Legal Officer Law & Appeals (50 - 80 %)

About the job

The FAR Foundation is a pension institution based on the FAR collective labour agreement (GAV FAR) and enables employees in the main construction industry to take flexible early retirement from the age of 60. This is financed by contributions from employers and employees and functions similarly to social insurance.

The FAR Foundation implements flexible early retirement in all language regions of Switzerland. Through the payment office, it reviews entitlement claims and collects contributions via the collection office.

The head office, located in Zurich, consists of a team of around 35 employees.

Your Tasks

Main tasks:

• Management and handling of complex court proceedings, in particular drafting court submissions
• Drafting motions to the Board of Trustees and decisions of the Board of Trustees (especially regarding appeals)
• Analysis of complex corporate and company structures, clarification of economic and legal contexts, assessment of possible circumvention and abuse scenarios, and initiation of necessary legal measures
• Advising the head office, collection office and payment office on legal matters related to the GAV FAR and providing telephone and written legal advice in connection with complex questions regarding the GAV FAR (companies, private individuals, lawyers and authorities)

Additional tasks:

• Processing legal topics (e.g. legislative revisions) and preparing expert reports
• General correspondence and research.

Your Profile

For this position, we are looking for a resilient and self-reliant individual with legal understanding and analytical thinking skills.

• You have a completed Master’s degree in law and several years of professional experience in the judiciary, legal service or social insurance. Bar admission is an advantage.
• You bring a positive attitude and can handle complaints and grievances diplomatically
• You are reliable and conscientious and enjoy working independently
• You are a strong communicator with confident oral and written expression
• In addition to German as your mother tongue, very good French skills in spoken and written form are required. Very good Italian skills in spoken and written form are also an advantage.
• You have good Microsoft Office skills and ideally system knowledge (CRM, SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics).

What Awaits You

• An exciting and meaningful role in a working environment based on mutual trust and promoting initiative
• The opportunity to take on a position with a lot of personal responsibility and to develop on the job
• A cheerful team looking forward to new colleagues
• A respectful working culture with collegial manners.

Application

Would you like to learn more about this position? Mr Ivo Meyer, Head of Law & Appeals, will be happy to answer your questions at 043 268 85 42.

Please apply with your complete application documents including a photo via the platform.

We look forward to hearing from you!