Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead(P4)
JOB DETAIL
This selection exercise may be used to generate a roster of pre-approved candidates to address future staffing needs for similar functions in any of the Departments and Offices of the Organization.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: Please note that the closing date for submission of applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant’s location.
Organizational Setting
The Office of Legal Affairs, which reports directly to the Director General, provides legal services of the highest possible standards to the Director General, the Secretariat and to the organs and bodies of the IAEA, as well as to Member States, regarding the implementation of the IAEA’s activities.
The General Legal Section is primarily responsible for providing legal advice and support to all areas of the Secretariat to ensure that the IAEA’s activities (particularly administrative and corporate matters relating to, inter alia, human resources; audits; contracts and other commercial agreements; financial regulations and rules; procurements; and relationship agreements with Member States, the United Nations, cooperating institutions and other international organizations) are in line with applicable agreements, regulations, rules, policies and relevant jurisprudence.
Main Purpose
Under the guidance of the Section Head, the Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead conducts research, prepares legal opinions and analysis, legal instruments and documents and provides legal advice, including to senior management, on the drafting, application and interpretation of such documents, primarily in connection with commercial and non-commercial matters relating to:
– Contract law, including commercial and non-commercial agreements;
– Procurement and Financial matters including budget and finance, the IAEA Financial Regulations and Rules;
– Resource mobilization, partnerships, and voluntary contributions;
– Banking, audit, insurance and tax related matters and data privacy.
In consultation with the Section Head, the Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead coordinates and supervises the Corporate Law work of the Section, prioritizes and assigns tasks to Legal Officers and other colleagues in the Section, and provides inputs and guidance to other Legal Officers to improve their work, to ensure quality and consistency and to support the timely delivery of work products.
The Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead liaises with external and internal stakeholders, including consultations and negotiations with representatives of Member States or other organizations on matters of common concern.
The Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead represents the Section and provides legal advice at specialized meetings and participates on inter-departmental committees and working groups, providing expertise on relevant policy issues.
The Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead also conducts research and provides inputs with respect to agreements with Member States, the United Nations, cooperating institutions and other international organizations.
The Legal Officer, Corporate Law Lead may, as required, provide professional advice and draft documents regarding administrative and policy matters relating to, inter alia, human resources issues, privileges and immunities, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, administrative litigation and internal appeals.
Role
The incumbent is a member of the General Legal Section and provides professional inputs to, inter alia, the Director General’s Office, the Division of Finance, the Division of Human Resources, the Division of General Services, the Office of Procurement Services and other Divisions and Offices in the IAEA.
Functions / Key Results Expected
• Act as focal point for Corporate Law issues, including managing the workflow, supervising the workload of and coordinating the work of the Legal Officers in the Section; as requested by the Section Head, also performs initial review of the work of other Legal Officers to ensure quality and consistency in work product;
• Act as Section focal point for procurement and financial matters;
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with critical stakeholders both within and outside the IAEA;
• Advise and draft advice for senior management on the legal aspects of contractual and financial matters, including concerning the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules of the IAEA, budget issues and all aspects of resource mobilization mechanism and activities, partnerships and voluntary contributions from traditional and non-traditional donors;
• Provide advice on the drafting and interpretation of the IAEA’s procurement policies and guidelines concerning contractual instruments;
• Draft contracts, agreements and other legal instruments and provide advice on general matters of corporate law;
• Advise and draft advice on the legal aspects of human resources matters including as concerns the IAEAs Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and personnel policies, including advice and drafting of submissions with respect to internal appeals, disciplinary cases, and appeals submitted to the ILO Administrative Tribunal, draft advice on the legal aspects of the IAEA’s Headquarters Agreement and applicable agreements on privileges and immunities and on other matters of administrative law.
Competencies and Expertise
Core Competencies(Competency Framework)
| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication | Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions. |
| Achieving Results | Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Division’s programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned. |
| Teamwork | Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions. |
| Planning and Organizing | Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Section’s priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans. |
Functional Competencies
| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analytical thinking | Analyses information to identify cause and effect relationships and correlations. Identifies critical elements and assesses consequences of different courses of action and proposes solutions. |
| Judgement/decision making | Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards. |
| Technical/scientific credibility | Ensures that work is in compliance with internationally accepted professional standards and scientific methods. Provides scientifically/technically accepted information that is credible and reliable. |
Required Expertise
| Function | Name | Expertise Description |
|---|---|---|
| Legal | Administrative Law | Knowledge of and experience with relevant IAEA administrative legal instruments and agreements as well as principles of administrative law. |
| Legal | Agency’s Statute, Rules of Procedures, Regulations, Practices and Precedents | Knowledge of and ability to analyse and apply the Agency’s Statute, Rules of Procedure, Regulations, Practices and Precedent. |
| Legal | Contract Law | Knowledge of contract law from the UN Common System or other International Organizations, particularly drafting, negotiating and advising. |
| Legal | International Law | Knowledge of broad principles of Public International law. |
| Legal | Legal Drafts | Ability to draft clear, concise documents setting out facts and arguments in an accurate manner. |
| Legal | Policy Development | Legal Support for Policy Development. |
Qualifications, Experience and Language skills
- Higher Degree (e.g. Juris Doctor) or Advanced Law Degree required.
- Minimum of seven years of relevant experience, including several years at the international level.
- Proven ability to prepare legal drafts.
- Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
Remuneration
The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $84672 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 31498*, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; Other benefits include 6 weeks’ annual leave, home leave travel, pension plan and health insurance. More information on the conditions of employment can be found at: https://www.iaea.org/about/employment/professional-staff/conditions
General Information
- The IAEA’s paramount consideration in the recruitment of staff member is to secure employees of the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.
- Staff Members shall be selected without any unfair treatment or arbitrary distinction based on a person’s race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, language, social origin or other similar shared characteristic or trait.
- The IAEA is committed to gender equality and to promoting a diverse workforce. Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are strongly encouraged.
- Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values): Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity.
- The IAEA has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and the IAEA, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
Evaluation process
- The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the selection criteria stated in the vacancy announcement. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information. Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise, which may be followed by a competency-based interview.
- Candidates under serious consideration for selection may be subject to reference and background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Appointment information
- Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report.
- Staff members may be assigned to any location.
- Candidates appointed to posts in the Professional and higher categories are subject to IAEA rotation policy and their maximum tour of service shall normally be seven years.
- The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above.
