Associate Legal Officer, Arusha, Tanzania

Closing date: Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Posting Title: ASSOCIATE LEGAL OFFICER

Job Code Title: ASSOCIATE LEGAL OFFICER

Department/Office: INTERNATIONAL RESIDUAL MECHANISM

Duty Station: ARUSHA

Posting Period: 15 March 2016 - 13 April 2016

Job Opening Number: 57555

Staffing Exercise

N/A

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity

Organizational Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Office of the Registrar, Arusha Branch, Registry. Under the supervision of the Head of the Legal Team and within limits of delegated authority, the incumbent will provide legal and administrative support to the Registrar, Officer in Charge and staff of the Office of the Registrar in support of the operations of the Mechanism.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research on a diverse range of assigned issues in constitutional, international, public, private, administrative and criminal law (substantive, procedural and comparative) using multiple research sources; select relevant material, analyse information and present findings for internal review.
• Assist in the review of legal documents, instruments or other material; identify important issues, similarities and inconsistencies, etc.
• Assist in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legal opinions/advice, official correspondence, briefing notes, talking points, speeches, etc. pertaining to the mandate of the Mechanism.
• Assist in providing legal advice on a wide range of issues: including human resources matters and administrative decisions, records and archives matters, agreements and contracts, claims and disputes, and policies.
• Act as a liaison officer with ICTY and other offices of the Mechanism; represent the views and instructions of the OIC as required.
• Assist in servicing conferences, committees, commissions, tasks forces and other bodies, including by preparing background material, summaries and reports.
• Provide briefings before meetings; provide written reports of such meetings; ensure follow-up of decisions taken.
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies

• Professionalism - Excellent drafting skills and ability to draft well under pressure and tight deadlines. Ability to apply sound legal judgement in the context of assignments given. Ability to plan and manage conflicting priorities. Experience in use of research tools. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
• Teamwork - Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organisational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client Orientation - Considers all those to whom services are provided to be 'clients' and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients' informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

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