Job Vacancy: Legal Officers – European Ombudsman

Notice of Vacancy for Three Legal Officers AD 5/AD 7 in the European Ombudsman’s Office

Nature of the tasks

• Analysing complaints submitted to the European Ombudsman and handling inquiries conducted by the Ombudsman;
• Proposing and dealing with inquiries conducted on the European Ombudsman’s own initiative;
• Drafting and proposing notes and decisions for the European Ombudsman’s signature, as well as other official documents relating to her inquiries and correspondence with citizens;
• Drafting information for the public in an accessible and easily understandable way;
• Contributing towards propagating a culture of service in the EU civil service;
• Contributing to the drafting of the European Ombudsman’s annual report;
• Assisting the European Ombudsman in the preparation of her external activities, representing the institution at certain public events, translating texts and checking translations.

Place of employment: Strasbourg or Brussels

Category and grade: Legal officers of grade AD 5 to AD 7. Candidates who have succeeded at EPSO competitions will be recruited at the grade foreseen by the reserve list on which they have been placed.

Application deadline: 31 October 2014

Read more and apply here.