The British Tourist Authority (BTA) is the national tourism agency and a non-departmental public body funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), and trades under the name of VisitBritain/VisitEngland (VB/VE). The BTA is currently looking to appoint a full time Legal Counsel on a permanent contract.
The role of Legal Counsel is pivotal. The post holder will be acting as the organisation’s Legal Counsel and will work very closely with the General Counsel & Company Secretary in ensuring the smooth running of BTA’s legal department.The post holder will be responsible for providing legal advice, support and guidance on law and other legal matters that impacts the BTA’s functions in the UK and globally (such as corporate, company and contract legislation). The role will also provide impartial advice to both Chairmen, Boards, Chief Executive and Executive Directors to ensure compliance with the Development of Tourism Act 1969, which created the organisation as a statutory corporation.
The role may have the opportunity to act as a mentor for existing employees within the Legal Department. For more information on the role, please review the job description.
The role also offers excellent staff benefits such as Defined Contribution pension scheme of up to 11% of employer contribution of the annual salary, 25 days’ annual leave, flexible working scheme etc
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role in detail with General Counsel and Company Secretary, please get in touch with the recruitment team via recruitment@visitbritain.org
We reserve the right to close application window before 10th June 2020 if we get unmanageable number of applications.
