Legal Officer (P)

The Legal Officer will provide legal advice, recommendations and services related to the legal status, constitution, functions, rules and activities of the Organization, particularly involving human resources legal issues. The role involves advising on privileges and immunities, drafting submissions for administrative and tribunal proceedings, reviewing investigation reports, and providing legal advice on international administrative law matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to IOM offices on privileges and immunities issues arising from, for example, claims filed by staff or individual contractors before national authorities, arrest and detention of IOM personnel, tax exemption, affiliation of staff in the national security system etc.
• Draft submissions on behalf of the Organization in administrative and tribunal proceedings, including before the Joint Administrative Review Board (JARB) and the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal (ILOAT).
• Review Investigation Reports received from the Office of the Internal Oversight (OIO), make a legal assessment as to whether a disciplinary process is warranted, and either initiate a disciplinary process or draft legal advice on other measures to be taken.
• Draft legal advice to senior officials on matters involving application of international administrative law, including recommendations for amicable settlement of litigation, final decisions by the Director General upon completion of the internal appeal process, disciplinary measures or other administrative measures upon completion of disciplinary processes; further assist in the implementation of these recommendations.
• Attend internal and external meetings and conferences relevant to LEG-GL.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Law from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience is required for candidates holding a Master's degree (seven years for candidates holding a University/ Bachelor's degree), including at least four years in International Administrative Law, with demonstrated experience over those years in: (i) staff misconduct cases, including disciplinary proceedings, and (ii) drafting internal justice system and ILOAT pleadings.
• Excellent writing and research skills.
• Knowledge of public international law, in particular knowledge of the ILOAT jurisprudence and international administrative law, are required.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• International Commercial Law
• ILOAT Jurisprudence
• Staff Misconduct Investigation
• Disciplinary Matters
• Internal Justice System Drafting
• ILOAT Pleadings Drafting
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Public International Law
• Advising on Privileges and Immunities
• Administrative Tribunal Proceedings
• Investigation Review

Languages

English