Constanter Philanthropy Services (CPS) works to advance philanthropic impact to create a more just and sustainable world. Through Porticus and Laudes Foundation, we engage globally on complex societal and environmental challenges. Our work takes place in diverse legal, political, and operational contexts, and requires careful judgment, strong governance, and sound legal foundations.

As a Legal Counsel, you will support a broad range of legal matters that underpin and enable our philanthropic activities, including grantmaking, partnerships, governance, contracts, regulatory questions, and organisational decision‑making across jurisdictions. Alongside this, you will also be involved in general in-house corporate, risk, and compliance topics that are essential to keeping a global organisation like ours to remain resilient in a fast & ever-changing environment.

Working closely with colleagues across philanthropic and functional teams, you will help navigate legal and reputational risks, weigh trade‑offs between risk and impact, and translate legal requirements into practical, proportionate advice. Alongside core responsibilities, there is room to shape the role based on your strengths, learning goals, and interests.

This role suits someone who wants their work to be closely tied to real‑world impact, while also enjoying the practical challenge of getting things done across a wide range of legal and organisational topics.

Day in the life

No two days will look exactly the same, but a typical day might look something like this:

• You start the day by checking in on a few live matters: a grant agreement needing final input, a governance question from a programme team working across jurisdictions, and a regulatory update that could affect upcoming work. You may join a short call with colleagues to discuss a new initiative and flag legal or risk considerations early on, helping shape the approach from the outset.
• In the afternoon, you might meet with colleagues from finance, risk or communications to work through a practical issue that cuts across disciplines. You also support programme teams operating in sensitive contexts, helping them navigate legal and reputational trade‑offs, and coordinate with external counsel where specialised advice is needed. Somewhere in between, there’s usually time to enjoy a healthy, fresh lunch with the legal team, followed by a good barista coffee and informal catch‑ups with colleagues across the organisation.
• Towards the end of the day, you contribute to improving templates, guidance, or processes based on recurring questions, or spar with colleagues on what worked well and where things could be improved. This could include reflecting on how a sensitive issue or incident was handled, and what we can learn to improve our response going forward

Qualifications and experience

• A Dutch or international law degree and approximately 4 years of working experience in an international law firm
• Strong drafting, analytical and synthesis skills
• Comfort advising across multiple legal & compliance domains (contracts, governance, regulatory, risk, compliance, corporate, data issues), even if depth sits more strongly in one or two areas
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Internationally oriented
• Demonstrable affinity with mission-driven or values led work

What you bring / how you work

• You’re proactive and self‑starting: You spot opportunities, take initiative, and move things forward without waiting to be asked. You enjoy developing new ideas or starting new projectsturning them into action, and bringing them across the finish line - both independently and with others.
• You’re a pragmatic critical thinker: You are comfortable asking difficult questions, cutting through complexity, and identifying what really matters. You make connections between information, assess causes and consequences, and arrive at realistic, workable solutions rather than theoretical answers.
• You enjoy learning, variety and adaptability: You like working across a wide range of topics and are open to taking on new challenges as priorities evolve. You learn quickly, adapt your approach easily, and remain effective in an environment where not everything is fully defined from the outset.
• You’re a strong organiser and collaborator: You can manage multiple tasks and stakeholders at the same time, prioritise effectively, and keep a sense of direction. You work well with colleagues across the organisation and communicate clearly, translating legal or complex issues into something others can understand.

What we offer

We offer a competitive and well‑rounded benefits package, aligned with our ambition to support meaningful work while enabling a healthy and sustainable work‑life balance.

• A salary ranging from €79.000 to €99.000 gross on a full-time basis (40-hours per week), including holiday allowance and 13 month. Final offer will be based on individual experience and skills.
• Flexible and hybrid working: We believe people do their best work when they have flexibility. You’ll have access to a great office environment, combined with the option to work from home, with the aim of a 40/60 office‑to‑home balance.
• Remote working: You may work remotely for up to 10 days per year from any location in the world.
• Holidays: We offer 31 days of annual leave (based on full‑time employment), as well as the option to take 4 additional days for volunteering.
• Comprehensive employment benefits: These include a solid pension plan, commuting allowance, daily lunch allowance, and a smartphone.
• Learning and professional development: We actively support continuous learning. You will have access to a personal learning and development budget, and opportunities to attend relevant courses, conferences and events.

If you wish to apply, please submit your CV (in PDF format) and motivation letter in English. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Reference checks are part of the final hiring procedure.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

We stand for equal opportunities and are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse team in an equitable and inclusive environment. We strongly encourage applications of people with lived experience, as well as from candidates coming from any minority or underrepresented groups.