Position description
The Legal and Policy Officer will:
- Provide legal analysis and draft position papers, reports, guidelines, briefing notes, speeches and opinions on equality and non-discrimination and disability topics as well as other matters falling within the work of the unit;
- Deliver legal review of (internally-drafted or contracted) deliverables, manuals and recommendations for best practices dedicated to practitioners on various issues related to fundamental rights protection;
- Pro-actively follow the developments of EU legislative and policy issues in the field of equality and non-discrimination, disability and social rights (including the European Pillar of Social Rights), poverty and other issues covered by the unit;
- Lead and implement assigned activities falling within the work programme while ensuring their coherence and compatibility with the policies of the EU and consistency with EU law, especially the Charter;
- Participate, on behalf of FRA, in external meetings, working groups, conferences, seminars, and networks;
- Establish and maintain regular contacts with other European Institutions, Member States, civil society organisations and other partners in the assigned policy area.
Duties applicable to all staff:
- Perform any other related duties assigned by the manager.
Eligibility requirements
Only candidates who meet all of the following eligibility criteria by the deadline for submission of applications will be marked as eligible. Candidates who do not meet one or more criteria will not be considered further:
General conditions:
- Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and be entitled to full rights as a citizen;
- Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws concerning military service;
- Meet the character requirements as to suitability for the performance of the duties involved;
- Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.
Education:
A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years in law, attested by a diploma.
Language skills:
- Have a thorough knowledge (level C1) of English, as this is the working language of FRA; and
- Have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) of another language of the EU.
The levels indicated correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Qualifications
In order to select the best-qualified candidates for the test and interview phase, FRA will assess the following essential and advantageous criteria.
Please note that all essential criteria are mandatory. If a candidate scores zero on any individual essential criterion, their application will not be assessed further.
The following criteria will be considered as essential:
- At least 5 years of proven experience in analysing and providing advice on EU fundamental rights law questions as well as relevant international human rights law;
- Demonstrated experience applying EU equality law;
- Excellent knowledge of EU legislation regarding rights of persons with disabilities;
- Excellent legal drafting skills in English, the working language of FRA.
The following criteria will be considered as advantageous:
- Knowledge of social rights, in particular employment law;
- Demonstrated knowledge of European Convention on Human Rights caselaw, work of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights in the areas of equality and non-discrimination;
- A specialisation in EU fundamental rights law or international human rights law as part of the candidate’s law degree.
In addition to the essential and advantageous criteria, candidates invited to the interview and test phase will also be assessed on behavioural competencies relevant for the position.
In particular, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate:
- Ability to work in teams;
- Capacity for analytical thinking;
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written;
- Results orientation;
- Flexibility and adaptability.
Application instructions
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