SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER (Temporary Job Opening), P5

Position description

This position is located in the Office of the Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs (OLA). The Senior Legal Officer reports to a a Principal Legal Officer. This position is part of the “temporary staffing capacity to support the protection of the United Nations in the context of UN80 Initiative and the implementation of measures to address the financial situation, as well as to respond to ongoing priority legal challenges facing the Organization” (A/80/400).

In the area of concentration and within delegated authority, the Senior Legal Officer will be responsible for the following duties: •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.

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