Legal Adviser

Legal Adviser

Full-time

CER – Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

Brussels, Belgium

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) is currently seeking to hire a motivated & experienced Legal Adviser to join its team.

CER Mission

CER’s role is to represent the interests of its members on the EU policy-making scene, in particular to support an improved business and regulatory environment for European railway operators and railway infrastructure companies.

General responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, the general purpose for the Legal Adviser will be to support CER’s overall activities from a legal point of view as well as to contribute to the development of CER positions on a variety of transport-related issues.

Key responsibilities

EU law and policies:

• Monitoring of and reporting on EU Law & Policies (Competition law, Rail transport law, Public Procurement…);
• Undertaking legal research on European & national law (including monitoring relevant websites, collecting background documents and producing information material);
• Drafting legal assessments of legislative proposals and cases pending before the European and national courts;
• Drafting policy papers and other written materials reflecting the interests of the rail sector;
• Maintaining regular contacts with officials from EU institutions and relevant stakeholders;
• Supporting rail sector interests at meetings and public events;
• Provide support on the update of legal publications (e.g. statutes).

Transport-related topics:

• Monitor policy developments and contribute to the management of several policy issues;
• Maintain the association’s relationship with partners in Brussels;
• Contribute to the management/organisation of internal working groups/conferences;
• Contribute to the development of position papers and writing of reports;
• Study and report about the impact assessment and the policy measures that are under consideration for the Digital Mobility Services;
• Study and report about the impact assessment and the policy measures of the Guidelines on Rail State Aid.

Provide horizontal legal support throughout the association.

Required skills and qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law and/or Master of European Law (LLM);
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in European law and in particular competition law, as well as advice on general EU law;
• Full professional proficiency in English with excellent writing skills. Any additional major European language is considered a plus;
• Sound understanding of the structure and functioning of the EU Institutions; internship in a EU body is a plus;
• Experience or a demonstrated strong interest in EU transport policies;
• An organised working style with an ability to meet deadlines, and a pro-active attitude;
• Team player, able to build good working relationships with colleagues;
• A flexible and proactive attitude to work combined with an autonomous working style;
• The ability to translate complex issues into clear messages;
• Fast learner.

We offer a multi-cultural, dynamic and professionally enriching working environment. Terms and conditions are competitive, depending on the experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Qualified candidates should send a maximum one-page cover letter and a CV electronically to jobs@cer.be in the format LastName_FirstName_JobTitle.pdf.

Applications will be treated in confidence.

The closing date for applications is 23 September 2024.