Recruitment of new General Counsel

The position of General Counsel of the IAP will be vacant from 1 January 2026. You will find the Call for Applicants here.

The General Counsel is IAP’s leading legal adviser and is responsible for IAP’s professional programme. Together with the Executive Director, Janne Holst Hübner, the General Counsel reports to and supports the President and Secretary General. The General Counsel and Executive Director are part of the Bureau of the Secretary General, together with several other staff members.

The Bureau of the Secretary General is located in The Hague, the Netherlands. However, the General Counsel does not have to be based in The Hague and can work from another location, as long as he or she is available for regular stays in The Hague. 

The IAP General Counsel's job description provides more information about the position's nature and requirements. The successful candidate is expected to start on 1 January 2026.

If you are interested in learning more about the nature and requirements of the job which are not addressed in the job description, please email the IAP Secretary General at sg@iap-association.org

Closing date
Applications will close at 23:59 hours CET on April 1st, 2025. Please note that applications received after that date/time will not be considered.

Following the closing date, the IAP Leadership Planning Sub-Committee will review the applications received and produce a short list of selected candidates. The shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview either at the Secretariat in The Hague or through a virtual platform in May or June 2025.