People Ops & Talent Manager
Resource Guru
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Carrying out the initial analysis of claims received by FIFA via the Legal Portal and ensuring the completeness of case files.
- Analysing disputes between football stakeholders and preparing case files for decision by the members of the FIFA Football Tribunal, taking into account existing FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) jurisprudence.
- Supporting the other members of the Players’ Status Department and the members of the FIFA Football Tribunal.
- Giving written and/or oral advice on the regulations as well as on general legal issues to players, clubs, member associations, agents, legal advisors, etc.
- Interpreting transfer and employment-related contracts within the context of proceedings before the FIFA Football Tribunal.
Requirements
- One to three years’ experience as a lawyer, preferably in an international environment
- Legal experience in a sports-related environment
- College degree in law
- Qualification to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction an asset
- Specialization in sports law or proven track record within the football industry an asset
- Experience with the Transfer Matching System (TMS) an asset
- Fluency in English (oral and written)
- Fluency in at least two FIFA languages (oral and written) and ability to work in all three official working languages (English/French/Spanish) an asset
- Detail-oriented
- Autonomy and excellence, positively impacting the efficiency and quality of work, resulting in an optimal service to stakeholders
- Strong sense of responsibility and accountability
- Critical judgment: ability to separate essential issues from side issues
- Self-confidence and diplomacy
- Solution-oriented and innovation skills, with a great ability to embrace change and new technologies and processes
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to work under pressure: commitment to delivering high-quality outputs in a timely manner
- Ability to define strategic goals, give clear instructions and lead and empower other team members
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel/Outlook)
- Familiarity with Jira is an asset
