DAAD German Academic Exchange Service

Legal Officer – Labor Law Coordination and Advisory

DAAD German Academic Exchange Service

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Bonn • Germany

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Salary

💰 €62,400 - €72,800 per year

About the role

  • Responsible for the (labor) legal coordination and associated advisory services for the DAAD's external network (branch offices, German Science and Innovation Houses, Heinrich-Heine-Haus)
  • Clarify labor and social security law questions concerning locally employed staff at currently 20 locations
  • Assist with the alignment of standard employment contracts and supplementary agreements
  • Handle personnel-related matters such as recruitments, fixed-term contracts, disciplinary proceedings, terminations, and issues related to maternity protection and parental leave
  • Review contracts and compensation structures for new hires
  • Manage communication with external law firms abroad
  • Coordinate employment contracts and remuneration arrangements with the respective foreign representations (embassies/consulates-general)
  • Advise locally employed managers on labor law matters
  • Monitor legal developments abroad

Requirements

  • Completed university degree in law (First State Examination, Master’s/LL.M.); preferably with a focus on international labor law or human resource management
  • Experience in international organizations or in supporting foreign company branches or similar
  • Willingness and ability to familiarize yourself with new areas of law
  • Very good English skills, both written and spoken
  • Proficient user of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
  • Analytical thinking and an independent, structured working style
  • Good communication skills and strong intercultural competence
  • Resilience, reliability, negotiation skills, a convincing manner, organizational ability, and team orientation
  • Experience with compliance matters and change management, foreign tenancy law, and powers of attorney abroad
  • Knowledge of an additional foreign language
Benefits
  • Collective agreement: attractive salary according to the TVöD federal pay scale with annual special payment
  • 39-hour workweek (full-time) and 30 days of annual leave (based on a 5-day week)
  • Long-term security through a company pension scheme
  • Subsidized Deutschlandticket (public transport pass)
  • Access to the goFlux carpooling app
  • Good transport links
  • Company bikes (bike leasing)
  • Good cycling infrastructure
  • Various working-time models
  • Extensive flexible working hours
  • Option for mobile/remote work, usually around 50%
  • Individual training opportunities for your professional development
  • Company sports
  • Social counseling
  • Modern staff canteen
  • Health and wellness offerings
  • Parent-child room
  • Places available in the international daycare (Kita) in Bonn
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
labor lawsocial security lawemployment contractscompensation structuresinternational labor lawhuman resource managementcompliance mattersforeign tenancy lawpowers of attorney
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingstructured working stylecommunication skillsintercultural competenceresiliencereliabilitynegotiation skillsorganizational abilityteam orientation
Certifications
First State ExaminationMaster’sLL.M.