Director Of Legal Affairs

Commission For Aviation Regulation

3rd Floor, 6 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 (Currently Remote Due To COVID-19)

• the director of legal affairs reports to the commissioner and forms part of the senior team.  this person is the commission’s general counsel and in-house solicitor responsible for day-to-day provision of legal services to the commission’s regarding all its functions and the conduct of its activities as an independent state body, in addition to the commencement of criminal or civil proceedings and defence of litigation, as required. in addition, the person filling the role has line management responsibility for the air carrier licensing, ground-handler approval and air passenger rights functions of the commission. • as part of the senior team, the successful candidate will contribute to the development and implementation of strategy and corporate governance of the organisation.  • the duties and responsibilities specified below mainly reflect the role as currently constituted within the commission. while the contractual terms and conditions will not be affected, the scope of the role will be subject to change when the commission is merged into the new irish aviation authority. this will provide the successful candidate with an exciting opportunity to make an influential contribution to the establishment of a modern irish aviation regulator with responsibility across the full range of regulatory issues affecting industry and consumers.   principle duties and responsibilities  • the principle duties and responsibilities of the role are as outlined: • as part of the senior team, contribute to the strategy and corporate governance of the organisation and provide assistance in the event of travel trade collapses or any other unexpected major event. • input to the development of the commission’s policies and procedures across the organisation. • provide legal advice and support to the commission in all aspects of its work.  • support and manage the work of the air passenger rights, ground-handling and air carrier licensing teams.  • maintain and operate the commission’s freedom of information process.  • manage all proceedings (including enforcement and directions) initiated by or taken against the commission. • support all commission divisions to ensure best practice regulatory processes and procedures are applied. • prepare advice, as requested, for the department.  • input to the regulatory reform process and take on all changed responsibilities as required following the establishment of the new iaa.  • represent the commission both nationally and internationally and actively engage with other relevant agencies in relation to the regulation of dublin airport and other commission functions. • keep up-to-date and provide information to stakeholders in a timely manner.   application details/procedure and more information: https://www.aviationreg.ie/about-the-commission-for-aviation-regulation/current-vacancies.526.html.     closing date: 11/01/2021 at 5pm.     please note that this advertisement is being hosted by the public appointments service on publicjobs.ie. the public appointments service has no involvement in, or responsibility for, the recruitment and selection process or the terms and conditions which relate to this post.

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