The Business Ombudsman Council is looking for candidates for the position of Lawyer (Investigator).
Key requirements:
- Law degree from a reputable university
- High ethical standards
- At least five years of relevant work experience in at least one of the following areas: tax, customs and/or criminal procedural law
- Experience in protecting business entities’ interests in the pre-trial appeal of state bodies’ decisions and/or in court
- Analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex legal, commercial and financial information
- Extensive experience in drafting legal documents (legal opinions, procedural documents, protocols, etc.)
- Ability to independently manage one’s own workload, delegate tasks and give constructive feedback
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Fluent Ukrainian (oral and written)
- English proficiency (C1-C2)
- Work experience in international law and consulting firms, project management experience in legal consulting, experience in interacting with BOC stakeholders will be an advantage
Key job responsibilities:
- Evaluate and consider individual business complaints about violations of their rights by public authorities
- Analyze laws, by-laws, case-law, etc.
- Analyze documentation provided by complainants
- Draft letters, legal opinions, other documents;
- Liaise with complainants, state bodies and local self-governments within complaint’s issues;
- Participate in the administrative appeal procedure and Expert Groups with state bodies;
- Prepare systemic reports and reports based on own-initiative investigations results.
What we offer:
- Work in a professional team with high ethical standards and zero tolerance to corruption
- Challenging and diverse assignments in various fields of law
- Competitive salary pegged to the USD exchange rate
- Possibility of reserving conscripts
- Health insurance after the probation period (3 months)
- Hybrid work mode (possibility to work remotely with periodic presence in the office in Kyiv and, if required, at meetings with state bodies and local self-governments)
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply by emailing their CV (not exceeding 2 pages) along with a Motivation Letter in English with the subject line “Vacancy of Lawyer (Investigator)” to olha.lyashenko@boi.org.ua.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the selection process (including a written task and an interview).
