Overview
Provides legal advice on corporate and institutional matters, represents the Organization in the UN Internal Justice System, and advises on sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, and OIOS investigative matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides legal advice to UNEP entities on legal instruments and UN's legal and regulatory framework.
- Drafts and negotiates legal instruments (MoUs, agreements and contracts etc.).
- Advises on legal issues arising from vetting of UNEP partners and prepares relevant legal instruments.
- Provides legal advice and support to the UNEP Partnership Committee.
- Advises on legal issues arising from UNEP procurement, and reviews and drafts procurement contracts.
- Advises on intellectual property issues.
- Conducts legal research and analysis and prepares legal advice and correspondence.
- Provides guidance to more junior staff.
- Represents the Organization in the UN Internal Justice System regarding personnel matters.
- Negotiates and drafts settlement agreements.
- Advises on human resources and internal administrative law matters.
- Advises on legal issues arising from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and OIOS matters concerning UNEP.
- Liaises with UN system-wide entities.
- Raises organizational awareness on PSEA matters.
- Drafts the Annual Report on Fraud and Corruption.
- Monitors and reports on the implementation of the UNEP PSEA Action Plan.
- Conducts preliminary assessment of cases referred to UNEP by OIOS and prepares legal advice.
- Advises on legal issues concerning OIOS investigations, audit matters, and evaluations.
- Drafts responses to reports from UN oversight bodies and coordinates UNEP compliance.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional legal experience is required. Experience in providing legal advice on matters relating to the legal framework of the United Nations or similar international organizations, including engagement with the private sector, is desirable. Experience in drafting and negotiating a broad range of legal instruments, including (memoranda of understanding, agreements and contracts etc.) with Member States, non-governmental organizations, United Nations entities, private sector entities and academic institutions, is desirable. Experience working on the legal and policy aspects of human resource management is desirable. Experience in providing legal advice and support on matters relating to investigations conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is desirable. Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area, is desirable.
Qualifications
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.
