World Sailing Job Vacancy - Head of Legal Affairs & Governance

World Sailing is recruiting a Head of Legal Affairs & Governance to work at its Headquarters in Southampton, Great Britain.

More information on the role is available below:

Organisation
World Sailing

Salary
Competitive and commensurate with experience

Location
Southampton, Great Britain

Contract type
Permanent (Full time)

Closing date
6 March 2016

Interview date
14 March 2016

Job Description
World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
 
World Sailing is responsible for: the promotion of the sport internationally, managing sailing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, developing the Racing Rules of Sailing and regulations for all sailing competitions, the training of judges, umpires and other administrators, the development of the sport around the world and representing the sailors in all matters concerning the sport.
 
World Sailing is seeking to appoint a Head of Legal Affairs & Governance which is a newly created role reporting to the CEO. This person will provide in-house legal advice and support to World Sailing and its subsidiary companies and lead on all matters related to corporate governance.
 
You will need to be a practising Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales with a substantial post qualification experience with demonstrable experience of contracts (including commercial), procurement, intellectual property, sports law and corporate governance. You will be comfortable operating at a strategic level and ‘hands on’ operational delivery, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels.

Please ensure you are available for the above interview dates in the event of your application being successful.

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How to apply

Please send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for the role to by 5PM on 6th March 2016 to  email address: Human.Resources@isaf.com