Junior Legal Specialist Eurocontrol

ROLE OF THE DR LEGAL SERVICE
The Legal Service forms part of the Directorate of Resources, which partners the Agency's business Directorates to meet the Agency's HR, financial, operational, technological and logistic resource needs, by establishing and maintaining robust corporate processes that are fully aligned with the Agency Business Plan, and that maximise the added value to stakeholders.

The Legal Service provides legal advice and assistance to the Director General, the various Directorates of the Agency, the Organisation's bodies as well as to Member States and third parties such as International Organisations. The Legal Service is responsible for the legal and institutional consistency of the constitution of the Organisation and related instruments of international law as well as its internal law (Staff Regulations, Financial and Contract Regulations and their Rules of Application). The Legal Service is responsible for legal quality and integrity of all documents of international law and agreements pertaining to the Organisation and/or the Agency.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Head of Unit or Head of Section, the successful candidate will be entrusted with the following tasks:

• processing questions relating to the legal and institutional aspects of the Organisation's tasks and responsibilities;
• analysing cases, performing research activities and drafting legal advices, working papers, memoranda, etc.;
• drafting submissions in contentious matters (including staff cases) before national and international jurisdictions;
• participating to working groups to ensure compliance with legal and institutional aspects;
• other tasks as required by the Service.

REQUIRED PROFILE

• University degree in law and minimum 3 years' relevant professional experience, preferably acquired in an international organisation or in a law firm.
• Knowledge and understanding of ATM developments in Europe and of EUROCONTROL would be an advantage.
• Ability to draft advices, reports and presentations in a concise, objective and convincing manner.
• Good conceptual, analytical and negotiating skills. Good sense of diplomacy.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality. Good team player.
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular post, candidates must have an excellent knowledge of one of the two working languages and a good knowledge of the other.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
An initial selection will be made by a Selection Committee on the basis of the candidates' qualifications and experience. Thereafter, those candidates considered suitable may be invited to assessment and interviews.

Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only. Agency staff subject to the Staff Regulations governing officials, the General Conditions of Employment governing servants at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre, or the Conditions of Employment of Contract Staff are considered internal candidates. At the closing date of the notice of competition, internal candidates must have completed their probationary period.

The selected candidate will be offered a contract of three years pursuant to the provisions of the Conditions of Employment of Contract Staff at EUROCONTROL. The contract may be renewed once for a fixed period of not more than three years. Before being confirmed in the post, he/she will be required to work a probationary period of 9 months.

This notice may be used for the recruitment of similar posts, for a period of one year following the establishment of the reserve list.

The selected candidate will be engaged in principle at the basic grade of the advertised job bracket.

The generic post is: Junior Specialist

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