- Function title: Legal Expert
- Reference: NOC-DG-2025-AD/1066
- Location: Brussels
- The selected candidate must reside either at this location or within a reasonable proximity that allows for the satisfactory execution of their duties.
- Information about living in Brussels
- Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
- Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
- Type of post: Administrator
- Job level: AD6-AD9 - Check salary simulations for the basic grade
- Generic job title: Expert
- Number of posts: 1
- Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) - renewal or conversion of the contract is possible under certain conditions see โUseful informationโ section
- Security clearance: EUROCONTROL, NATO or EU Secret
- Directorate/Service: DG/JUR - Legal Service
- Working arrangement: EUROCONTROL operates a hybrid working model that combines onsite presence with remote work opportunities. Remote working is subject to specific limits set out in internal rules and must align with business needs and managerial approval. Please note that full-time remote work is not permitted.
- Competition publication date: 04/12/2025
- Competition closing date: 15/01/2026 (23:59 Brussels time)
- Reserve list: Applicable - See details in the \"Useful information\" section
Your team
Within the Office of the Director General, the Legal Service is responsible to provide legal counsel and institutional advice in relation to the activities of the Agency and of the Organisation. It deals with internal and international law matters and plays a key role in ensuring legal compliance with the Organisation's legal framework and representing EUROCONTROL in legal matters.
Your role
Your role will be to:
- Provide legal advice, expertise, guidance and contributions on various legal and institutional matters concerning the Organisationโs legal framework (on internal law matters under the Staff, Financial and Contract Regulations and their Rules of application as well as on international law matters (e.g. agreements, enforced recovery of air navigation charges, etc.)).
Required qualifications, experience & competencies
Completion of third level studies in Law, meeting European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Level 7, followed by a minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience, ideally gained in an international organisation, governmental agency, law firm or aviation industry. A post graduate degree in specific fields of law (e.g. civil servantsโ law, labour law, international law, aviation law, EU law, data privacy, AI or cybersecurity law) and/or admission to practice law in any of the jurisdictions of the EUROCONTROL Member States would be an advantage. Internal candidates can check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate. Experience in drafting legal documents in English and French. One or more of the following would be an asset: Knowledge and understanding of public international law, aviation law and European law. Understanding of developments in Aviation/ATM in Europe. Knowledge of emerging legal fields such as data privacy, AI and cybersecurity law Analytical thinking: You analyse information and are able to identify relationships. Quality focus: You set and foster high quality standards. Communication: You are able to foster two-way communication. Influencing: You tailor your style and approach to influence others. Teamwork: You foster teamwork. High sense of diplomacy, integrity and confidentiality. Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment. Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English and French at level C1 (both orally and written).The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).