The EIB, the European Union’s bank, is
seeking to recruit for its Legal Directorate (JU) – Legal Department
Corporate (CORP) – Institutional, Corporate and Litigation Division (ICL) at its headquarters in Luxembourg:

Institutional, Corporate and Litigation Lawyer(s)

specialised in
European Union and Institutional Law

This is a
full-time position at grade 5/6

The term of this contract is 4 years

The EIB
offers fixed-term contracts of up to a maximum of 6 years, according to its
business needs, with a possibility to convert to a permanent contract, subject
to organisational requirements and individual performance.

This advert
will also be used as a general campaign in order to create a reserve list for current
and future vacancies in JU/CORP/ICL for Junior Legal Officers (Grade 4),
Legal Officers (Grade 5) as well as Senior Legal Officers (Grade 6).

Purpose

The
successful candidate will deliver the legal services required by the Bank in
the areas of Institutional and European Union law and staff-related legal
issues, will draft relevant legal instruments, documents and advice and will protect
the Bank’s legal interests.

The Lawyer (referred
internally as -Senior-Officer Legal Services), who will have an excellent knowledge of the EU legislative and
decision-making process, will independently carry out work relating to tasks
within the Division’s remit: in particular as regards the legal aspects of
Institutional and European Union issues but also as regards  project eligibility and compatibility of
financing operations with European Union law (in the areas of the environment,
transparency policy, human rights, the Bank’s social standards, etc.);
staff-related legal issues; and litigation relating to the afore-mentioned
issues.

Candidates should also be acquainted with the procedure before the European
Ombudsman and the Bank’s Complaints Mechanism.

Operating
Network

The Lawyer will act under the authority of the Head of the Division and
will collaborate with the other lawyers in the Division in accordance with the
priority established by him.

Accountabilities

The lawyer will provide legal advice EU institutional issues as well as on
other subject matters falling within the Division’s remit. Under the
supervision of the Head of the Division, whose instruction s/he will follow
when dealing with complex issues and whose approval s/he will seek on
fundamental or unusual matters, the Lawyer will be requested to:

·        
Provide
legal advice and solutions, in the form of notes and opinions (in
English/French), in order to deal with institutional issues arising from the
organisation and operation of the Bank as a body of the European Union, established
under European Union law, and the legal provisions applicable to the Bank’s
staff

·        
Undertake
research and conduct studies on legal issues across the areas for which the
Division is responsible

·        
Represent
the Bank’s Legal Service in internal working groups (meetings, panels and task
forces) to deal with specific issues

·        
Maintain
contact with the Division’s counterparts, both within and outside the Bank (may
involve travel)

Qualifications

·        
University
degree in Law and/or an equivalent professional legal qualification; a
post-graduate specialisation in EU Law would be an asset

·        
At least 3 years (Grade 4), 5 years (Grade 5), 15
years (Grade 6) of relevant professional
post-qualification experience, including at least 3 years in European
Union institutions or bodies and/or with a law firm of international repute

·        
At least 3 years (Grade 4), 5 years (Grade
5), 15 years (Grade 6) of experience and/or deep knowledge of
one or several of the following fields of European Union law: environment,
human rights

·        
Sound knowledge
of the aspects of Institutional and substantive European Law

·        
Very good
knowledge of standard computer tools and familiarity with databases relating to
EU law and case law

·        
Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and
French^(*); knowledge of further languages of the European Union
would be an asset

Competencies

·        
Ability to
develop innovative legal solutions

·        
Ability to
work both within a group and autonomously

·        
Accuracy
under pressure

·        
Excellent
spoken and written communication skills

·        
Flexibility

·        
Good
organisational skills and the ability to prioritise (and meet deadlines)

·        
Integrity

·        
Strong
analytical and synthesis skills and the capacity to provide timely and sound
judgement on a variety of complex, non-routine legal issues

·        
Strong inter-personal
skills

(*) There may be certain flexibility on this
requirement, but limited to particularly suitable candidates who may not yet be
proficient in French. If selected, such candidates will be hired on the
condition that they build up rapidly knowledge of French and accept that their
future career in the EIB may be subject to the attainment of sufficient
proficiency in both of the Bank’s working languages.

For more information and
how to apply, please visit https://erecruitment.eib.org selecting Job ID 103546

Deadline
for applications: 15^th January 2017

We
believe that Diversity is good for our people and our business. We promote and
value diversity and inclusion among our staff and candidates; irrespective of
their gender, age, nationality, race, culture, education and experience,
religious beliefs, sexual orientation or disability.