General Counsel and Deputy Secretary General

IFRRO - International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations

Brussels, Belgium

Our General Counsel is leaving us for a position at the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), and we are seeking her replacement.

Job Description

Reporting directly to IFRRO’s Chief Executive and Secretary General, the job includes:

• Providing strategic and legal advice to IFRRO’s management, Board of Directors and membership (including on competition issues, corporate governance and risk management);
• Monitoring copyright legislation world-wide;
• Preparing submissions on draft laws and other consultations from national bodies world-wide and the European Union;
• Liaising with and coordinating IFRRO working groups and committees;
• Representing IFRRO and contributing to IFRRO publications (including delivering speeches at conferences world-wide);
• Drafting and negotiating agreements;
• Supervising part of the administration of the IFRRO Secretariat.

The position includes frequent international travel.

Profile

• English mother-tongue or equivalent, French and/or Spanish an asset;
• Law degree and minimum 2 years work experience, ideally in intellectual property;
• Competition law background or experience;
• Excellent research skills;
• Drafting skills;
• Well organised, team worker, good communication skills.

IFRRO offers

Challenging tasks in a dynamic and exciting work environment; flexible working hours; pension scheme.

For further information, please call Anita Huss-Ekerhult (IFRRO’s current General Counsel) at +46 735 79 07 35 (mobile).

Please send applications and CV by 15 July 2015 to secretariat@ifrro.org or by fax to +32-2-234 62 69.