Legal Consultant

The Legal Consultant will support UNICEF in regularizing its treaty records by sourcing missing full texts, determining if entry-into-force requirements have been satisfied, and initiating UN Treaty Section registration where possible. The role involves legal records management, research, and coordination with multiple stakeholders to maintain institutional treaty records.

Responsibilities

• Support UNICEF in regularizing its treaty records by sourcing missing full texts.
• Determine if entry-into-force requirements for treaties have been satisfied.
• Initiate United Nations Treaty Section registration where possible.
• Maintain institutional record of UNICEF host country agreements, basic cooperation agreements, exchanges of letters and related treaty instruments.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders and institutions across different jurisdictions and time zones.

Requirements

• The consultancy requires experience in legal records management, institutional archives, international agreements, governance documentation, information management, research, or a related field involving the organization, review and retrieval of official records.
• Experience working with the United Nations system, international organizations, government institutions or comparable multilateral environments is desirable.
• Minimum three years of experience in treaty practice, treaty registration, and/or legal records management.
• Strong document review, research and analytical skills.
• Experience maintaining trackers, databases or records-management systems.
• Ability to assess documentary evidence and identify missing information.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and institutions across different jurisdictions and time zones.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and document management tools.
• Fluency in English required.
• Knowledge of French and Spanish desirable.
• Experience with the United Nations system, international organizations, government treaty offices, archives, registries or institutional record-keeping functions is desirable.
• Familiarity with international agreements, treaty practice, treaty registration or related institutional processes is desirable.
• Experience working with historical legal records, official archives or treaty collections is desirable.

Skills

• Legal Records Management
• Treaty Practice
• Treaty Registration
• Document Review
• Legal Research
• Analytical Skills
• Records-Management Systems
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Organizational Skills
• MS Excel
• Document Management
• Information Management
• Institutional Archives
• International Financial Agreements
• Governance Documentation
• Data Tracking
• Multi-lateral Environment Experience

Languages

English, French, Spanish