Senior Legal Counsel Ethics

**We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity.** **Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.** ### THE POSITION **These are your key tasks:** - Conducting autonomously ethics proceedings in accordance with the FIFA Code of Ethics; - Investigating ethics proceedings, including the review and analysis of financial records, the use of forensic audit techniques, and the development of financial investigative strategies; - Drafting communications and request for information to the interested/accused parties within an ethics proceeding; - Supporting the preparation of witness interviews and witness statements, and, when necessary, coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the context of ethics proceedings; - Liaising with FIFA departments and subject-matter experts to secure support for FIFA Ethics Committee matters; - Supporting the relevant chairperson and members of the Ethics Committee by preparing case files, legal analyses, and draft decisions to facilitate effective deliberations; - Assisting the relevant chairperson of the FIFA Ethics Committee in the preparation of meetings; - Assessment of legal aid requests, witness protection, witness/victim’s psychological support, and when necessary, coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the ethics proceedings; - Drafting final Reports within an ethics proceeding; - Analyzing testimonials and other documentary evidence, including financial and audit records, to weigh its credibility and probative value within the context and standards of the FIFA Code of Ethics; - Conduct legal analysis of FIFA precedent and CAS jurisprudence to support the drafting of final investigation reports and Ethics Committee decisions; - Drafting decisions of the Adjudicatory Chamber; - Contributing to the ongoing development of workflows, templates, and best practices to ensure efficiency and consistency; - Identify and recommend measures to prevent violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics and promote the safeguarding and integrity of football worldwide; - Close collaboration and support to the Head of Department in creating efficient ethics proceedings (i.e. determining processes, workflow, template creation, etc.); - Ensuring a worldwide recognition of the activity of the Investigation Department and the Judicial Bodies Subdivision; - Assistance in preparing any report related to the activities of the ethics department, including newsletters, status reports, etc. - Holding and participating in workshops with FIFA employees, member associations or confederations on Judicial Bodies-related issues. ### 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: - Excellent legal drafting and presentation skills in English; - Proficiency legal drafting in Spanish or French is an asset; - Good knowledge of football governance as well as of FIFA’s regulations, and proven experience in FIFA’s Disciplinary and Ethics proceedings; - Ability to conduct analysis and draw out conclusions; - Strong ability to analyze financial data, audit findings, and forensic accounting reports to detect and understand irregularities; - Excellent editorial skills; - Good planning and organisational skills; - Solid IT-know how; - Ability to work unsupervised and precisely; - Ability to work well under pressure and to respect deadlines; - Good analytical skills; - Conscientiousness, accuracy and quality; - Punctuality; - Proactive approach; - Rigorous and consistent, particularly when handling large amounts of documents; - Team player with good interpersonal relations; - Excellent communication skills; - Cooperative and team-oriented mindset, fostering transparent communication and knowledge sharing; - Motivated, autod…