Deputy Director for Legal Affairs

At Capital City College (CCC) we are dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional education and training. Our focus is providing our learners with the skills to be successful in their futures, whether that is continuing in education through higher education, or an apprenticeship, or supporting them into a higher-level job.

About the Role
Capital City College is seeking an accomplished and strategic Deputy Director of Legal Affairs to provide expert guidance across all aspects of the organisation. In this leadership role, you will offer high-level advice to the executive team on complex legal matters, including employment law, regulatory compliance, contracts, and governance. You will take a hands-on role in managing legal risks, ensuring that the organisation adheres to all relevant legislation and industry regulations. You will play a key role in shaping policies, negotiating high-value contracts, resolving disputes, and developing strategies to protect CCCG's legal and business interests.

About You
You are an experienced legal professional with leadership experience in legal affairs, including a deep understanding of employment law, corporate governance, and compliance. You have a strong track record of providing strategic legal counsel at an executive level and managing complex legal challenges within a dynamic organisation. Your expertise includes leading teams, drafting and negotiating contracts, and overseeing legal compliance processes. You are proactive, detail-oriented, and possess excellent communication skills, able to clearly explain complex legal issues to senior stakeholders. You are committed to upholding the highest ethical standards and are flexible to travel and work outside regular hours as required.

Applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and / or in a hybrid manner will be considered, as well as applications from those who would like to work on a fractional basis.

About Us

Capital City College (CCC) is London's largest further education and training provider, with around 35,000 students and an annual income of £120m. CCC has 10 college sites across central and north London for 16-18 year-olds, adult learners, apprentices and businesses. It has nationally-recognised specialisms in areas such as construction, digital technology, healthcare, hospitality, rail engineering and science. CCC gained a 'good' Ofsted grade in February 2023 including being awarded 'strong' (the highest grade) in its contribution to meeting skills needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the CCC team who are passionate and dedicated to providing our students with the best possible teaching and training to fulfil the futures best suited to them. We recognise how hard our people work towards ensuring our students are supported throughout all areas of their college experience, and thus we provide an excellent set of employee benefits.

Our employees benefit from:

• We are part of the defined benefit Local Government Pension Scheme, which means the pension you get is based on how long you have been a member of the scheme and how much you earn
• We offer our employees access to TELLUS, a discount portal providing our people with support and resources for their lives and wellbeing.
• We are part of Cyclescheme, the UK's most popular cycle-to-work benefit,
• We offer interest-free season ticket loans to staff, enabling them to benefit from the savings of holding an annual Travelcard
• All staff members are eligible for a free annual eye health checkup, and a contribution towards spectacles. We also offer staff members an optional annual flu vaccination, and provide access to occupational health.
• We assist with your medical care through Medicash's health plans. They are designed to look after you and your family by boosting your access to treatment and support via their range of wellbeing tools and services. Your health cash plan offers cashback to cover your everyday healthcare costs - the ideal way to budget for your family's healthcare.

At CCC we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all our activities for everyone who learns and works here. We respect and value differences and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We create a safe and trusting professional environment where people are treated well and equally.

We are committed to safeguarding and protection of young people and adults and follow Safer Recruitment processes. All successful candidates will need to complete a DBS check, with some roles requiring an Enhanced check.

Our values Respect, Aspiration, Collaboration and Opportunity are the key ideas and principles that people within our organisation and our partners believe are important. They sum Our Purpose: why we do what we do, and Our Approach: how we go about our work.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive sufficient application for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Closing date: 8th January 2025