Assistant Director, Associate General Counsel Commercial Law

Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration: 

Why you will love working here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our Values are not just words on a page - they are the energy behind everything we do: ONE IATA - We collaborate across teams, TRUSTED - We do the right thing, INNOVATIVE - We make tomorrow better, INCLUSIVE - We embrace diverse perspectives.
• With over 30,000 courses available, we believe in continuous learning and support your growth in an ever-changing industry.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our priorities. We are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family-friendly policies.
• We encourage community involvement through volunteering and strive to make tomorrow better for aviation and our communities. We offer time off so you can support causes important to you.
• We promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you get your birthday off!

About the team you are joining

The Assistant Director, Associate General Counsel (AGC)- Commercial Law (CL) is a senior legal professional with significant, knowledge, skills, experience and expertise in relation to commercial law relevant to IATA’s programs, standards and services.   The AGC-CL is responsible for providing advice and support on complex legal risks, negotiations and strategies in relation to support IATA’s Programs, Standards and Products and Services. The AGC – CL demonstrates managerial expertise and has direct managerial responsibility for the commercial legal team in the Standards and Programs Workstream. The AGC – CL reports to Director Legal Services (Deputy General Counsel) Standards and Programs.

What your day would be like

The AGC - CL provides independent legal advice on diverse substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity,  through the following activities:

• Provides independent advice on substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity, which may include those the interpretation or application of law, legal instruments, or legal principles in relation to IATA’s commercial activities, contracts and other agreements.
  
• Responds to requests for legal assistance from clients and work assignments referred by Deputy General Counsel or General Counsel.
  
• Manages, leads and mentors direct reports as well as having supervisory and primary responsibility for direct reports work product and work assignments, to ensure performance aligned with IATA’s statutory obligations and strategic objectives.
  
• Member of the leadership team of the Standards and Programs Workstream and collaborates closely with the Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel on management issues relating to the Legal Team.
  
• People management responsibility for team.
  
• Peer reviews work of other team members.
  
• Contributes to the development of team members.
  
• Work collaboratively across the legal team, with the DGCs and AGCs on substantive legal matters and to change, develop and implement improvements within and across the Legal Workstreams.
  
• Leads client relationships on relevant Workstream portfolio work.
  
• Leads the development of training and guidance material on various topics.
  
• Delivers training to IATA staff.
  
• Delivers presentations to airline members and other external in various IATA governance council meetings, taskforces and working groups.
  
• Manages, instructs, and approves the budget for external counsel in accordance with LSCS team processes.
  
• Monitors and reviews performance of external counsel.
  
• Collaborates with other LSCS team members across the work of LSCS and with IATA staff, external counsel and airline members.
  
• Communicates directly with IATA staff, external counsel, and airline members.
  
• Maintains strong relationships with specialist legal communities relevant to IATA’s work.

We would love to hear from you if you have

• Advanced University degree in law, (LLB, JD, LLM) from an internationally recognized university,
  
• Admission to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction, preferably the UK, EU member state, Canada, US, Australia or New Zealand.
  
• Fifteen years post legal qualification experience in increasingly responsible positions in an organization, government department or law firm.
  
• Demonstrated legal management experience, with a record of guiding and mentoring specialist lawyers to high levels of team delivery.
  
• Significant legal professional knowledge, skills and experience.
  
• Excellent command of English.
  
• Superior written and oral communication skills.
  
• Effective, confident communicator and a team player.
  
• Time management.
  
• Demonstrates ownership of tasks.
  
• Establishes strong supervisory and team relationships.
  
• Demonstrates initiative.
  
• Strong legal research skills.
  
• Committed to personal development and continued learning.
  
• Proactively ensures their own continued professional development.
  

Travel Required: Y 5%