Assistant Director Associate General Counsel

vor 3 Wochen

Geneve, Schweiz International Air Transport Association (IATA) Vollzeit

Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration:
At IATA, we speak for the airlines of the world, serving and supporting over 300 of them across all continents. We are passionate and knowledgeable about the aviation industry, and we strive to make it safer, smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive. We celebrate diversity and inclusion in our workforce, and we respect and value the different backgrounds, perspectives and skills of our employees. We also care about our employees’ wellbeing, and we provide flexible work arrangements, travel benefits, family-friendly policies, equal pay and a day off on your birthday. We believe in giving back to the community and encourage our staff to participate in volunteering activities that support causes they care about. We encourage you to join our global community of aviation enthusiasts, and we will do our best to make you feel comfortable during the interview process. IATA is more than a trade association; it is a vision of a better future for air travel.

About the team you are joining

What your day would be like
- Provides independent legal advice on diverse substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity, which may include those related to IATA’s core activities, standard setting (IATA Traffic Conferences), financial settlement systems (BSP and CASS), Travel Agent and Cargo Agent Programs, products and services, bankruptcy law, antitrust law, administrative law, litigation, dispute resolution, administration and management, procurement and contracts, corporate compliance and human resources through the following activities:

- Drafts appropriate responses to correspondence and communication raising

legal issues or having legal implications.
- Drafts and advises on agreements, contracts, instruments, governance documents, and policies in the context of IATA's business activities
- Provides substantive legal advice in commercial negotiations
- Responds to requests for legal assistance from clients and work assignments referred by DLSs or GC
- Assigns and leads the work of junior lawyers as required
- Responsible for strategic management of IATA litigation
- Responsible for managing Legal input into relevant Advisory Councils, IATA Governance groups and Conferences
- Provides support and assistance to DLS on the leadership of the Standards Workstream including providing input into performance reviews, budget, workstream business planning, work allocation.
- Works collaboratively with the DLSs and other ADAGCs to adapt to change and develop and implement improvements within and across the Legal Workstreams.
- Acts as a mentor to junior lawyers and provides general oversight of the quality, timeliness and professionalism of their legal work within relevant Workstream portfolios.
- Contributes to the development of other team members.
- Peer reviews work of other team members.
- Leads client relationships on relevant Workstream portfolio work.
- Leads training for IATA staff on various topics.
- Leads projects.
- Manages, instructs, and approves the budget for external counsel in accordance with team processes.
- Monitors and reviews performance of external counsel.
- Collaborates with other team members.
- Leads communication with both IATA staff, external counsel, and airline members.
- Maintains strong relationships with specialist legal communities relevant to IATA’s work.

We would love to hear from you if

Advanced University degree in law, (LLB, JD, LLM) from an internationally recognized university,
Admission to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction, preferably the UK, EU member state, Canada, US, Australia or New Zealand.
Ten years post legal qualification experience as a minimum in increasingly responsible positions in an organization, government department or law firm.
Significant legal professional knowledge, skills and experience.
Excellent command of English.
Superior written and oral communication skills.
Effective, confident communicator and a team player.
Time management.
Demonstrates ownership of tasks, referring to senior team members for guidance.
Establishes strong team relationships.
Demonstrates initiative.
Strong legal research skills.
Committed to personal development and continued learning.
Proactively ensures their own continued professional development

Travel Required: Y: 0-5%

**Learn more about IATA’s role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at **iata/careers/**. We are looking forward to hearing from you

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