Vacancy: University Officer (Legal Affairs)

The Cyprus University of Technology is accepting applications for one permanent, first-appointment University Officer (Legal Affairs) position, initially based in Limassol. The post reports to a Head of Service; the holder may be assigned or moved to any University Administrative Service or Academic Unit and to any district in Cyprus, and may work shifts or special hours. Duties include administrative casework; contributing to the organisation, coordination, planning and supervision of work areas and staff; proposing solutions; implementing relevant laws and regulations; and handling related correspondence. Specific legal duties include preparing and conducting legal studies and research, drafting reports and legislation, reviewing contracts, providing legal advice and opinions, participating in committees and working groups, and handling court or other cases with the University’s external legal advisers, the State Law Office or other legal advisers.

Applicants need a university degree or equivalent qualification in Law, including Barrister-at-Law, registration as a lawyer in Cyprus and membership of the Cyprus Bar Association, very good Greek and English, and integrity, confidentiality, responsibility, initiative, sound judgement and effective communication and cooperation. Language proficiency must be evidenced by accepted documents or examinations by the application deadline. A specific exception applies to applicants whose mother tongue is not Greek, who do not hold a Greek secondary-school leaving certificate and who chose the Greek community under Article 2.3 of the Constitution: they need only good Greek, provided they have excellent English. Advantages include a relevant PhD, a relevant postgraduate qualification of at least one academic year, and at least three years of relevant full-time experience after the required university qualification. The University may request recognition certificates and other evidence, including a certificate of equivalence and/or correspondence from KYSATS. Applicants must be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus or an EU Member State. As an exception, the Council of Ministers may, in a special case in the public interest, allow a non-citizen of the Republic or an EU Member State to apply; if selected, that person may be appointed on a fixed-term contract or permanently if they have served in the public service under contract for at least four years. Applicants must be at least 17; only a citizen of the Republic must have completed or been lawfully exempted from military service. Applicants covered by Law Ν.146(Ι)/09 must declare this in the application. Written and oral examinations will be held on dates to be set later.