Fiscal Affairs Attaché

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 287279**Salary**:

- €115,000- British nationals not currently resident in Belgium will need to obtain a work permit. The Channel Islands Office will support this process.**Job grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- 2 - 3-year Secondment**Business area**:

- Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO - Joint office of Governments of Guernsey and Jersey)**Type of role**:

- European Opportunities
- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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Location
- Brussels, 1040 (EU quarter)About the job

**Job summary**:

- An excellent opportunity to support the Governments of Guernsey and Jersey (the Channel Islands) as part of the Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO) leading on fiscal affairs. The Fiscal Attaché will lead on all EU tax matters of significance for the Channel Islands.**Job description**:

- The successful applicant will cover a range of tax-focussed policy areas, and will be responsible for analysing, reporting and advising on these. The applicant will help the Channel Islands Brussels office strengthen relations with EU stakeholders by facilitating policy discussions, monitoring changes to the tax policy environment and providing high level analysis, briefings and technical advice on EU tax policy development. The applicant will build a network of contacts across the EU institutions, Permanent Representations, and third country Missions, relevant trade associations as well as at senior official level with the governments of both Jersey and Guernsey.**Person specification**:

- 5-8 years of professional experience working on tax matters; this experience could be within a government capacity, or within industry/consultancy firm;
- Tax specific expertise in direct/indirect international taxation
- Knowledge and experience of engagement with EU institutions;
- Understanding of the EU legislative and regulatory process;
- Excellent team-working, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills including experience working with senior representatives of government and industry
- Ability to work well in a small team, with the skills to respond flexibly to changing priorities;

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**Selection process details**:
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Medical**:
**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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- Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Rebecca MillarTelephone:
- 32499896316Recruitment team

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