These full-time posts are based in Berne, with the possibility of teleworking. The contracts are for up to three years and are renewable.

Do you have an interest in and a basic understanding of international railway law, public international law and private law, and do you enjoy legal research, analysis and drafting? All information about the post in the Legal and External Affairs Department can be found here: Post of Senior Legal Advisor or Legal Advisor in OTIF’s Legal and External Affairs Department and Application Form.

Do you understand the issues at stake and have a basic knowledge of technical interoperability and railway system safety? All information about the post in the Technical Interoperability Department can be found here: Post of Senior Policy Advisor or Policy Advisor in OTIF’s Technical Interoperability Department and Application Form.

Join us! You will be working in an international, multicultural and highly professional environment (Job Opportunities).

About OTIF

The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) is based in Berne, Switzerland. The Organisation’s aim is to promote, improve and facilitate, in all respects, international traffic by rail.

The Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) is the fundamental text of OTIF. The appendices to COTIF establish uniform legal regimes for contracts of carriage for passengers and freight, ancillary agreements to the contract of carriage, such as contracts for the use of railway vehicles or infrastructure, rules for the carriage of dangerous goods, technical regulations and the procedure for the technical admission of rolling stock.

OTIF currently consists of 51 Member States, one regional economic integration organisation and one associate member.