Director, Legal Affairs

About Fòs Feminista

Fòs Feminista is a global intersectional feminist organization advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Led and governed by the Global South, Fòs Feminista works through a constellation of affiliated organizations, legal entities, strategic partnerships, and movement relationships with around 200 civil society partners across 40 countries.

Our work integrates advocacy, grantmaking, research, movement-building, sexual and reproductive healthcare, and innovative finance to strengthen feminist organizations and movements worldwide. Operating across multiple jurisdictions and institutional structures, Fòs Feminista brings together legal, political, philanthropic, and movement strategies to advance gender justice and achieve lasting systemic change.

Position Summary

The Director of Legal Affairs serves as Fòs Feminista's principal legal advisor, providing strategic counsel across governance, institutional strategy, advocacy, operations, compliance, grantmaking and organizational development.

The role supports Fòs Feminista to create and maintain an architecture that enables and protects its mission across multiple jurisdictions, affiliated organizations, legal entities, hiring locations, and evolving political environments. Working at the intersection of law, governance, philanthropy, and institutional mission, the incumbent translates complex legal questions into practical strategic guidance while helping the organization navigate geopolitical change, reputational risk, and cross-border operations.

Success in this role requires strategic judgment in navigating complex legal, governance, and organizational issues for a multi-entity structure, including for both 501c3 and 501c4 organizations in the United States; global philanthropy; and the political and regulatory environments in the countries and jurisdictions in which Fòs Feminista operates. The Director a