Associate Legal Off-Admin O Justice

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Healthcare , Category: Data Science / Research ]

Jobs at:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Deadline of this Job:
16 June 2022

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa


Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Associate Legal Off-Admin O Justice
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.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

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