Legal, Compliance Manager, начальник юридичного відділу

HALO Trust is the world’s largest humanitarian demining organization, working to protect lives and restore livelihoods of people affected by conflict. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, HALO is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious organization currently working to remove the debris of war in over 30 countries.

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and well-being of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.

Position: The Legal and Compliance Manager (Reports to the Chief of Staff)

Description

The Legal and Compliance Manager is responsible for the overall management and functioning of the Legal Department across all HALO bases in Ukraine. Reporting to the Chief of Staff, they will ensure timely processing of legal support functions, provide updates, advise Heads of Departments on legal matters as and when requested, and work to ensure The HALO Trust Ukraine is compliant with all legal, legislative, and procedural requirements and obligations.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Manage all legal matters with direction from programme management:

Externally:

• Manage all court cases and accidents/incidents and represent HALO during inspections, investigations and in litigation matters.
• Work with legal representatives, external conscription lawyers, external legal companies and advisors, and report to senior management as required.
• Prepare and submit various documents (e.g. forms, letters, requests) required for the organisation’s governmental and other external legal affairs, in cooperation with HQ as required.
• Responsible for all legal registration processes.
• Lead on the monitoring and evaluation of the performance of contracted lawyers and legal firms.
• Monitoring changes in legislation, ensuring organisational practices comply with local laws and regulations, and inform the COS/PM accordingly.

Internally:

• Suggest improvements to the current organisational and administrative documentation.
• Proactively reduce legal exposure across operations by identifying key legal risks, implementing mitigation measures, and maintaining an up-to-date legal risk register.
• Consider, analyse, and propose solutions to problematics of varying intensity in the organization.
• Provide legal input and support to all relevant internal departments.
• Develop legal guidance notes and practical compliance guidance for key non-legal programme departments to improve compliance awareness across teams and knowledge of key Ukrainian legislation for their areas of work.
• Enhance legal and departmental efficiency through the optimisation of processes and workflows.
• Maintains regular coordination with HQ’s Legal Counsel, ensuring timely escalation of complex matters, and aligning on key legal standards and risk management approaches across the organisation.
• Work with other departments on challenges and issues, document review etc.
• Support the development and review of internal policies and procedures.

Other: Any other tasks as assigned by the Chief of Staff or the Programme Manager.

Requirements

• Higher education degree in law, public administration, or related field.
• Post-graduate qualification in law, public administration, or related field.
• Two+ years of relevant professional experience in law, civil procedure, or administration.
• Proficient with Internet and Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in Ukrainian and English (from B2 level).
• Attention to details, ability to organise and prioritise workload, good communication skills, and good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid work ethic with the ability to work productively under pressure.
• Autonomous self-starter capable of working independently or as part of a team.
• Adaptable and flexible with the ability to prioritise competing tasks.
• Commitment to HALO Trust principles.
• Positive work references.

Will be an advantage

• Previous experience working within a non-governmental organisation.
• Previous experience with 1C accounting software.

Conditions

• Labour law contract (24 days of annual leave, paid sick leave).
• Competitive salary.
• Daily allowance 800 UAH paid during business trips (business trips may be provided).
• Work schedule — 5/2 (8:00 — 17:00, one-hour lunchbreak (40 working hours per week).
• Medical and life insurance.
• Basic psychosocial assistance.
• Provision of all necessary material stuff and equipment.
• Shuttle bus from Lisova metro station (Kyiv) and around Brovary.
• Assistance at the childbirth (Baby Box) and in enrolling a child in the 1st grade (1st Grader Set)
• Military exemption (80% of the staff).
• Work location — Brovary.

To apply, please send a cover letter and your CV (up to 2 pages) indicating information regarding the job requirements and your motivation to apply.

Applications will be accepted until 13 August 2026 (inclusive).