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Head of the legal service

EUROCONTROL

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  • CDI
  • 01-08-2015
  • 15 an(s)
  • Directeur Juridique/fiscal
  • Bac +5 (M2) et plus
  • De 80 à 80 (EUR)
  • Généraliste

Présentation de l'entreprise


EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, is an intergovernmental Organisation with 41 Member States, committed to building, together with its partners, a Single European Sky that will deliver the air traffic management performance required for the 21st century and beyond. We help our Member States to run safe, efficient and environmentally-friendly air traffic operations.

Descriptif du poste


Job reponsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Legal Service and participating in the Organisation’s activities in order to address in a timely and efficient manner all legal and institutional matters and to offer the governing bodies of the Organisation, the Directors of the Agency, working groups and stakeholders high quality legal counsel and support.

  • providing legal and institutional advice and assistance on the EUROCONTROL Convention and related instruments
  • providing legal support regarding international relations with organisations such as ICAO, and the EU, States, Air Navigation Service Providers and Airspace Users
  • ensuring the protection of the Organisation's privileges and immunities
  • advising on the application and interpretation of the internal law of the Organisation (such as Staff Regulations, Financial Regulations, Contract Regulations and their Rules of Application)
  • advising on all legal aspects concerning the Organisation's activities, assets and property
  • representing the Organisation in law and in contentious matters
  • ensuring the enforced recovery of route charges and other sums due to the Organisation
  • participating in the meetings of the Agency Board of Directors
managing the personnel and budget of the Legal Service
performing any other task in line with the main purpose of the job

Profil recherché


Required profile

Master degree in Law or equivalent university degree, or equivalent relevant working experience
  • Minimum of 15 years of relevant working experience at senior management level
  • Experience in dealing with legal and institutional matters in a political context
  • Experience in working in an international organisation preferably
  • Experience in international litigation
  • Extensive knowledge of public international law and European law
  • Knowledge of or experience in aviation law/Single European Sky legislation preferably
  • Knowledge and understanding of ATM developments in Europe impacting EUROCONTROL would be an advantage
  • Proof of service orientated behaviour. Customer focus: fosters a client-focused culture
  • Teamwork: maximizes collaboration across teams
  • Managing people: capitalises on talent
  • Communication: adapts communication to different situations and audiences
  • Vision: influences the Agency vision
  • Leading: provides direction
Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach

The languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular post, an excellent knowledge of French and English (oral/written) is required. Knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage