Europese Beweging:
Lawyer for Institutional issues - Legal Affairs Unit

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Name of the Post: Lawyer for Institutional issues in the

Legal Affairs Unit – Specialist AD 7

Reporting to: Senior Specialist for Institutional issues

in the Legal Affairs Unit

Head of the Legal Affairs Unit

1. Background

Applications are invited for this position at the European Police Office

(Europol).1

Europol is located in The Hague, The Netherlands, and its main tasks are the

following:

• a) 

  to collect, store, process, analyse and exchange information and

intelligence;

• b) 

  to aid investigations in the Member States, in particular by forwarding all

relevant information to the national units;

• c) 

  to ask the competent authorities of the Member States concerned to

initiate, conduct or coordinate investigations and to suggest the setting

up of joint investigation teams in specific cases;

• d) 

  to provide intelligence and analytical support to Member States in

connection with major international events;

• e) 

  to prepare threat assessments, strategic analyses and general situation

reports relating to its objective, including organised crime threat

assessments.

For more information please visit Europol’s website www.europol.europa.eu.

1 Europol has been established under the Council Decision (EC) No. 2009/371 of 6 April 2009.

The Hague, EUROPOL 23 February 2010

File nº: Europol/2010/TA/AD7/001

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2. Purpose of the post

The role of the Legal Affairs Unit is to give legal advice on all of Europol’s

activities - operational, contractual and institutional - and to identify possible

legal risks for the organisation and develop solutions for them.

The successful candidate will support the day-to-day work of the Unit, but will

particularly handle legal matters relating to Europol’s internal administration and

personnel.

3. Tasks and responsibilities

The successful candidate will, under the guidance and supervision of the Senior

Specialist for Institutional issues, be responsible for the following tasks:

  Advising on the interpretation of Europol Staff Regulations, EC Staff

Regulations and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the

European Communities (CEOS), including the drafting of new legislative

instruments;

  Advising the organisation and in particular the Human Resources Unit on the

legal aspects of personnel management, including dealing with requests and

complaints from staff members under the Europol Staff Regulations as well

as the EC Staff Regulation and CEOS;

  Providing legal advice to senior management on all aspects of internal

administration;

  Drafting of legal opinions and internal legal acts and policies, including their

revision prior to approval;

  Assisting in the preparation of replies to internal complaints and the

preparation of court cases before the European Court of Justice and local

courts regarding staff-related matters;

  Representing the Legal Affairs Unit in internal working groups and other

bodies of the organisation;

  Supporting the Legal Affairs Unit in any other area of work, as assigned by

the Head of Unit.

4. Requirements

4.1 Eligibility criteria:

a. Candidates must

  Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union

and enjoy full rights as a citizen;

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  Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on

military service;

  Produce appropriate character references as to his or her

suitability for the performance of the duties;

  Be physically fit to perform the duties pertaining to the position;2

  Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the

languages of the Communities and a satisfactory knowledge of

another language of the Communities to the extent necessary for

the performance of the duties.

b. Candidates must have

  A level of education which corresponds to completed university

studies in law attested by a diploma when the normal period of

university education is 4 years or more;

OR

A level of education which corresponds to completed university

studies in law attested by a diploma and appropriate professional

experience of at least 1 year when the normal period of university

education is at least 3 years;

  In addition to the above at least 6 years of relevant professional

work experience gained following the award of the diploma.

4.2 Selection criteria:

a. Professional experience:

Essential:

  Experience gained in the area of employment law and/or civil

service law of at least 2 years;

  Experience of working within the legal service of an EU or

international organisation, or a leading law firm in one of the

Member States in a field related to the post.

Desirable:

  Previous practice as litigator before national or international

jurisdictions;

  Experience in applying and interpreting the EC Staff Regulations

and CEOS.

2 Prior to appointment the successful candidate will be medically examined by one of the

institution’s medical officers in order that the institution may be satisfied that the candidate fulfils

the requirements of Article 12(2)(d) CEOS

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b. Professional knowledge:

Essential:

  Very good understanding of a broad range of legal matters,

particularly in the areas of employment law and EU social policies;

EU and international civil service law and EU

institutional/administrative law;

  Sound knowledge of the EC Staff Regulations and CEOS as well

as of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice applying

and interpreting them.

Desirable:

  Working knowledge of French and/or Dutch;

  Authorisation to practice before the courts of a Member State.

c. Technical skills and competencies:

Essential:

  Excellent communication skills in English, both verbally and in

writing;

  Proven ability to analyse, understand and communicate on

complex legal issues;

  Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail;

  Excellent organisational and analytical skills;

  Ability to conduct legal research on a range of intricate issues;

  Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel,

PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet.

d. Social skills and competencies:

Essential:

  Highly developed negotiation skills as well as the ability to deal

with sensitive issues;

  Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well both in a

diverse team and independently;

  Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure;

  Sense of discretion.

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5. Salary

Scale: AD 7

The basic monthly salary is EUR 5,463.30 (step 1).

In addition, if applicable, allowances such as expatriation allowance, household

allowance, dependent child allowance and education may be granted.

Europol offers a comprehensive welfare package comprising additional benefits

such as medical insurance, unemployment and invalidity insurances as well as

a pension scheme.

Salaries are subject to a community tax but exempt from national taxation.

6. Terms and conditions

6.1 Probation period

Engagement for this position is subject to the successful completion of a

probationary period of 6 months. Within this period the successful candidate will

have to undergo a post-related security screening.

Europol reserves the right to terminate the contract of employment during or at

the end of the probation period in accordance with Article 14 of CEOS.

6.2 Security screening and certificate of good conduct

In order to ensure that all candidates who have successfully passed a selection

procedure comply with the security standards and do not have a criminal record

we request all successful candidates to apply for a national “certificate of good

conduct” at the time an offer of employment is made.

The certificate of good conduct provides evidence that the candidate is suitable

to be employed by Europol. However, the national certificate of good conduct

does not substitute a full security clearance that must be carried out for

all Europol staff in accordance with the clearance level determined for the

position.

6.3 Contract of employment

The successful candidate will be recruited as Temporary Agent AD 7 pursuant

to Article 2 (a) of CEOS, for a period of 5 years. The contract may be renewed.

The place of employment will be The Hague, The Netherlands.

For further information on terms and conditions please consult the EC Staff

Regulations which are available on Europol’s website.

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7. Additional Information

7.1 Main dates:

Deadline for application: 26 March 2010

Recruitment procedure: to be determined

Starting date of employment: to be determined

7.2 Contact Details:

Please consult the EUROPOL RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES on

www.europol.europa.eu for further details on the application process and the

selection procedure or call +31 (0) 70 353 1628 or +31 (0) 70 302 5298.

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