Legal Affairs Consultant Job UNEP

Legal Affairs Consultant Job. Legal Jobs In Kenya

The Legal Affairs Consultant will assist the Legal Unit in the:

• Preparation of agreements and contracts, including with Member States, public and private entities, NGOs, academia, and UNEP partners.
• Preparation of legal opinions/advice on a wide range of international public or private law issues, involving, inter alia, matters related to publications and licencing, provision technical assistance, intellectual property questions, privileges and immunities, treaty law and practice, procedural issues arising during meetings of United Nations organs, constitutional and administrative law of the Organization including human resources.
• Negotiation and informal settlement of disputes and claims against the Organization.
• Performance of other related tasks as assigned.

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Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international law or related field is required.
• A first law level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant 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, data science, and/or oil and gas is an advantage.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in law is required. Legal analysis, research and writing experience is required. Experience in negotiating, reviewing and managing complex negotiations and contracts is required. Litigation experience is required.
• Experience handling legal matters in the UN, or similar international organizations is desirable.
• Experience working with government and/or private sector clients is desirable. Mediation or conflict resolution experience is desirable.
• 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• Experience in the oil and gas sector is desirable.

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