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About:
International Trade Law Division (ITLD), Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), serves as a substantive Secretariat to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and is based in Vienna.
Role:
Senior Legal Officer- Office of Legal Affairs
Location:
International Trade Law Division (ITLD), Office of Legal Affairs (OLA),
Qualifications:
- Advanced university degree in law (Master’s degree or equivalent), with specialization in commercial, comparative or private international law is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields like commercial, comparative or private international law in combination with two 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.
Responsibilities:
Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
• Provide services to UNCITRAL sessions and act as secretary of one or more working groups; draw up portions of draft reports for adoption at the conclusion of Commission and working group sessions.
• Direct the work in one or more substantive areas of the work programme of the Commission; consult with outside experts and officials of other organizations working in that area.
• Supervise one or more legal officers responsible for elements of a subject or for drafts of reports, draft instruments and commentaries; review drafts submitted to him/her; conduct research on particularly difficult issues with a view to devising solutions acceptable to countries with different legal, social and economic systems; finalize the drafting of legal instruments, such as draft conventions, model laws, model agreements, legal guides and various other legal texts; prepare commentaries on those texts.
• As requested, provide legislative assistance to Member States, in particular developing States, with respect to the enactment in domestic legislation of the texts that emanate from the work of UNCITRAL; provide any other legislative drafting assistance as may be requested by Member States in the context in the context of law reform projects aimed at modernizing commercial law in that country (to that end, consult with senior Ministry officials in Member States).
• Coordinate the work of various agencies that, inside and outside the United Nations system, engage in the preparation of legal texts governing international trade (to that end, consult with senior officials in international organizations); keep abreast of any developments in those regional and specialized international organizations regarding harmonization of international trade law; maintain a constant link between those bodies to ensure consistency with the texts prepared by the Commission.
• Lecture at seminars and symposia on international trade law; provide substantive inputs into training materials and activities organized either by UNCITRAL or by other organizations in different countries; supervise the organization of regional or national symposia and seminars; promote the adoption and use of UNCITRAL legal texts by explaining them to government officials, legal practitioners, chambers of commerce and other users.
• Lead team members efforts to collect and analyse data and provide insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensure that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
How to Apply:
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