Contracts and Legal Manager

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. MSF's actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence, and neutrality.    

Benefits of working with MSF Australia  

• Flexible & hybrid working arrangements    
• Salary packaging plus insurance benefits & allowances   
• Annual salary review  
• Annual performance review  
• Annual personal training budget & LinkedIn learning Licence  
• Employee Assistance Program   
• Wellbeing support & Headspace membership  
• Strong culture of diversity and inclusion  
• Career growth & development opportunities  
• Additional leave & purchased leave options   
• Novated lease & retail discount benefits  
• Monthly Friday afternoons off  
• Plus more  

Responsibilities   

Reporting to the Director of Business Operations this newly designed role will represent the essential in house legal function for MSF Australia and MSF New Zealand, primarily focusing on contract management and legal review. 

Leading a Privacy Officer and collaborating closely with the internal Procurement Manager and Governance Lead, responsibilities will include the drafting, negotiation, and execution of contractual agreements to mitigate organisational risk.  

As the central provider of legal advice to the organisation you will source external guidance from specialist legal suppliers and pro-bono partners on complex matters to ensure applicable laws and regulatory requirements are met. 

The Contracts and Legal Manager will be responsible for providing assurance to the Governance Lead/Co-Sec that legal and regulatory requirements have been appropriately considered when consulted on key policies and matters. 

The role will be required to work closely with the Data team to ensure that all data and privacy considerations are incorporated appropriately within supplier contractual arrangements. 

In alignment with several stakeholders, you will product manage a new Contract Management Platform (HighQ) as it goes live, continuing to optimise the system as it is used by the business. Support the refinement of associated Procurement and Contracts policies, procedures and templates. 

Requirements   

To be successful in this advisory role, you will be across a wide range of regulatory areas and be known for managing risk appropriately with a business mindset.   You will be skilled at partnering with teams to enable the organisation to achieve its objectives, being solution focused when faced with complex contractual issues and will be motivated by working in a humanitarian aid organisation. Ideally you can demonstrate the following:    

• Current practicing certificate as a lawyer in an Australian jurisdiction. 
• Minimum 5 years experience in contact management, legal administration, or similar inhouse legal support role. 
• Knowledge of legal principles relating to contracts and compliance. 
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational and time management skills.   
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with excellent written and verbal communication. 

Applications  

Select the Apply button and upload your resume and cover letter. Applications will be reviewed on receipt.   

For more information, see the Job description or contact the MSFA Talent Acquisition team with any questions via      

At MSF Australia, we believe the following five values form the foundations of our culture – Transparency, Respect, Understanding of Diversity, Stepping In and CollaboraTion.   

We value T.R.U.S.T as an essential element to how we operate and believe that these organisation values flow from this trust that we build.   

MSF Australia (MSFA) is committed to developing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and fostering a culture of belonging for all our staff. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better achieve our social mission of providing aid without agenda. We strongly encourage First Nations peoples, people from LGBTQIA+ communities, people from diverse cultures and language groups, and people who live with a disability to apply. We invite all requests for a reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process if this will support your application. For more information, call or email MSFA Human Resources on

MSF Australia has a Child Protection Policy and COVID-19 vaccination policy in place, all employees are required to comply with these policies.   

In support of the Child Protection Policy, a criminal background check will be required during the recruitment process for selected candidates. A criminal record will not automatically preclude anyone from the position they have been selected for.