Legal Director, Food and Nutrition Program

Legal Director Opportunity The Legal Director will oversee all the food and nutrition legal work and supervise legal staff and consultants in close collaboration and alignment with the Food and Nutrition Program leads. They will provide leadership, strategic planning, and technical advice to the food and nutrition legal and program teams to support in country advocacy campaigns and strategic litigation through review of legal contexts for policy reform; drafting and review of pending legislation or regulations; and providing guidance for strategic litigation that advances the program goals. This includes working with food and nutrition program leadership, the lawyers and program teams, and collaborate with local and global partners. The Legal Director will provide leadership, management, and mentoring to the food and nutrition legal team and facilitate coordination on legal issues and approaches across the program as necessary and helpful. The Legal Director will also provide guidance in developing high quality, tailored training and technical assistance frameworks to strengthen the capacity of lawyers on staff and at local partner organizations. Reporting to the Vice President of Food & Nutrition, the Legal Director will serve on the Food & Nutrition Leadership Team and will lead a team of five attorneys and consultants working across Washington, DC, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.