Consultant – Provision of legal services

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

{Qualifications}

Objective of consultancy

To offer authorized experience regarding ongoing requests for authorized recommendation which might be acquired by LEG/IAL regularly on all kinds of worldwide administrative legislation points.

To offer authorized experience within the preparation of pleadings for submission to the ILOAT and the associated authorized analysis and evaluation of jurisprudence and precedents.

Background

The Worldwide Administrative Legislation (IAL) unit inside the Workplace of the Authorized Counsel (LEG) requires authorized assist to deal with voluminous in-coming requests. Particularly, stringent deadlines need to be noticed within the preparation of ILOAT submissions and associated correspondence.

Deliverables

  • Preparation of ILOAT submissions, which embrace researching ILOAT jurisprudence, creating authorized methods that greatest shield WHO’s pursuits and making ready persuasive arguments and complete submissions to the ILOAT in protection of WHO;
  • Provision of authorized enter and analysis on administrative legislation subjects;
  • Reviewing coverage papers flagging authorized issues and offering authorized opinions and briefs on coverage modifications, specifically on due course of, investigations of misconduct and harassment points.

{Qualifications}, expertise, abilities and languages

Academic {Qualifications}:

Important:

  • Superior degree college diploma in Legislation (Worldwide Legislation).

Expertise:

Important:

  • At the very least 5 years of related expertise working within the space of worldwide administrative legislation.

Expertise:

  • Wonderful data of authorized rules of worldwide administrative legislation;
  • Familiarity with preparation of authorized briefs on the whole and submissions earlier than the ILOAT specifically. Information of the ILOAT statute, guidelines of process and jurisprudence;
  • Potential to conceptualize, analyze and draft authorized briefs;
  • Analytical capacity and talent to current info in a transparent and logical method;
  • Wonderful interpersonal, communication and shows abilities;
  • Tact and excessive diploma of discretion and confidentiality;
  • Wonderful crew participant;
  • Flexibility and straightforward adaptation to shifting priorities;
  • Potential to work underneath strain and meet tight deadlines;
  • Information of the WHO inside justice system, its regulatory and coverage frameworks, and employees associated issues.

Languages required:

Important:

  • Professional data of English.
  • Intermediate data of French.

Location

Off website: Residence-based.

Journey

The advisor is just not anticipated to journey.

Remuneration and finances (journey prices are excluded):

Remuneration:

Band degree B – USD 7,000 – 9,980 per 30 days.

Dwelling bills (A residing expense is payable to on-site consultants who’re internationally recruited):

N/A

Anticipated length of contract:

Contract length shall be till 31 December 2024. Length in months will depend upon the beginning date of the contract.

Extra Data

  • This emptiness discover could also be used to determine candidates for different related consultancies on the identical degree.
  • Solely candidates underneath severe consideration shall be contacted.
  • A written take a look at could also be used as a type of screening.
  • In case your candidature is retained for interview, you may be required to offer, prematurely, a scanned copy of the diploma(s)/diploma(s)/certificates(s) required for this place. WHO solely considers increased academic {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Larger Schooling Database (WHED), a listing up to date by the Worldwide Affiliation of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO). The record will be accessed by way of the hyperlink: http://www.whed.net/. Some skilled certificates could not seem within the WHED and would require particular person overview.
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  • WHO is dedicated to workforce range.
  • WHO has a smoke-free surroundings and doesn’t recruit people who smoke or customers of any type of tobacco.
  • Purposes from ladies and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are notably inspired.
  • WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the best moral {and professional} requirements and that’s dedicated to place the WHO Values Charter into apply.
  • WHO has zero tolerance in the direction of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and different kinds of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a task to play in selling a protected and respectful office and will report back to WHO any precise or suspected instances of SEA, sexual harassment and different kinds of abusive conduct. To make sure that people with a substantiated historical past of SEA, sexual harassment or different kinds of abusive conduct usually are not employed by the Group, WHO will conduct a background verification of ultimate candidates.
  • Consultants shall carry out the work as impartial contractors in a private capability, and never as a consultant of any entity or authority. The execution of the work underneath a advisor contract doesn’t create an employer/worker relationship between WHO and the Guide.
  • WHO shall don’t have any accountability in anyway for any taxes, duties, social safety contributions or different contributions payable by the Guide. The Guide shall be solely accountable for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social safety contributions and another contributions that are relevant to the Guide in every location/jurisdiction by which the work hereunder is carried out, and the Guide shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.
  • Consultants working in Switzerland should register with the relevant Swiss cantonal tax authorities and social safety authorities, inside the prescribed timeframes (Tips issued by the Swiss Mission can be found at: https://www.eda.admin.ch/missions/mission-onu-geneve/en/home/manual-regime-privileges-and-immunities/introduction/Manuel-personnes-sans-privileges-et-immunites-carte-H/Non fonctionnaires et stagiaires.html


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