Legal Officer

Legal Officer

EEAS - European External Action Service

Brussels, Belgium

The Legal Officer will be in charge of advising on, drafting and negotiation of real estate rent contracts, purchase agreements, sale contracts, works contracts, colocation agreements, and other contracts related to building projects. S/he will provide advice, legal analysis and prepare drafts on real estate policies, working documents, internal procedures for the assessment of building projects, administrative decisions and procurement procedures. S/he will also act as contact point for the Legal Department of the EEAS and prepare contributions for court cases. S/he will further deal with the political aspects related to colocation and will draft guidelines for the implementation of the EEAS Colocation Policy and related policy papers.

We Look For

A dynamic, proactive and highly motivated colleague with very good communication and organisational skills and with a developed sense of service.

S/he will be entrusted with the following main tasks:

• to conduct legal analysis and provide guidance to support all sectors of the Real Estate, Safety and Greening Division as well as the EU Delegations;
• to provide legal advice on drafting of real estate lease and purchase contracts, and related procurement documents;
• to develop real estate and colocation policies and draft guidelines and internal rules for the implementation of these policies;
• to provide legal advice for the negotiations of building contracts, colocation agreements and other contracts related to building projects;
• to analyse and compose synthesis notes, documents, and briefings addressing legal issues and risks;
• to represent the Division in meetings and relevant committees.

Eligibility criteria

Further to the conditions set out in Article 82 of the CEOS, candidates must:

• have passed a valid EPSO CAST in a valid function group for this post, or be registered in the EPSO Permanent CAST for FG IV. In the latter case, while the registration will make the candidate eligible for the selection procedure, the recruitment of a candidate on this vacant post will be subject to his/her successfully passing the CAST exam;
• have completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma;
• have the capacity to work in the languages of the CFSP and external relations (English and French) necessary for the performance of their duties;
• be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and enjoy full rights as a citizen.

Selection criteria

Candidates should:

• have a legal education background;
• have extensive experience in negotiation, contract drafting, and the preparation of legal analyses and procedural documents;
• have an excellent knowledge of the EU Financial Regulation and real estate procurement procedures;
• have a good understanding of the real estate needs of EU Delegations and of the management of buildings serving as Embassies;
• have knowledge of external relations, internal policies and functioning of the Union;
• have the ability to communicate clearly on complex issues;
• have the necessary diplomatic skills to liaise with external partners;
• have the capacity to perform with accuracy and in a flexible manner a diversity of tasks in a complex institutional environment;
• be able to work and deliver under pressure and in a flexible manner; and
• be able to work autonomously and in a service-oriented fashion.

Furthermore:

• experience of working in a team in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment;
• experience in working with or within other EU institutions or Delegations;
• experience in implementing the EU Budget;

would be considered as strong assets.