Legal Officer, ODED/LEG, P4

The Legal Officer provides expert legal advice and assistance to the International Trade Centre, handling complex legal matters involving international, public, private and administrative law. The role includes legal research, drafting legal documents, advising on contracts and staff regulations, representing the organization in legal proceedings, and supervising legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead officer in one or more areas of concentration, handling complex legal matters involving international, public, private and administrative law.
• Provide legal advice on substantive and procedural questions including administration, management, procurement, contracts, and operational matters.
• Perform extensive legal research and prepare legal opinions, studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.
• Prepare legal submissions for investigations and appeal cases.
• Service conferences, commissions, committees, task forces, expert groups and other bodies related to legal areas.
• Review, advise on and draft complex contracts, agreements, legal motions and other legal documents.
• Advise on and participate in negotiations and settlement of claims and disputes.
• Provide legal advice on staff regulations and rules, review administrative decisions and draft amendments to policies.
• Represent the organization in complex cases before arbitral and other tribunals, including disciplinary cases and staff appeals.
• Serve on various boards, committees, working groups and task forces; represent the organization at meetings and conferences.
• Coordinate and direct teams of legal officers; mentor and supervise team members.
• Contribute to review and design of new legal instruments, policies, and guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international law or in a closely related area.
• A first-level university degree in the above subjects in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of seven years (nine with a first level degree) of relevant professional experience in law, including legal analysis, research and writing is required.
• Experience in working with United Nations/Member State/ EU funding agreements and Memoranda of Understanding is desirable.
• Experience in managing a multi-national team in an international organization environment is desirable.
• Experience in analyzing (legal) business processes and making recommendations for streamlining and change is desirable.
• English and French are required at UN Level III and II respectively; Spanish is desirable at UN Level II.

Skills

• International Law
• Legal Analysis
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Contract Law
• Public Law
• Private Law
• Administrative Law
• Legal Advice
• Legal Drafting
• Legal Proceedings
• Team Management
• UN Funding Agreements
• Memoranda of Understanding
• Legal Recommendations
• Business Process Analysis

Languages

English, French, Spanish