Legal Associate

• Acts as the first point of contact for contract-related questions from procurement and internal teams, providing clear, practical guidance on supplier and partner agreements
• Supports procurement processes by reviewing supplier terms, assessing contractual risks, ensuring that tendering and vendor selection documentation meets legal, operational, and compliance requirements
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range of agreements, including donor and grant agreements, procurement and supplier contracts, programme and partnership agreements, and other contracts, ensuring alignment with BCI policies and global legal standards
• Support the management Better Cotton’s global trademark portfolio, including new trademark and certification mark (as relevant) filings for the new BCI and BCI Cotton names and logos, as applicable, including effective renewals, oppositions for use and the prosecution of trademark applications as relevant
• Monitoring and recording trademark registrations and related information and the preparation of a system for global evidence of use, including a plan of how to gather and record the evidence internally ensuring we are in a strong position to enforce our rights as required
• Supports compliance for Better Cotton's with applicable regulatory requirements
• Assists with Swiss compliance obligations, including Swiss legal requirements applicable to Better Cotton’s operations and internal documentation standards

• Master's degree in Swiss law (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated working expertise in Swiss law and others jurisdictions
• 4-6 years of experience as legal associate or lawyer preferably in an international, NGO setting or law firm
• Experience in contract drafting negotiating, procurement support, data protection, or trademark/IP matters
• Experience with diverse internal stakeholders
• Experience managing legal tools and systems
• Experience in legal research, administrative legal support and legal compliance activities
• Fluent or native in English (mandatory)
• Fluent in French (mandatory)

Other language is an asset

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working – Two to three days/week in the Geneva office
• The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year
• Flexible working, with core hours from 10 am to 4 pm local time
• Continuous learning and development
• Pension scheme
• A generous annual leave package, including paid holiday, public holidays, additional paid days off during the festive season, study and exam days, and extra discretionary leave for life events such as family weddings or moving home
• Enhanced parental benefits
• The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference