Paralegal certification or degree in paralegal studies is required., Minimum of 1 year of comparable experience with a strong administrative background., Native or C2 level in English and proficiency in at least one other FIFA language., Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and JIRA..
Key responsabilities:
Support the Judicial Bodies department with general administrative tasks such as gathering statistics and preparing reports.
Assist case handlers with administrative aspects of ethics and disciplinary proceedings, including drafting letters and preparing case files.
Manage general requests for information and support the filing and archiving systems for the Judicial Bodies subdivision.
Organize and maintain both physical and digital archives, ensuring data is accurately filed and accessible.
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Founded in 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the umbrella organisation of its members, currently 211 national football associations. Its main objectives, enshrined in its statutes, are to develop football around the world, to stage international competitions and to protect the integrity of football (against match manipulation, doping etc.).
FIFA is composed of a number of political bodies (such as the FIFA Congress and the FIFA Council) and the administration. The highest political position is the FIFA President, elected every four years by FIFA’s member associations. The FIFA administration, with more than 800 people from over 60 nations, is based in Zurich. It is run by the Secretary General (CEO).
FIFA stages FIFA World Cups™ in various forms such as youth, men’s and women’s, futsal, beach soccer or club competitions. The men’s FIFA World Cup™ is not only the most popular single sporting event in the world but also the financial backbone for FIFA and its efforts to develop football worldwide.
The financial success of the FIFA World Cup™ allows FIFA to run a wide range of football development programmes and to provide funds, infrastructure and know-how to its member associations through the FIFA Forward Development Programme.
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As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.
Join the team as a freelancer and support us on our mission.
THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:
Support the Judicial Bodies departments in general administrative tasks (i.e.: gathering statistics, elaboration of reports, etc.).
Support the case handlers in administrative aspects of ethics and disciplinary proceedings (i.e.: drafting start letters, preparing case files, notification of correspondences, preparing enclosures for submissions, research of jurisprudence of the judicial bodies and CAS, translating documents etc.).
Provide support for the management of general requests for information.
Provide support for the physical and electronic filing system as well as for the archiving of data of the Judicial Bodies subdivision (i.e.: JIRA, IFES, CMS, new requests, cases, emails, ADAMS, etc.).
Support in the management and organisation of the physical and digital archive.
Please note that this role is temporary and fixed term for 6 months.
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:
Paralegal certification/degree in paralegal studies is required
Min. 1 years of comparable experience with good administrative background
Native/C2 level in English and good oral and written knowledge in at least another FIFA language
Proficient in Word / PowerPoint / Excel / JIRA
Business Administration / Economics as an asset
Master's degree in Sport law is an asset
Excellent legal drafting, editorial, and presentation skills in English
Strong analytical abilities, able to conduct analysis and draw conclusions
Well-organized with solid planning and IT skills
Works precisely, unsupervised, and under pressure while meeting deadlines
Detail-oriented, conscientious, accurate, and punctual
Proactive, motivated, and adaptable with a dynamic personality
Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Open, cooperative, empathetic, and flexible when handling large volumes of work
Required profile
Experience
Industry :
Health, Sport, Wellness & Fitness
Spoken language(s):
English
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