Assistant Legal Adviser (3 posts)

🔍 Belgium

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📁: Management and Operations Support

📅   : 250476 Requisition #

Through this competition, the NATO International Staff seeks to select qualified applicants for three positions as Assistant Legal Adviser (G17) for the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA)

1. SUMMARY

The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) at NATO headquarters in Brussels is an Independent Office within the International Staff (IS). It is responsible for providing advice and other legal services to the Secretary General, the IS, the North Atlantic Council and other NATO Committees. From time to time, OLA also advises NATO subsidiary bodies, including Agencies, as well as the NATO Allies directly.

Substantively, OLA advises on all legal matters impacting the responsibilities, functions, operations and other activities of NATO. This includes advice under international law on high-profile and fast-paced international defence and security matters, the development of associated policy, the facilitation of consensus amongst Allies on strategic legal issues, the negotiation and drafting of international treaties, defending NATO’s privileges and immunities, conducting litigation, and other administrative law matters typical of a large international organisation.

OLA is also mandated to represent the wider legal interests of the whole Organisation, including by improving legal coordination across different NATO bodies, by advising on some of the most complex or sensitive legal issues impacting Allies, and in representation before the Administrative Tribunal on cross-cutting legal issues.

2. VACANCY NOTICES

Please click on the following links to access to the Vacancy Notice for the Assistant Legal Adviser (OLA0008), Assistant Legal Adviser, ANA Trust Fund (OLA00010) and Assistant Legal Adviser (OLA0016) positions:

Assistant Legal Adviser (OLA0008): https://www.nato.int/structur/recruit/2025/vn_assistant_legal_adviser_ola0008_250462.pdf
Assistant Legal Adviser, ANA Trust Fund (OLA00010): https:/www.nato.int/structur/recruit/2025/vn_assistant_legal_adviser_ana_trust_fund_ola0010_250464.pdf
Assistant Legal Adviser (OLA0016): https://www.nato.int/structur/recruit/2025/vn_assistant_legal_adviser_ola0016_250468.pdf

3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations, and strongly encourages women to apply.

Building Integrity is a key element of NATO’s core tasks. As an employer, NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work.

Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or e-mail enquiries cannot be dealt with.

Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature, albeit at the same or a lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements.

The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours.

The organization offers several work-life policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements.

Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium is a non-smoking environment.

For information about the NATO Single Salary Scale (Grading, Allowances, etc.) please visit our website. Detailed data is available under the Salary and Benefits tab.

Assistant Legal Adviser (3 posts)

🔍 Belgium

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