Senior Legal Counsel Ethics na Jobs at FIFA | FIFA Careers
Jobs at FIFA | FIFA Careers · Miami, Estados Unidos Da América · Onsite
- Senior
- Escritório em Miami
We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity.
Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.
Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.
THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:
- Conducting autonomously an ethics proceedings in compliance with the FIFA Code of Ethics;
- Investigating ethics proceedings, including the review and analysis of financial records, the use of forensic audit techniques, and the development of financial investigative strategies;
- Communications and request for information to the interested/accused parties within an ethics proceedings;
- Support on the organization of witness interviews and witness statements, and, when necessary, coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the context of ethics proceedings;
- Coordinating with other FIFA departments and experts providing substantial support to the FIFA Ethics Committee;
- Supporting the relevant chairperson and members of the Ethics Committee by preparing case files, legal analyses, and draft decisions to facilitate effective deliberations;
- Assisting the relevant chairperson of the FIFA Ethics Committee in the preparation of the meetings;
- Assessment on legal aid requests, witness protection requests, witness/victim’s psychological support, and when necessary, coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the adjudicatory proceedings;
- Drafting Final Reports within an ethics proceedings;
- Capacity to assess testimonial and documentary evidence, including financial and audit records, and to weigh its credibility and probative value within the context of the FIFA Code of Ethics standards;
- Responsible to gather the relevant FIFA precedents cases as well as CAS jurisprudence to properly draft a Final Report and a decision of the Ethics Committee;
- Drafting decisions of the Adjudicatory Chamberr;
- Contributing to the ongoing development of workflows, templates, and best practices to ensure efficiency and consistency;
- Contribute to identify and suggest measures to prevent violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics and better guarantee the safeguarding and integrity of football worldwide;
- Closely collaborating and supporting the Head of Department in creating an efficient ethics proceedings (i.e. determining processes, workflow, template creation, etc.);
- Ensuring a worldwide recognition of the activity of the Investigation Department and the Judicial Bodies Subdivision;
- Assistance in preparing any report related to the activities of the ethics department;
- Holding and participating in workshops with FIFA employees, member associations or confederations on Judicial Bodies -related issues;
YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
- Excellent legal drafting and presentation skills in English;
- Proficiency legal drafting in Spanish or French is an asset;
- Good knowledge of football governance as well as of FIFA’s regulations, and proven experience in FIFA’s Disciplinary and Ethics proceedings;
- Ability to conduct analysis and draw out conclusions;
- Strong ability to analyze financial data, audit findings, and forensic accounting reports to detect and understand irregularities;
- Excellent editorial skills;
- Good planning and organisational skills;
- Solid IT-know how;
- Ability to work unsupervised and precisely;
- Ability to work well under pressure and to respect deadlines;
- Good analytical skills;
- Conscientiousness, accuracy and quality;
- Punctuality;
- Proactive;
- Good communication skills;
- Rigorous and consistent, particularly when handling large amounts of documents;
- Team player with good interpersonal relations;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Openness in passing information;
- Motivated, autodidact, dynamic and proactive personality;
- Cooperativeness;
- Flexibility;
- Ability to adapt to an international and multicultural environment;
- Pleasant and empathetic;
- Law University degree (Bar Exam);
- Post-Graduate in Sport law is an asset;
- Training or certification in white-collar investigations (including forensic accounting) or prior experience in an audit firm is an asset.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in similar positions, dealing with disciplinary and ethics regulations matters in a sports governing body;
- Experience handling cases of bribery and corruption, and working alongside compliance, finance teams, or external auditors, is a strong asset.
- Native/C2 in English
- Proficiency in any other FIFA language (F / ES) is an asset
- Proficient in Word / PowerPoint / Excel/Jira
PERKS & BENEFITS
The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.
Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:
Health insurance: We offer generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
Retirement: We offer generous 401(k) employer contributions.
Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
