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Legal Officer
2016-05-02 18:07:37| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Legal Officer in the Legal Services Department in the Directorate of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services. The Department provides legal advice to ESA and its institutional organs, activities and programmes by formulating legal opinions, drafting the organisations acts and assisting in the decisionmaking. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESA Headquarters, Paris France. DUTIES Under the direct authority of the Head of Department, the Legal Officer, as a member of the Department team, contributes to the legal counselling at the Agency and supports all related legal and administrative functions. The postholder will receive work assignments for discharging the following tasks providing legal advice on the formulation and interpretation of the Agencys rules and in the preparation of its legal instruments contributing to the elaboration and updating of its regulations and rules advising on the law and practice regarding public investment in large projects and infrastructures monitoring evolving national, supranational and international law and rules in the field of ESAs activities drafting opinions, reports and working documents on any legal problem arising in the Agencys daytoday operations and in the implementation of applicable rules and policies analysing legal documentation and conducting studies on the relevant legal and regulatory environment in which the Agency carries out its activities preparing draft agreements and other arrangements with public and private entities and participating in their negotiation preparing notes and briefs on public and international law and Member State national law representing the Department and attending committees and boards relevant to the above functions. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree in law, including advanced studies in public international law or comparative law, plus at least five years professional experience in a public administration, international organisation, private enterprise or in specialised law firms. Advanced legal studies and publications in international andor administrative law would be an advantage. Experience of informationtechnology and intellectualproperty law would be an asset. Candidates should have professional experience of the law and regulations applicable to public administration in the jurisdiction of at least one Member State. The successful applicant should demonstrate maturity to work collaboratively in a team of lawyers, achieve professional goals, identify priorities and adjust them as required a professional talent to analyse, draft and present international legal acts sound legal judgment on issues of public law and project financing. For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. Excellent spoken and written English is required together with a working knowledge of French. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 24 May 2016. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CVs to Human Resources, ESA, 810 rue MarioNikis, 75738 Paris, Cedex 15 France. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.
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