Senior Legal Counsel
Senior Legal Counsel
Full-time Position
EUROCHAMBRES - Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Brussels, Belgium
Closing date: 30 April 2021
About EUROCHAMBRES
EUROCHAMBRES is the European Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry representing the interests of 1.700 Chambers and their 20 million member companies from all economic sectors across 43 countries (www.eurochambres.eu).
EUROCHAMBRES is a non for profit international organisation (A.I.S.B.L).
About the position
The Senior Legal Counsel is a strategic position within EUROCHAMBRES, as he/she will be responsible, under the supervision of the CEO, for all legal issues relating to:
- the day to day management of EUROCHAMBRES;
- contracts signed with the European Institutions or third parties.
In addition, the Senior Legal Counsel will be the interface between EUROCHAMBRES team and the CEO regarding HR issues (recruitment, training, enhancing workplace culture).
Requirements
- Masters of Law degree;
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience;
- Very good communication skills both written and spoken in English and French;
- Ability to integrate rapidly in an international team;
- Human relations skills;
- Proven negotiating and organisational skills;
- Capacity to face and resolve conflicts, both internally and with third parties;
- Sense of responsibility, flexibility and capacity to work under pressure.
Assets
- Good knowledge of the EU institutions;
- Experience with the EU institutions tender procedures;
- Working experience in an ASBL or AISBL in Belgium;
- Knowledge of Belgian labour laws.
We offer
- A challenging international work environment;
- A competitive work package.
How to apply
Candidates should submit their motivation and CV via the email address job@eurochambres.eu with the reference Senior Legal Counsel by 30 April at the latest.
Applications not the two first requirements will be automatically rejected.
In view of the amount of application that EUROCHAMBRES receives, please note that only pre-selected candidates will contacted.
EUROCHAMBRES – The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry represents over 20 million enterprises in Europe – 98% of which are SMEs – through 45 members and a European network of 1700 regional and local Chambers.
