Fixed-term contract (CDD, 18 months), Category A (cadre), Ingénieur d'Etudes corps, based in Marseille (remote work possible). Expected start: 01/01/2027.
About the employer: The IRD is an international research institute that helps strengthen the resilience of societies facing global upheavals. It operates in more than 50 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, and in the French overseas territories. Its research addresses climate change mitigation and adaptation, poverty and inequality, biodiversity preservation, access to healthcare and social dynamics.
The team: Within the Direction des affaires juridiques (DAJ), part of the Pôle Appui à la recherche et au rayonnement scientifique international at IRD headquarters, the legal affairs officer joins the 'Contentieux et réglementation générale' service (a team of two, which the successful candidate will reinforce). The DAJ ensures legal security for the whole Institute through advice, expertise, decision support, legal monitoring and defence of its interests before the courts.
Responsibilities: Provide legal advice and expertise on regulatory questions to the Institute's structures and governance; draft internal regulations, administrative decisions and legal acts; monitor legal and regulatory developments and analyse their impact; review contracts under public or private law; manage pre-litigation and litigation matters for IRD in France and across its locations, and defend the Institute before the various courts; develop training and information tools to spread legal culture; contribute to cross-cutting DAJ projects.
Profile: Strong command of French public law (administrative law, civil service law, administrative liability, public procurement, the 'Sapin 2' law, public litigation), good notions of French private litigation, ability to draft defence briefs, conduct pre-litigation negotiations and assess legal risk, knowledge of local law applicable abroad, ability to popularise the law and report to management, adaptability, and knowledge of EPST status and the organisation of public research. Personal qualities: rigour, autonomy, adaptability, discretion, listening and interpersonal skills.
Salary: according to the public-sector salary grid.
Closing date: 2026-11-13
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the IRD recruitment portal (emploi-recrutement.ird.fr) by 13/11/2026. HR contact: recrutement.dr-sud-est@ird.fr
https://emploi-recrutement.ird.fr/offre-de-emploi/emploi-charge-des-affaires-juridiques-h-f_843.aspx