United Nations · 22 hours ago
SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER (Temporary Job Opening), P5
New York, NY
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expThe United Nations is seeking a Senior Legal Officer to support the Office of the Legal Counsel in addressing priority legal challenges. This role involves providing authoritative legal advice, supervising legal teams, and managing complex legal matters related to public international law.
CommunitiesHumanitarianNon Profit
Responsibilities
Serves as a recognized expert in one or more areas of concentration, and independently handles a wide range of multi-disciplinary, highly complex, and often sensitive and/or conflicting legal matters involving issues relating to public international law, including the interpretation and application of the Charter of the United Nations and the law and practice of the United Nations and its organs
Coordinates and direct teams of other legal officers; guides and supervises the work of junior officers; may assist the Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs or the two Principal Legal Officers in the general management and administration of the unit, organizing and prioritizing the workload and providing general coordination and supervision of assignments as regards the legal work
Makes various types of recommendations to senior officials of substantive units with respect to actions to take; recommendations are usually accepted as proposed
Provides authoritative legal advice on a diverse range of highly complex or novel substantive and procedural questions of public international law
Organizes and supervises research studies and reports, and correspondence
Advises on and supervises the review, negotiation and drafting of major agreements, institutional and operational modalities, and other legal documents; develops new legal modalities to meet unique needs/circumstances
Serves on various standing boards, committees, ad hoc working groups and task forces, as required; promotes the work of the United Nations and represents the organization at meetings, conferences, seminars, etc
Contributes to the review and design of new, or new applications of, legal instruments, policies, guidelines, systems, etc
Qualification
Required
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in public international law is required
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional experience in law, including legal analysis, research and writing is required
At least two years of professional experience working as a lawyer in the legal office of the secretariat of an intergovernmental organization or of a government department or ministry is required
Experience in supervising and guiding the work of junior legal officers, and in advising senior officials independently and on short notice, is required
Professional legal experience advising on procedural and institutional issues within an intergovernmental organization is desirable
Professional legal experience relating to international law governing privileges and immunities is desirable
At least two years of professional legal experience working with the United Nations or a related intergovernmental organization is desirable
English is required
French is desirable
Preferred
Professional legal experience advising on procedural and institutional issues within an intergovernmental organization is desirable
Professional legal experience relating to international law governing privileges and immunities is desirable
At least two years of professional legal experience working with the United Nations or a related intergovernmental organization is desirable
French is desirable
Company
United Nations
United Nations is an international organization founded after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General, Tech Envoy
Keith Hiatt
Chief, Information Systems Management Section, IIIM (Syria)
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