Senior Legal Counsel Ethics

These are your key tasks:

1. Drafting Final Reports of the investigations of the file to the Adjudicatory Chamber.
2. Coordinating with other departments (TMS, Finance, Integrity and Anti-Doping, Medical, Social Responsibility and Human Rights, Translation and Interpretation Team) and experts providing substantial support to the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee.
3. Communication and request for information to the interested/accused parties of adjudicatory proceedings.
4. Support on the organization of witness interviews and witness statements, and coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the context of adjudicatory proceedings.
5. Assisting the relevant chairperson of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee in the preparation of the meetings.
6. Assessment on legal aid requests, witness protection requests, witness/victim’s psychological support, and coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the adjudicatory proceedings.
7. Responsible to manage the relevant FIFA precedents cases as well as CAS jurisprudence to properly draft the Final Report and the draft decision of Ethics Committee.
8. Drafting decisions of the Adjudicatory Chamber under the supervision and guidance of the Adjudicatory Chamber.
9. Contribute to identify and suggest measures to prevent violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics and FIFA Disciplinary Code and better guarantee the safeguarding and integrity of football worldwide.
10. Closely collaborating and supporting the Head of Department for the new set-up of the Department (i.e. determining processes, workflow, template creations, etc.).
11. Ensuring a worldwide recognition of the activity of the Investigation Department and the Judicial Bodies Subdivision.
12. Representing and enhancing FIFA’s image at various levels internally and externally.
13. Holding and participating in workshops with FIFA employees, member associations or confederations on Judicial Bodies related issues.

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