Legal Coordinator

12 month fixed term contract* / full time

*This position is offered on a 12 month contract basis initially, with possibility of extension/move to permanent contract, subject to local terms.

Location: The successful candidate may be based in the Netherlands or Denmark

We offer competitive NGO level salary and benefits, the specifics of which depend on location where the successful candidates will be based. We aim to share this information with candidates before reaching the offer stage.

*Other locations that have existing independent Greenpeace National/Regional organisations might be considered on a case by case basis, depending on the hosting capacity availability and compliance, however please note that we can not guarantee hosting ability in every location before we fully assess the situation.

The Greenpeace International (GPI) Legal Unit is at the forefront of strategic litigation, risk management, and the legal defense of our campaigns, staff, and organisation across the globe. We provide independent legal advice to advance the fight against environmental destruction and strengthen human rights.

Our Legal Coordinator is a key support role in the GPI Legal Unit, you will provide operational, proactive, tactical, and administrative support to our in-house lawyers. You will ensure the team works efficiently, delivers essential services to the global network of Greenpeace organisations, and supports the Legal Unit's project management work. You will be the central point of contact for the Global Legal Community, coordinating internal communication, managing external relationships, and facilitating the development of legal capacity across the network.

We are especially looking for candidates who are highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive problem-solvers who can manage a diverse workload—from budget tracking and project coordination to complex litigation tracking and international event logistics. It is essential that you have experience working cross-culturally with respect and sensitivity.

You’ll work closely with all pillars of our team, supporting our strategic litigation, strategic defense, organisational law and legal community projects. While a law degree is not mandatory, the job responsibilities require some legal acumen.

In this role you will focus on: 

Administration:

• Provide administrative and logistical support to the General Counsel and Legal Team.

• Manage and monitor the Legal Unit's budget, including drafting, monitoring, and reviewing.

• Maintain general file management for the smooth running of the legal unit.

• Train legal unit staff in using legal document management systems.

• Assist with Human Resource processes, recruitment, and crisis management.

Support Project Management:

• Collaborate with the Senior Legal Project Manager to maintain the Legal Unit’s project management workspace.

• Develop project plans aligned with the Global Legal Framework, drafting scopes, objectives, timelines, and budgets.

Central Communication Hub:

• Act as a clearing house for the Global Legal Community, ensuring alignment with the Global Legal Framework.

• Manage inquiries from Greenpeace staff and external organizations, maintaining the website for accurate legal information.

• Provide legal inductions and support global legal colleagues.

Global Legal Function:

• Be the point of contact for the Global Legal Community, facilitating Greenpeace inputs into legal matters.

• Deliver court documents, registrations, and legal submissions on behalf of the global legal community.

Supporting Legal Risk Assessment:

• Ensure timely receipt of proposals and local legal advice.

• Complete summaries of legal advice for risk assessments and sign-off meetings.

Skillshares and Events:

• Support skillshare event planning and on-site facilitation.

• Monitor legal conferences and training opportunities for legal unit members.

For further information about this role, please see the full job description HERE.

What we’re looking for:

Remember no one has every skill or experience needed for this role and you’ll have the opportunity to learn a lot from the team. We believe someone who has a few of these is well suited to excel in this role:

• University Degree in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or other related field, or comparable professional experience. 

• Proven experience in providing excellent administrative support.

• Experience in supporting organizational compliance and developing/tracking budgets.

• Experience with organizing international meetings and skill-share (logistics, travel, note-taking, action items tracking).

• Experience with organising and logistics of international meetings and skillshares, travel, taking notes, tracking action items, etc.

• Basic understanding of civil, administrative and/or criminal litigation.

• Knowledge of or accreditation in an established project management methodology (e.g., Prince 2, PMI, Scrum).

• Familiarity with project management tools like Asana, shared calendars, and legal document management systems

• Organised, ability to set priorities, problem solver, with a keen eye for details.

• Proven ability to work in a multi-culturally diverse and high-pressured working environment.

• Affinity with activism and peaceful protest is an advantage.

• Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and ability to collaborate with cross-cultural teams 

• Fluent in English, both verbal and written and preferably one other language

• Demonstrates high interpersonal skills, conflict resolution and negotiating skills

• Digitally literate: able to work with digital tools and online systems; willing and able to learn new ones

• Flexible approach to working with colleagues across multiple time zones and open to international travel

• Support for and belief in the core aims and values of Greenpeace

What you can expect:

You’ll be coordinating Greenpeace International’s Legal Unit, supporting a team of specialised lawyers that provide independent legal advice on:

• strategic litigation to advance the fight against environmental destruction,

• risk management and strategic defence of campaigns, the organisation and staff,

• and advocacy efforts to strengthen environmental and human rights.

You’ll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. Staff can also access our wellness initiatives, such as yoga and meditation and also have the opportunity to join our global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion staff communities.

Please visit the careers site, to learn more about working for Greenpeace.

Greenpeace is a global campaigning network. It comprises 26 independent national/regional organisations, and a coordinating organisation, Greenpeace International. Greenpeace uses peaceful, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and develop solutions for a green and peaceful future.

Our goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity. That means we want to:

• protect biodiversity in all its forms

• prevent pollution and abuse of the earth’s ocean, land, air and fresh water

• end all nuclear threats

• promote peace, global disarmament and non-violence

To Apply

If you share our vision, please click 'Apply', to begin your application.

To apply for this role, we require you to answer a selection of key criteria and upload your CV (in English) via our online application form.

Addressing the key criteria is an important part of your application. We will be looking for evidence that demonstrates your skills and experience in these areas. Use examples where possible, to draw attention to experience, knowledge, achievements and skills gained in past employment or voluntary/leisure activities, provided they are relevant to the post.

It’s advisable to prepare your responses to the key criteria before starting your online application, as you are unable to save and return to it at a later date.

At GPI, we understand the benefits of using open AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT), however for the purpose of this application we prefer to see answers that were tailored by candidates themselves, without relying too much on these tools, so we can get a good impression on your thinking.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please email us at recruitment.int@greenpeace.org. Please note that all applications have to be filled out via the website and can't be submitted via this email.

We welcome everyone to apply for our positions. We understand that some candidates hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria. However, we strongly encourage you to apply if you meet some of the key criteria for our roles. We’d love to know how your unique experience can bring value to our team. We believe in people power and having representation from many different communities to effect change.

Greenpeace International is an equal opportunity employer with a longstanding commitment of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual. We recognise and value the benefits and strengths that diversity brings to our employees and the whole organisation and we thrive in an environment that encourages respect and trust. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and would like to invite you especially to apply!

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 23:59 (CEST)