DAAD German Academic Exchange Service

Counselor

• Responsible for the (labor) legal coordination and associated advice for the DAAD external network (foreign offices, German Science and Innovation Houses, Heinrich-Heine-House)
• Clarification of labor and social security law issues relating to locally employed staff at currently 20 locations
• Support in aligning template employment contracts and supplementary agreements
• Handling personnel-related issues such as recruitments, fixed-term contracts, dismissals, and matters relating to maternity protection and parental leave
• Review of contracts and compensation structures for new hires
• Communication with external law firms abroad
• Coordination of employment contracts and compensation arrangements with foreign missions (embassies/consulates-general)
• Clarification of national labor and social security law frameworks in coordination with local law firms and on-site payroll providers
• Advising locally employed managers on labor law questions
• Support for recruitment and selection procedures for locally employed staff at registered offices
• Monitoring legal developments abroad and deriving concrete recommendations for action for the respective sites.

Advisor for Labor Law Coordination and External Network Consulting