Associate Legal Off-Admin O Justice at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duties

•  LAS is provided with high quality legal research, analysis and presentation of key information to facilitate decision-making.
•  Appropriate policies, guidelines, procedures and processes are consistently applied.
•  Conduct legal research on a diverse range of assigned issues in international law and other areas of specialization such as international public service law using multiple research sources.
•  Select relevant material, analyze information and present findings for internal review.
•  Assist Senior Legal Officer in the review of legal documents, instruments, or other material.
•  Identify important issues, similarities and inconsistencies, etc.
•  Assist in the preparation of drafts of background papers, legal opinions, recommendations, reports, etc.
•  Assess the relevance or admissibility of evidence gathered by investigators.
•  Assist in representing the Organization before arbitral and administrative tribunals.
•  Assist in providing legal advice on human resources matters.
•  Assist in reviewing administrative decisions.
•  Perform other related duties as assigned.
•  In close consultation with the Senior Legal Officer, draft legal opinions, recommendations and reports.
•  Provide legal advice on human resources matters.
•  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications Education & Professional Work Experience Years of Experience / Degree Level For P2/NOB -

• 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree
• Field(s) of Education Law; International Law; or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Certificates and/or Licenses Not specified. (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Relevant Job Experience Essential A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in law, including legal analysis, research and writing. Membership in a Bar or qualification to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Desirable Knowledge of French is strongly desirable. Thorough understanding of the UN system. Strong ability to conduct legal research on a range of complex and intricate issues. Experience in drafting a broad range of documents of a legal nature, including legal opinions, pleadings, contracts and briefing notes. Demonstrated ability to provide oral briefings on complex legal issues to legal and non-legal audiences.
• Functional Skills LE-Draft legal settlement agreements *LE-Legal Research CO-Drafting and Documentation (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English. For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language. For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.