It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the General South, through building strong partnerships. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources. org CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented, and customer-focused professional to join our Legal Department as a Legal Assistant to the General Counsel. Specific Duties: Provide comprehensive daily support to the General Counsel across all areas of responsibility. This includes managing internal and external communications, drafting, editing, and preparing legal documents and correspondence, maintaining and organizing confidential files, and handling special projects as assigned. This includes ensuring all documents are accurate, compliant with legal standards,



and properly organized in a secure filing system. Conducting research and gathering information to support the General Counsel in decision-making. Provide support to the Contract Life Cycle Management drafting, review, negotiation, amendment, release, quality control, management, contracts, and agreements entered by CIMMYT with national and international (private and public) entities. Perform contract management activities (reception, verification, follow-up of documents, signature preparation, and processing (Cover Sheet Preparation and Adobe Sign process). Perform the control desk activities, such as assigning, following up, and processing tickets. Support the updating, creating, and implementing processes, practices, guidelines, procedures, and workflow optimization to improve the legal team's day-to-day efficiency and effectiveness. Support the implementation and roll-out of Legal Department tools to streamline

📌 Legal Assistant to the General Counsel (Santiago)
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📍 Santiago