EFTA Surveillance Authority

Role Description ESA is recruiting a Legal Officer to join its Internal Market Affairs Directorate (IMA), in the Transport and Connectivity Unit (TCU unit). IMA is responsible for monitoring the EEA EFTA States to ensure that they comply with their obligations in the field of internal market law. The TCU unit is more specifically responsible for monitoring the compliance of the EEA EFTA States to the legislation in the areas of Aviation, Maritime, Rail, Road and Inland transport as well as in the areas of Telecommunications, Postal Services, Information Society Services, Audiovisual Services and Cyber Security. ESA is seeking a candidate with a minimum of 5 years of work experience from the public or private sector and solid knowledge of EEA Transport legislation. The successful candidate will be assigned responsibility for general surveillance work and case handling regarding the implementation and application of EEA law relating to Transport (safety, security, freedom to provide services and establishment) in the EEA EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway). Tasks include examination of complaints, legal conformity assessments, drafting of ESA decisions, opinions and reports and participation in aviation and maritime security inspections. Finally, the Legal Officer will be expected to proactively keep abreast of developments in the field and closely cooperate with external counterparts, such as the European Commission, the EFTA Secretariat and the EEA EFTA States’ national competent authorities. Depending on workload and other developments, the responsibilities may be changed to cover other general or specific issues relating to EEA law. The role of Legal Officer is a unique opportunity to handle a wide range of challenging cases. It should appeal in particular to eloquent, dynamic and self-motivated lawyers who enjoy analysing legal problems while at the same time being interested in policy formulation and implementation at both national and European level.