[Hiring] Associate General Counsel, Nonprofit Compliance @Tides Network

Role Description

The Associate General Counsel (AGC), Nonprofit Compliance advances Tides' most fundamental legal and regulatory work across its core activities — grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and advocacy — translating nonprofit legal and regulatory frameworks into robust, well-calibrated compliance and risk mitigation systems and practices. Reporting to the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, the AGC serves as an expert and internal resource on nonprofit 501(c)(3) and corporate legal and regulatory requirements.

The AGC oversees and leads the legal compliance team and program, ensuring policies and systems for 501(c)(3) and general corporate compliance are rigorous, calibrated for effectiveness and efficiency, and operationally sound. This is a supervisory position, managing a team that includes the Compliance Manager, the Senior Compliance Associate, and the Sr. Paralegal & Operations Analyst.

As a people leader and member of the Senior Leadership Team operating under executive direction, the AGC builds and develops a high-performing legal compliance function and partners across LRC, finance, and partner-facing functions to embed compliance into daily workstreams thereby protecting Tides and its partners while enabling mission impact.

What you will Do

• Legal Compliance Program
  • Oversees, maintains and advances organizational compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Leads Tides Legal Compliance and directs the Internal Assessment Program.
  • Oversees federal and state corporate registration and reporting obligations.
  • Leads the development and maintenance of legal policies and practices for managing key risks.
  • Oversees Tides’ insurance program including renewals, claims coverage and disputes.
  • Oversees the development of training and capacity-building resources.
  • Drives adoption of technology solutions including automation tools.
  • Sets short-term priorities and long-term compliance strategy.
• Nonprofit Legal Expertise
  • Serves as an expert and internal resource on nonprofit 501(c)(3) and corporate legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Provides exempt organizational tax advice.
  • Responds to federal, state and local inquiries and investigations.
  • Advises on compliance with lobbying reporting and disclosure requirements.
  • Contract drafting and advising.
  • Counsels senior leadership and other Tides’ teams on legal compliance questions.
  • Monitors legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments affecting the nonprofit sector.
• People Leadership
  • Leads, develops, and supervises the legal compliance team.
  • Sets team priorities, allocates resources, and builds team skills.
  • Manages functional and team efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment.

Qualifications

• Strong alignment with Tides' values, mission, and impact goal.
• Deep expertise in laws and regulations governing 501(c)(3) public charities.
• Authoritative command of federal and state lobbying, political activity, and campaign finance rules.
• Experience translating complex legal requirements into effective policies and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
• Effective and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exercises excellent judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Proficiency with Salesforce and MS Office suite of products a plus.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor and active California law license or registered in-house counsel required.
• Practicing attorney with 8 years of experience advising nonprofit tax-exempt organizations.
• Experienced advising nonprofits on federal and state tax laws and regulations.
• Adept at advising clients on legally complex and high-profile activities.
• Proficient advising on general corporate legal compliance matters.
• Hands-on experience designing, maintaining and/or overseeing compliance programs.
• Experience with fiscal sponsorship, grantmaking, and multi-entity nonprofit structures is strongly preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We look forward to reviewing applications from all qualified job seekers. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities. No applicant will be discriminated against because of their race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions.

Applicants with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that all who are interested may participate in our interview process. If you are in need of an accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply.