Legal Officer at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Support the work of the Corporate Services Division
• Carries out or assists in carrying out the legal assessment of potential partners under the UNEP Private Sector Engagement Policy and provides legal support to the Private Sector and Corporate Relations Unit in the implementation of the legal component of the Private Sector Engagement Policy.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of agreements and contracts with private entities, in accordance with the UNEP Private Sector Engagement Policy.
• Carries out or assists in carrying out the legal assessment of UNEP Executing Partners and other partners, and prepares or assists in the preparation of agreements and contracts with UNEP partners.
• Provides legal advice on human resources matters; reviews administrative matters.
• Prepares or assists in the drafting of responses to reports from the UN oversight bodies and coordinates UNEP compliance with the relevant recommendations.
• Provides or assists with legal advice and support to the Partnership Committee and in the interpretation and implementation of the UNEP Partnership Policy and Procedures.
• Provides or assists with the legal advice to the Executive Office in relation to investigations, evaluations inspections.
• Provides or assists with the legal advice on procurement issues, reviews, comments and makes proposals on the relevant procurement contracts to be signed on behalf of UNEP.
• Administers programmes of legal technical assistance.
• Corporate legal and institutional support and opinion.
• Handles a range of issues related to constitutional, international, public, private, and administrative law, including the interpretation and application of constitutive, legislative and other instruments governing United Nations activities and operations, including on human resources and financial issues, in consultation with senior Legal Officers.
• Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in law or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in law is required.
• Experience in handling the legal aspects of the UN, or similar international organizations, working with the private sector, is desirable.
• Experience working on the legal and policy aspects of human resource management, the handling of audits and audit recommendations, legal analysis, research and writing is desirable.
• 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.