Senior Legal Officer

vor 4 Stunden

Wien, Österreich United Nations Vollzeit

This position is located within the International Trade Law Division (ITLD), Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), which serves as a substantive Secretariat to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and is based in Vienna. The incumbent reports to the Principal Legal Officer heading the Legislative Unit, which provides the substantive secretariat services to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and its subsidiary bodies, as first reporting Officer, and to the Director of the Division as second reporting Officer.

**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

- Direct the work in one or more substantive areas of the work programme of the Commission; which would include, in the field of dispute settlement: consulting with outside experts and officials of other organizations working and coordinating the work done by other stakeholders in that area.
- Service the sessions and act as secretary or assistant secretary to UNCITRAL Working Groups in the field of dispute settlement, which includes, in addition to the preparation of relevant legal documentation, extensive preparatory work in-between sessions, including holding a number of informal meetings with State delegations and other interested stakeholders to progress the reform of international investment dispute settlement.
- 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); provide in-depth information and undertake awareness raising and training sessions on the work done in the field of international investment dispute settlement.
- 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, 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.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Competencies

ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

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.

MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority; makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills; monitors progress against milestones and deadlines; regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff; encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative; actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; appraises performance fairly.

JUDGEMENT/DECISION-MAKING: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information

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