Consultant (e-commerce)

The consultant will apply specialized expertise in UNCITRAL texts related to e-commerce and support legislative and non-legislative work on end-to-end trade digitalization. The role involves drafting reports, providing legal advice, supporting capacity-building activities, and coordinating with stakeholders to promote consistent interpretation and implementation of UNCITRAL e-commerce texts.

Responsibilities

• Support UNCITRAL’s preparatory work in end-to-end trade digitalization and paperless trade, including drafting reports and consolidating UNCITRAL texts on e-commerce.
• Provide technical assistance and legal advice to States and other stakeholders engaged in law reform processes relating to UNCITRAL e-commerce texts.
• Provide advisory support to international and regional organizations to promote consistent interpretation and improved understanding of the texts.
• Support collection, analysis, and dissemination of case law relevant to UNCITRAL e-commerce texts through the CLOUT system.
• Contribute to capacity-building and awareness-raising activities such as UNCITRAL Days, webinars, training sessions, and other events.
• Monitor and report on emerging legal, regulatory, and practical developments affecting implementation of UNCITRAL e-commerce texts and relevant international deliberations.
• Prepare and periodically update online training modules on UNCITRAL e-commerce texts.
• Track and analyze adoption and implementation status of UNCITRAL e-commerce texts across jurisdictions and prepare internal updates and summaries.
• Coordinate with technical assistance partners and other stakeholders to support coherent implementation and avoid duplication of efforts.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent degree) in law with specialisation in commercial (business), comparative or private international law or communication and related field is required.
• A first-level degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying working experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum of two years of experience in commercial law, including one year at the international level is required.
• Good legal writing and analysis skills are required.
• Research experience in the field of international commercial law is required.
• Familiarity with the work of UNCITRAL is required, with specialized knowledge of UNCITRAL texts on electronic commerce.
• Experience with various legal systems and various areas of commercial law is desirable.
• Experience with preparing legal memorandums and training materials and organizing large events is desirable.
• Experience with the implementation of technical assistance and capacity-building activities in the field of international commercial law is desirable.
• Experience with presentations, legal content visualization and data analytics are desirable.
• Fluency in English and French with excellent drafting and communication skills, are required.
• Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.

Skills

• Commercial Law
• International Commercial Law
• Legal Writing
• Legal Analysis
• Legal Research
• UNCITRAL Knowledge
• E-commerce Law
• Legal Memorandum Preparation
• Capacity-building Implementation
• Training Material Development
• Event Organization
• Legal Advice
• Report Drafting
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Legal Content Visualization
• Data Analytics
• English Drafting

Languages

English, French