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World Health Organization · 2 days ago

Legal Specialist

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$4,198.08/mo - $4,198.08/mo

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Prepare draft legal opinions in response to queries raised by Country, Subregional, and Regional entities as well as Centers, following general instructions given by supervisor.

Provide legal and policy support to administrative areas, including HRM, GSO, and Procurement and Supply Management, on legal administrative matters as requested.

Draft legal memoranda and other legal documents including administrative contracts and agreements such as contracts of engagement of personnel, consultants and contracts awarded for the procurement of goods or services.

Assist in the preparation of briefs to represent the Organization in proceedings before appeal bodies and administrative tribunals as well as other judicial or quasi-judicial bodies.

Conduct due diligence and risk assessment reviews of non-State actors in connection with proposed engagements with PAHO for review by supervisor.

Perform preliminary review of the legal aspects of project proposals, draft agreements, correspondence and other texts and provide appropriate comments to supervisor.

Draft or assist in the drafting of Technical Cooperation Agreements and other legal documents to which the Organization is a party for the final review by supervisor.

Provide legal and policy support to PAHO’s technical cooperation programs, the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies and Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines.

Prepare and follow up on filings before national entities to establish, maintain, and protect the intellectual property and other legal commercial rights of the Organization.

Assist in the selection and analysis of relevant international and national legal materials for the preparation of reports or legal opinions.

Prepare background materials, reports, papers and other documents as requested by supervisor.

Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Qualification

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Legal researchContract lawTortsMercantile lawIntellectual property lawAdministrative lawCivil lawCommon lawPolicy analysisReport writingOral presentationsBilingual in EnglishSpanishAnalyticalOrganizationalNegotiatingProfessional communicationLaw DegreeAdmission to Practice LawExperience in UN organization French PortugueseSpreadsheetsPresentationsERPManagement Information SystemsVisio

Required

A university degree in law or in any other discipline related to the functions of the post from a recognized institution.

Five years of combined national and international law experience, preferably in contracts, torts, mercantile, intellectual property and/or administrative law.

Theoretical knowledge of civil or common law, in particular the application of legal principles, concepts and policies to the review, examination and processing of a range of legal issues and documents.

Ability to conduct legal research on a range of complex and intricate issues and to translate the result into practical solutions.

Excellent analytical, organizational and negotiating skills.

Proven ability to review and provide comments on laws, regulations and policy documents for technical assistance purposes.

Strong professional oral and writing skills, including the development of reports, oral presentations, and technical/persuasive documents for consideration at the highest levels of the Organization.

Very good knowledge of English or Spanish with a working knowledge of the other.

Preferred

Advanced law degree in any of the areas that relate to the functions of the post, and/or admission to practice law in a PAHO Member State would be an asset.

Experience working in a UN common system organization, or other international public organization would be an asset.

Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be an asset.

Demonstrated ability to effectively use current technology and software, in particular spreadsheets and presentations, as well as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and management information systems.

Other IT skills and knowledge of software programs such as Visio and Project would be an asset.