The EPC is a financial sector association with a mission to promote payments harmonisation and integration throughout the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The primary task of the EPC is to manage five payment schemes (the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) scheme, the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme, the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) and B2B Direct Debit (SDD B2B) schemes, and the One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme) facilitating over 50 billion transactions in 36 countries each year schemes. To support the activities of the EPC, the EPC Secretariat provides strong digital payments’ domain expertise, management and administration. It consists of a small and dynamic team within an agile organisation, coordinating the activities of payments expert…
The European Payments Council (EPC) is looking for a temporary paralegal for an assignment from September to December 2024. As paralegal you will give support to the application process of financial institutions wishing to adhere to the EPC (payment) schemes. You will be expected to support other administrative and governance-related activities carried out by the (Senior) Legal Advisers of the EPC. As part of a small team, you will need to show flexibility and willingness to become involved in the support of some business-groups, depending on the workload. A business- and solution-mindedness is a must.
As a paralegal, you will primarily assist the EPC (senior) legal counsels by:
The working language of the EPC is English, therefore fluency in English (both spoken and written) is a key prerequisite for the position.
A work permit in Belgium is a mandatory prerequisite for the position.
The job requires physical presence at the EPC offices in Brussels, therefore the position is not suitable for a remote job.
Candidates are requested to send a letter of application, a CV in English and names and contact details of referees to Hélène Rasse via email (click on the "Apply" button below)
Deadline for the application: 6 September 2024