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Kensington Investment Company, Inc. (KIC), is the family office of the Lewis Family. KIC’s primary areas of investment include real estate, direct investments in private companies, and alternative investment vehicles, such as private equity and venture capital funds.

In addition to real estate and other investments, the Lewis Family owns Grand Circle Corporation (GCC), which operates through the brands Grand Circle Cruise Line, Overseas Adventure Travel, and Grand Circle Travel, and is the nationally recognized leader in international travel, adventure, and discovery to Americans over the age of 50.

The Lewis family and KIC have formalized their commitment to changing people’s lives and giving back to the communities where they travel, live, and work through philanthropic endeavors, which include Pinnacle Leadership Foundation, Lewis Family Foundation, Grand Circle Foundation and the Eastman Corner Foundation.

Email info@kicboston.com for additional information, or to submit a resume.

Currently Open Positions

People & Culture Coordinator

The Kensington Investment Company, Inc. (KIC), is the family office of the Lewis Family. KIC’s primary areas of investment include real estate, direct investments in private companies, and alternative investment vehicles, such as private equity and venture capital funds.

Position Summary:

A growing real estate company with locations in Boston, Utah and New Hampshire is seeking an energetic individual to fill the position of People and Culture Coordinator. This position will oversee human resources administration functions, recruiting and office management duties. This person must have experience in human resources.

The successful candidate will possess solid business acumen, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Experience working across departments such as accounting, property management, finance and marketing is a must.

The candidate should be a highly motivated professional and willing to take responsibility for measured goals, extremely comfortable and confident working in a fast paced privately held family office and committed to supporting Kensington’s long-term strategic goals. This candidate needs to be focused, eager to learn, a forward thinker, and have a high sense of urgency while still paying close attention to detail. The candidate should also exemplify the Company’s key values of Open and Courageous communication and Risk Taking by raising issues openly and timely with recommended actions.

Job Location: Boston, MA

Position Type: Full-Time

Reports to: Director of People and Culture

Top 3 Goals:

50% – Lead recruiter for company’s hiring needs for all positions. Track all candidates in hiring pool and coordinate with hiring managers on interview process. Assist in sending out Predictive Index assessments to all candidates.
30%- Point person for all company events and outings. Lead on all company volunteer events.
20% – Office administrative duties including, but not limited to maintaining office supplies, coordinate office moves, updating company website, managing all office vendors, and responding to all inquiries (website & phone)

Responsibilities:

Recruiting

Provide hiring leaders with recruiting worksheet before posting job
Assess incoming resumes, providing top candidates to Director of P&C and hiring leader.
Manage job boards with postings and update on budget spent. Update KIC career page.
Works with EA’s on coordinating interviews.
Administer Predictive Index surveys for potential new hires.
Coordinate with hiring leaders on setting up weekly status call meetings.
Tracks status of candidates in HRIS (Paylocity) system
Point of contact for external recruiters.

Events

Set up and lead quarterly KIC days of service (Volunteer events)
Assist with coordinate company outings
Maintain and update company communication boards

Office Management

Update website with incoming/outgoing associate updates per Company Announcements
- Monthly Audit of Website
Update phone directory and send out 1^st of each month
Manage and coordinate all new hire needs
Respond to inquiries (KIC website & phone inquiries)
Manage vendors: Iron Mountain, Amazon, WB Mason, MOO, RICOH. Update monthly on vendor spending
Manage office supply ordering: paper, printer ink, minimal supplies. Update and on monthly spending on supplies

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

3-5 years as recruiter
3-5 years as human resources coordinator/office manager
SHRM-CP/PHR preferred
Emotional maturity
Ability to identify hot issues and quickly point them out with candor and honesty
Strong financial analysis skills, including creating budgets with a high degree of financial literacy
High attention to detail and sense of urgency
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Qualifying Personal Surveys: All eligible candidates will be required to complete a Predictive Index, drug screening, and background check.

Assistant General Counsel

Position Summary:

Seeking an experienced, highly motivated attorney to join small legal team to support Grand Circle
Corporation’s international travel business. Grand Circle Corporation (GCC) operates through the
brands Grand Circle Cruise Line, Overseas Adventure Travel, and Grand Circle Travel and is the
nationally recognized leader in international travel, adventure, and discovery for Americans over
the age of 50.

The successful candidate must be detail-focused, emotionally mature, able to interface with senior
management, and thrive in a results-oriented environment.
Experience with international law/transactions strongly preferred. Experience in the travel
industry is a plus.

Top 3 Goals for the Assistant General Counsel:

1. 60%: Legal support for GCC foreign offices including corporate matters, employment matters
and regulatory compliance;

2. 25%: Legal support for GCC’s domestic finance and human resources teams;

3. 15%: Manage outside litigation and dispute resolution.

See “Areas of Responsibility” below for more detail.

• Job Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Position Type: Full-Time
• Title: Assistant General Counsel, GCC
• Reports to: General Counsel
• Posted: 6.8.2021

Key Attributes Candidate Must Have:

• J.D.; Massachusetts Bar Member
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience
• Ability to handle multiple, concurrent complex assignments
• Practical approach to problem solving while balancing the need for risk mitigation
with the business need to move quickly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Experience in international law or international transactions strongly preferred
• Experience in the travel industry is a plus but not required
• In-house experience a plus but not required
• Experience in general corporate law, commercial/transactional law, and employment
law is a plus but not required
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills
• High-energy, detail-focused individual with unquestionable integrity
• Pro-active, solutions-oriented mindset with a strong focus on meeting deadlines
• Ability to work independently, but at the same time be a flexible team player who
will work collaboratively in a result-oriented environment
• Exemplify the company values of open and courageous communication and risk taking by
raising issues immediately and concisely with appropriate recommended action

Areas of Responsibility to Include (but not be limited to):

• Provide day-to-day counsel to travel business regarding general legal inquiries and
planned business activities.
• Manage outside international legal counsel in countries where Grand Circle has a
regional presence.
• Manage outside domestic legal counsel as necessary within areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate with the company’s operating and financial teams and tax advisors in
establishing operations
outside the United States.
• Support foreign regional offices regarding legal matters, including corporate
matters, employment matters, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters.
• Advise on global employment matters through coordination with outside counsel.
• Manage dispute resolution for customer and vendor disputes and related litigation,
including coordinating with insurance advisors and outside counsel.
• Drafting and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure company compliance
with applicable laws and regulations.
• Counsel company on transactional activity (such as vessel acquisitions and
dispositions).
• Provide overflow legal support for related entities owned by the owner of GCC.

Qualifying Personal Surveys: All eligible candidates will be required to complete a Predictive
Index and Leadership Evaluation Assessment survey. As a condition of employment, all candidates
must complete a i) drug screen and ii) background check.

ABOUT GRAND CIRCLE CORPORATION & KIC
Celebrating its 30th year, Grand Circle Corporation is a premier digital direct market
organization and the leader in international travel, adventure, and discovery for Americans over
50. Our mission is to help change people’s lives, including those of our travelers, our
associates, and people living in communities where we work and travel. More than two million
Americans have traveled with our award-winning travel brands: Grand Circle Travel, Overseas
Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Cruise Line.

The Kensington Investment Company, Inc. (KIC) is the family office of the Lewis family. KIC’s
primary areas of investment include real estate, direct investments in private companies, and
alternative investment vehicles, such as private equity and venture capital funds. In addition to
real estate and other investments, the Lewis family owns Grand Circle Corporation (GCC).
The candidate hired as Assistant General Counsel, GCC will be employed by KIC.

Career Opportunities

Currently Open Positions

People & Culture Coordinator

Assistant General Counsel

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