[Hiring] Director, Legal Affairs @Fos Feminista

Role Description

The Director of Legal Affairs serves as Fòs Feminista's principal legal advisor, providing strategic counsel across governance, institutional strategy, advocacy, operations, compliance, grantmaking, and organizational development.

The role supports Fòs Feminista to create and maintain an architecture that enables and protects its mission across multiple jurisdictions, affiliated organizations, legal entities, hiring locations, and evolving political environments.

Working at the intersection of law, governance, philanthropy, and institutional mission, the incumbent translates complex legal questions into practical strategic guidance while helping the organization navigate geopolitical change, reputational risk, and cross-border operations.

Success in this role requires strategic judgment in navigating complex legal, governance, and organizational issues for a multi-entity structure, including for both 501c3 and 501c4 organizations in the United States; global philanthropy; and the political and regulatory environments in the countries and jurisdictions in which Fòs Feminista operates.

The Director also cultivates and coordinates a global network of law firms and pro bono legal advisors, expanding Fòs Feminista's access to specialized expertise across jurisdictions and areas of practice.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive legal experience in corporate governance, nonprofit law, and supporting multi-entity structures across multiple countries and legal jurisdictions.
• Experience advising international nonprofit organizations, philanthropic institutions, or mission-driven organizations.
• Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership and governing boards.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage trusted networks of external advisors and partners in support of organizational mission.
• Exceptional ability to analyze and translate complex legal issues into practical guidance for senior leaders and non-lawyers.
• Willingness to learn about and build expertise in specialized areas of international corporate and financial law.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinating across diverse teams with exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with intermediate knowledge of Spanish.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership and governing boards.
• Experience supporting organizations operating both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities.
• Experience with international grantmaking, philanthropic law, and cross-border funding mechanisms.
• Experience supporting organizations with multiple affiliated legal entities, subsidiaries, or federated structures.
• Demonstrated understanding of the geopolitical, regulatory, and operational complexities affecting international feminist, human rights, or social justice organizations.
• Professional proficiency in Portuguese and French.

Benefits

• Generous compensation consistent with competitive salaries.
• Benefits package that includes private health coverage, life insurance, retirement benefits, paid sick, vacation leave, and parental leave.
• Holidays and flexible working arrangements.
• The annual salary is USD $150,000.

Safeguarding Commitments

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in the United States and the international context.
• Sign and adhere to Fòs Feminista’s International Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct, including the minimum operating standards for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Fòs Feminista is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive rights and health and dismantling inequities from a feminist intersectional lens. Reproductive justice, racial justice, and diversity are driving forces for us.

Fòs Feminista provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, national origin, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital and partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.

At Fòs Feminista, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our employees. We strongly encourage applications from all kinds of backgrounds to build a diverse workforce in which all social and minority groups are represented.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.