European Banking Authority Legal Expert

The European Banking Authority is seeking suitable candidates for the position of a Legal Expert in the Policy Analysis and Coordination Unit of the EBA. Under the responsibility of the Head of the Policy Analysis and Coordination Unit, the Legal Expert will play an important role in the development of binding technical standards, guidelines, recommendations and opinions by providing legal analysis and support to the regulatory and oversight functions of the EBA.

Main purpose
Providing legal analysis and support to the regulatory and oversight functions of the EBA.

Main responsibilities:

•  Providing legal support to the EBA’s regulatory activities in drafting binding technical standards guidelines, recommendations and opinions;
•  Providing legal support to the EBA’s oversight activities in producing supervisory recommendations, in dispute resolution;
•  Conducting legal analysis of proposed technical standards, guidelines, opinions and recommendations;
•  Participating in the EBA working groups and representing the EBA at a technical level and effectively cooperating with the other ESAs in his/her areas of expertise;
•  Other related legal tasks.

Eligibility Criteria
Candidates will be considered eligible for selection on the basis of the following criteria to be fulfilled by the deadline for applications:

• Thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union;
• Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway;
• Be entitled to his/her full rights as a citizen;
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
• Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.

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