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JOB TITLE: Community Investment, Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships Advisor - Continental Europe

DEPARTMENT: Community Investment, Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships

OFFICE LOCATION: Milan

REPORTS TO:

 - Direct line: Marion Fischer (Pro Bono Counsel)

- Globally: Marion Palmer (Global Head of Sustainability, Policy and Strategy)

WORKING HOURS: 40 hours per week, 9:00am to 6:00pm but additional hours may be required (part-time employment can be discussed)

FIRM DESCRIPTION:

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on the exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Hogan Lovells is a responsible business and delivering on our commitments is one of our firm’s five strategic priorities.

All members of the firm should dedicate at least 25 hours a year towards firm-approved Responsible Business work each year and the fulfilment of these hours is an important consideration during the appraisal process. 

Approved activities under the following headings count towards responsible business hours.

• Pro bono legal advice
• Community investment, fundraising and strategic partnerships
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
• Sustainability
• Wellbeing

Our most recent responsible business report provides information about our actions, goals and achievements - Responsible Business report,

The Community Investment, Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships team is a global network of regional managers who coordinate and facilitate relevant activities with guidance from regional sponsoring partners. The team is managed globally by the Global Head of Sustainability.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Key responsibilities of Community Investment Advisor CE include:

• Deliver on the community investment, fundraising and strategic partnership components of our firm’s global business plan / help implement our Responsible Business targets in CE
• Increase pro bono and community investment opportunities in CE offices
• Provide support to local fundraising activities and matched giving across CE offices
• Support the pro bono team in delivering our HL BaSE Training programme and BaSE Catalyst workshops, involving our corporate clients and HL lawyers
• Continue to build and initiate new strategic partnerships and networks with NGOs, charities and social enterprises across the region
• Work with the HL Learn team to deliver HL Induction Days / involve new joiners in the Responsible Business programme
• Contribute to the global initiative to track impact from community investment, fundraising and strategic partnership activities and assist in the provision of data to our global ESG reporting team
• Work with PR/comms teams to increase external visibility of our Responsible Business activities, where applicable (HL.com/social media)

THE CANDIDATE:

The ideal candidate will have at least two to three years post qualification experience (or equivalent experience). Candidates must have knowledge of the impact sector and an understanding of the role of corporates in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Candidates will ideally have previous experience working in or with social businesses and/or NGOs as well as managing large and/or cross-jurisdictional volunteering projects and managing partnerships with non-profit organizations. Knowledge of impact measurement and reporting is an advantage.

Fluency in English (and ideally one more European language) is a must.

AGILE WORKING STATEMENT

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion.  Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability.

Note: "Hogan Lovells" or the "firm" is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells International LLP, Hogan Lovells US LLP and their affiliated businesses.  For further information, see www.hoganlovells.com