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Legal Counsel

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Function

The Directorate General Legal Services (DG/L) provides advice on all legal aspects of the regulatory, contractual and institutional framework of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). It also prepares legal instruments and addresses questions relating to the interpretation of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It prepares the ECB’s opinions on draft legislation and contributes to the definition of the ECB’s legal position vis-à-vis European Union (EU) institutions and in international fora. It also provides legal advice to the ECB’s management on administrative matters and represents the ECB in court.

This campaign may be used to fill more than one Legal Counsel position.

The successful applicant will be entrusted with the following main tasks:

• providing legal advice on all legal issues related to financial legislation or supervision;

• preparing complex legal assessments in a multi-jurisdictional environment;

• supporting DG/L management in the assessment and preparation of legal documentation;

• contributing to any other relevant work of DG/L;

• ensuring proper knowledge-sharing and adherence to agreed business processes.

To enable DG/L to maintain its business continuity capability, the successful applicant will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB’s standby sites.

The recruiting business area is willing to support part-time arrangements for this position.

To further enhance the diversity of its workforce, the ECB particularly encourages applications from female candidates.

Qualifications and experience

Applicants must have the following knowledge and competencies:

a master’s-level university qualification in law or an equivalent professional qualification as a lawyer obtained in an EU Member State, and, ideally, additional university degrees, postgraduate studies in financial or EU law, relevant academic publications and bar association membership;

at least three years’ professional legal experience;

a working knowledge of financial law or banking supervision;

ideally, familiarity with financial market developments and financial products and infrastructures;

an advanced command of English;

an advanced knowledge of at least two other official languages of the EU;

a working knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access;

knowledge of document management and archiving systems such as OpenText Livelink.

Competencies

The successful candidate will have the following behavioural competencies:

shows a high level of commitment, initiative and flexibility, and has the ability to work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines;

manages multiple assignments and tracks progress on numerous processes simultaneously;

shares information, seeks the opinions of knowledgeable colleagues and keeps the relevant

stakeholders informed;

supports other members of the team without taking the credit for their work;

negotiates skilfully in difficult situations involving both internal and external parties, addressing conflict situations constructively and establishing mutually agreeable solutions;

establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with legal and non-legal experts, as well as management at all levels, both inside and outside the organisation;

understands the key organisational goals and the wider context in which the ECB works, and is knowledgeable about current and possible future policies, practices, trends and technologyrelating to the business unit and the organisation.

Closing Date for Applications: 19.11.2013

Further Information

Three-year fixed-term contract , with possible conversion to a contract of indefinite duration subject to individual performance and organisational needs.

How to apply

Applications are to be made in English and submitted using our online application form. An "Applicants' Guide" can be downloaded from our recruitment pages.

The recruitment process may include a pre-sceening exercise, a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.

Further information on the ECB's conditions of employment for fixed-term positions can be found at http://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/jobs/html/index.en.html.

Applications are accepted from nationals of Member States of the European Union.

The requirements laid down in the vacancy notice must be met by the closing date for applications.

This position has been allocated to salary band: F/G

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