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Scope: The Legal Officer is a member of the EEA Coordination Division and plays a key role in providing the EEA EFTA States with legal assistance on horizontal issues relating to the EEA Agreement. Such horizontal issues include e.g. two-pillar questions (for example, legal questions arising in relation to EU legal acts on agencies); matters related to third countries; and cross-sectoral initiatives. The work of the Legal Officer will involve all policy areas covered by the EEA Agreement. Under the supervision of the Division Director and the Head of EEA Legal Coordination, and in close collaboration with the Secretariat’s Legal Team, the successful applicant will assume responsibility for the following tasks: Managing the procedures and processes related to the incorporation of new EU legislation into the EEA Agreement (“the Long list”) to ensure that the EEA Joint Committee can adopt its decisions on incorporation of EEA-relevant EU legislation in a timely manner, and that the content and style of these decisions are correct. This entails close cooperation with colleagues within the Secretariat, in the EEA EFTA States, and in the EU institutions. Drafting legal notes and providing legal advice to the EEA EFTA States. The Legal Officer maintains a horizontal overview of the issues being dealt with in order to ensure the necessary continuity for the smooth running of the EEA Agreement and to uphold its homogeneity. Assisting the EFTA Subcommittee on legal and institutional questions (Subcommittee V) and the EFTA Standing Committee as needed. Contributing to EFTA’s outreach activities, sharing knowledge and building competence on how the EEA Agreement functions and its legal implications, by giving trainings and presentations in meetings and seminars. The successful applicant may also be assigned other legal tasks, including tasks to support the broader legal work across the Secretariat.

Scope: Under the supervision of the Division Director the successful applicant will be responsible for managing and organising the work of the Translation and Publication team, currently consisting of two translators, one administrative coordinator and a publication officer. The successful candidate will also have full line management responsibilities for the team. The candidate will be responsible for coordinating the overall preparation and organisation of texts to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). Such texts are provided in English ready for translation into Icelandic and Norwegian and are of a legal, financial, scientific or technical nature. Close cooperation and coordination with the EFTA States, the relevant services of the European Commission and the EEA institutions is required of the role to ensure the timely and correct publication of these texts. Regular contact with the translation services in Reykjavik and Oslo in order to prepare for translation and publication of legal acts adopted by the EEA Joint Committee is also of the essence. The EEA Supplement is published every week of the year and there are approximately 85 publications annually, which require constant supervision, resource planning and proofreading. In addition, the role requires active cooperation and coordination with external contractors in order to guarantee timely publications, resolve technical issues and maintain quality control. The team uses new technology to solve translation and publication-related challenges, and are looking into making their processes and tasks more efficient in the coming years.