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EUAA Quality Officer - interim support (legal)
Location: EUAA HQ - Valletta, Malta
Tentative start date: 04/01/2027 - 31/01/2027 (with possible renewal)
Salary Category IV - Gross monthly: €4,111.47
Job description
- Contribute to and help drive the preliminary legal considerations and operational risk assessment dossier, ensuring the legal coherence and quality of EUAA’s analysis of national and/or horizontal developments affecting operational support.
- Conduct legal research and analysis on CEAS, Pact instruments (APR, AMMR, Screening Regulation, RCD recast, Qualification Regulation) and relevant national legal frameworks, in particular as regards the compatibility of national procedures and practices with the Union asylum acquis; monitor and analyse CJEU and national high jurisprudence (including Constitutional and Supreme Court case law of EU Member States) and translate legal findings into operationally relevant considerations for EUAA support activities; draft and contribute to the development of preliminary legal considerations and risk assessment Reports, covering both Operation-specific exercises and horizontal Reports developed at Headquarters level.
- Support other QTSS quality assurance and compliance functions as required by Sector priorities, including in particular: the EM, contributing to the assessment of situations arising from operational activities in terms of compatibility with CEAS and fundamental rights; the Data Protection dossier, contributing to the legal review of data protection aspects of EUAA operational activities, supporting coordination with the DPO on operational files, and advising on the data protection dimensions of EUAA involvement in national asylum and reception procedures.
- Where needed, participate in missions, external meetings and conferences.
- Perform any other duties required in the interest of the service as required by the Head of Sector.
Minimum requirement
- A completed university degree in Law of at least four years (Master of Law or equivalent), attested by a diploma.
- Professional experience of at least 3 years relevant to the above-described responsibilities.
- Professional experience in the field of asylum law, in particular in CEAS (access to the procedure, responsibility determination, first-instance and second-instance examination, reception and vulnerability).
- Thorough knowledge of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, including the APR, AMMR, Screening Regulation, RCD recast and Qualification Regulation.
- Demonstrated experience in legal research and analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in producing clear, high-quality legal briefs linking legal frameworks to operational or practical contexts.
- Thorough knowledge of English (level C1 in all dimensions as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or CEFRL).
- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and web-based applications.
Advantageous criteria
- Experience working in or with the EUAA.
- Experience in drafting operational guidance, legal briefs, SOPs or quality assurance tools in the asylum field.
- Familiarity with EUAA’s operational modalities, including the structure of operational support to Member States and the role of QTSS in quality and legal support.
- Knowledge of an additional official language of the EU, in particular of a Member State currently receiving EUAA operational support.
Required skills and competencies
- Strong legal analytical and reasoning skills, including the ability to analyse complex legal issues, apply EU and national legal frameworks to concrete operational contexts, and draw defensible legal conclusions under time pressure.
- Excellent drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, well-structured legal briefs, Reports and operational tools, pitched appropriately to the audience (operational, management, senior-management level).
- Ability to translate legal findings into operationally relevant recommendations and safeguards, maintaining the balance between legal rigour and operational feasibility.
- Ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders (across QTSS, with other EUAA Centres and horizontal functions) and external stakeholders, including national authorities and operational partners.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, manage multiple files in parallel, and deliver quality results under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team in a multicultural environment.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-evolving legal, operational and institutional context.
- Discretion and judgement in handling sensitive operational and legal matters.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Non-resident rate: Non-Maltese employees who are moving to Malta for the purposes of employment will be subject to "Non-resident" tax rates for the first 183 days from arrival – these are higher than the standard rates. Once 183 days of residence are reached, income tax will be recalculated for the entire period of employment in the current year from arrival in Malta, and the tax will be adjusted to recover any overpaid tax. If the 183-day period extends into the following year, and 183 days of residence in Malta are not accumulated, the overpaid tax will need to be claimed back from the authorities with personal income tax return.
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