Hybrid: From home and our office at Amsterdam Central Station
Salary: up to EUR 62.000 plus excellent secondary benefits (see below)
Full-time: 37.5 hours per week
IMPORTANT: you should be living in the Netherlands


Join our RIPE NCC Legal Team and help support daily operational activities in our Amsterdam office.


We are a team of five lawyers responsible for all legal aspects of the organisation, defining the RIPE NCC’s legal framework, providing advice, and giving legal support for all RIPE NCC activities. We work quite closely together as a team, but you will also have the opportunity to work independently.


We are looking for someone who is reliable, organised, a team player and has good verbal and written communication skills. Integrity is also a really important aspect of the role.


What you will be doing:

• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and company policies/procedures, including researching, analysing and interpreting law and its impact to the organisation’s operations
  
• Supporting the legal framework of the organisation and services, by drafting of agreements and T&Cs, organisation procedures and policies
  
• Providing legal advice to colleagues and departments, by managing a variety of assigned legal activities and projects
  
• Support the arbiter’s secretariat in all its administrative and legal duties when needed
  
• Perform other duties within the scope of the function assigned to or required within the RIPE NCC
  

What We're Looking For:

• Master in Law (LLM) and, around five years of experience in a similar position
  
• Experience with GDPR and corporate compliance with laws and regulations
  
• Experience in drafting of legal documents and legal analysis
  
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English, Dutch would be a plus
  
• Someone organise and reliable with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  
• Integrity in maintaining a high level of confidentiality with regard to all information handled
  
• Ability to work harmoniously in multicultural environment
  
• Fast learner and strong analytical skills
  

What you can expect from us:

• A modern, flexible and informal work environment with an emphasis on a healthy work/life balance
  
• Flexible work-from-home policy, so you can arrange your weekly office and 'working from home' days in a way that works for you. Working from abroad for a number of days per year is also possible
  
• An annual salary up to 62.000 EUR (before tax). This includes the standard 8% annual “holiday pay”.
  
• Excellent secondary benefits: 5% end-of-year allowance, annual budgets for health, transportation and technology purposes, non-contributory pension scheme, paid parental leave, top-tier health insurance coverage for you and your family and 33 vacation days (full-time 37.5 hours)
  
• A generous training budget each year that can be used for professional development
  
• An in-house free barista providing healthy varied lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and nice breakfasts on Thursdays, plus regularly office drinks.
  
• Casual team events such as: Team outings, Christmas party and a summer BBQ.
  

About the RIPE NCC
The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit organisation founded on the belief that the Internet should be governed openly, transparently and together with the wider Internet community. We are one of the oldest Internet organisations in Europe and are proud of our legacy.


Our strength is our staff. We bring together more than 180+ people from over 44 countries in our modern, vibrant office in the east wing of Amsterdam Central Station. Currently, we have a hybrid way of working and allow our staff to work from their homes and the office. Our official working language is English, but our colleagues speak more than 30 languages.
Our backgrounds are diverse, but our goal is the same: we work for the good of the Internet. Will you join us?


How to apply
If interested, please click the ‘Apply’ button and submit your CV and cover letter in English. Adding a cover letter is highly important and appreciated, our team read them carefully.
Not ready to apply yet? Then send me an email to openings@ripe.net and we can have an informal chat.


At the RIPE NCC, we are proud to serve our members and the RIPE community in 76 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. We celebrate unique perspectives and talents from different backgrounds and cultures. So if you're passionate about what you do and want to help shape the future of the Internet, apply now - we'd love to hear your story.


Please note that due to the nature of our activities, we will require successful candidates to follow a pre-employment screening (conducted by our partner Validata). This involves requesting a criminal record and education certificates.