ability to think and present complex procedures in processes
• Very good written and spoken German, English and (ideally) French skills