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EBA Legal Expert Position Summary

Core Content

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is an independent EU authority established in 2011 under Regulation (EC) No. 1093/2010 and later amended by Regulation (EU) No 1022/2013. Its primary mission is to improve the functioning of the EU internal market by ensuring high-quality, effective, and consistent regulation and supervision in banking, payments, and e-money sectors. The EBA also promotes financial system stability, market transparency, and the protection of depositors and investors.

Main Responsibilities

The Legal Expert position is part of the EBA's Legal Unit and involves the following key duties:

• Providing expert legal support to the EBA's governing bodies, panels, management, and core functions.
• Ensuring a sound legal environment for the EBA's operations, identifying and preventing legal risks.
• Offering legal analysis and advice on regulatory, oversight, consumer protection, and financial innovation functions.
• Drafting and interpreting internal implementing rules, procedures, and decisions.
• Managing legal aspects of litigation and representing the EBA before the Board of Appeal and the Court of Justice.
• Coordinating legal advice for standing committees and other groups, and ensuring cooperation with other ESAs, EU institutions, and competent authorities.
• Monitoring legal developments relevant to the EBA's tasks and liaising with external stakeholders.
• Executing other related tasks as required by the Head of the Legal Unit.

Requirements

1. Eligibility Criteria

• Language: Thorough knowledge of one EU language and satisfactory knowledge of another.
• Nationality: Must be a national of an EU Member State, an EFTA Member State, or a country with which the Council has opened accession negotiations.
• Citizenship Rights: Must be entitled to full rights as a citizen.

2. Qualifications

• Must have a university degree of at least three years, recognized by EU or EEA authorities or equivalent.
• If the degree was obtained outside the EU, it must be recognized by an EU Member State authority.

3. Professional Experience

• Minimum of 12 years of full-time professional experience after completing education.
• At least 6 years of experience in a legal function.

4. Language Skills

• Excellent knowledge of English (both written and spoken).
• Native English speakers must demonstrate proficiency in a second language.

Selection Criteria

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Proven experience in providing legal advice relevant to the EBA's tasks.
• Strong knowledge of EU law and institutional framework.
• Experience in drafting legal documents in English.

They must also possess the following competencies:

• Ability to investigate and analyze complex legal information and propose effective solutions.
• Capacity to present legal developments to policy and operational colleagues.
• Strong sense of responsibility, commitment, and cooperation.
• Flexibility to take on new tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Proactive attitude.
• Efficiency under pressure.

Equal Opportunities

The EBA is committed to equal opportunities and will avoid any form of discrimination in its recruitment process.

Appointment and Engagement Conditions

• The position is a secondment from a national supervisory authority or an IGO.
• Duration: Minimum 12 months, up to 24 months, renewable.
• The home authority remains the employer and must continue to pay salary and maintain social rights.
• Estimated starting date: 1 September 2016.

Conditions of Secondment

• The EBA provides daily and monthly subsistence allowances, adjusted annually by the Commission and based on exchange rates and a country correction coefficient for the UK.

Place of Employment

• EBA offices located at Floor 45 - 46, One Canada Square, London E14 5AA, United Kingdom.

Application Submission

• Applications must be submitted in English to vacancies@eba.europa.eu by 3 June 2016 at 12:00 noon London time.
• Required documents: CV in Europass format, motivation letter, eligibility criteria grid, and a statement from the seconding authority.
• Only complete applications will be considered.
• Supporting documents (e.g., diplomas, ID cards) should not be sent at this stage.

Data Protection

• The EBA complies with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on data protection, ensuring confidentiality and security of personal data.

Appeal Procedure

9.1 Request for Review

• Candidates may request a review of the Selection Committee's decision within 10 days of receiving the decision.

9.2 Appeals

• To the EU Civil Service Tribunal: Under Article 270 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations.
• To the European Ombudsman: Pursuant to Article 228(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with the condition that administrative approaches have been made first.

9.3 Complaint to the European Ombudsman

• The Ombudsman's office is located at 1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman, Strasbourg Cedex, France.
• Complaints to the Ombudsman do not suspend the time limits for appeals to the Civil Service Tribunal.

Key Information

• The EBA collaborates closely with EIOPA, ESMA, the Joint Committee, and the ESRB as part of the ESFS.
• The EBA website provides further information: www.eba.europa.eu.