Legal Associate at Swaniti Initiative, New Delhi (2-3 Years Experience; Full-Time; Salary Rs 40,000-50,000 per month)

Swaniti Initiative is a social enterprise working at the intersection of climate, governance and last mile delivery. It works with subnational governments to run microplanning exercises with community consultations, provides technical assistance to support programme implementation, and supports monitoring and delivery of programmes. Its three core metrics are unlocking public capital, ensuring last mile communities are directly benefitted, and creating systemic changes in public service systems.

Swaniti Initiative is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Legal Associate to support the organisation's legal, corporate and compliance functions. The associate will assist in drafting and reviewing legal documents, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing corporate records and providing legal support on business and governance matters. The post is full-time, in the NGO / social services sector, with Delhi given as the state and 110016 as the postal code (job opening ID ZR_236_JOB).

• Draft, review and negotiate legal documents, including contracts, NDAs, MOUs, service agreements and partnership agreements.
• Provide legal support on corporate governance, compliance and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and statutory requirements, including company law, labour laws, corporate governance and other regulatory frameworks.
• Assist in corporate transactions, joint ventures, investments and other commercial legal matters.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external legal counsel on legal matters and litigation, where required.
• Maintain legal records, statutory registers, board resolutions, shareholder agreements and other corporate documentation.
• Conduct legal research and monitor regulatory developments affecting the organisation.
• Support company secretarial activities, including board meeting documentation, minutes, statutory filings and regulatory submissions.
• Liaise with government authorities, regulatory bodies and external stakeholders on legal and statutory compliance.

• LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) from a recognized university. An LL.M. or Company Secretary (CS) qualification is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of FCRA is a must.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in corporate legal, commercial contracts, compliance or company secretarial functions.
• Prior experience with a CSO, NGO or development sector organisation is preferred.
• Experience in drafting and reviewing legal agreements and handling corporate legal documentation.
• Exposure to corporate governance, regulatory compliance and legal advisory is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial and contract laws.
• Excellent legal drafting, research and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments while meeting deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Office and legal documentation.

The listed salary is Rs 40,000-50,000 per month. The listing does not state a closing date.

Use the I'm interested button on the Swaniti Initiative careers page for this role (link in the documents section of this post). The page notes that applicants who do not hear from the organisation within 30 days should consider their application unsuccessful; applications are retained in its database for future opportunities.