Legal Officer (General Legal)(P4)

Vienna

Organization: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
Location: Vienna
Grade: Mid level - P-4, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Legal - Broad
- Legal - International Law
- Renewable Energy sector
- Nuclear Technology
- General Legal Section
Closing Date: Closed

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 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.

Main Purpose

Under the guidance of the Section Head, the Legal Officer prepares legal opinions, legal instruments and documents and provides legal advice on the application and interpretation of such documents, primarily in connection with administrative and policy matters relating to, inter alia, human resources issues, privileges and immunities, confidentiality, finance and procurement. The Legal Officer provides professional advice and drafts reports and documents related to administrative litigation and internal appeals, contracts and other commercial agreements, financial regulations and rules, budget, audit, banking, insurance, contract law and general financial issues. The Legal Officer also conducts research and provides inputs with respect to agreements with Member States, the United Nations, cooperating institutions and other international organizations.

Role

The incumbent is a member of the General Legal Section and provides professional inputs to, inter alia, the Director Generalâs Office for Coordination, the Division of Human Resources, the Division of General Services, the Office of Procurement Services and other Divisions in the IAEA.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Act as focal point for specific issues, including workflow, coordination and initial review of work product, as required by the Section Head;
Advise and draft advice for senior management on the legal aspects of human resources matters. Provide advice on the interpretation of the IAEAâs Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and personnel policies, including advice on internal appeals and disciplinary cases, including preparing and reviewing internal advice to senior management on such matters;
Analyse and advise on appeals submitted to the ILO Administrative Tribunal, including preparing the IAEAâs pleadings and submissions in cases before the Tribunal;
Draft advice concerning the Financial Regulations and Rules of the IAEA, including advice concerning budget issues;
Draft advice on the legal aspects of the IAEA's Headquarters Agreement and applicable agreements on privileges and immunities;
Draft advice on other matters of administrative law;
Provide advice on the 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 contract law.

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies

Name	Definition

Planning and Organizing	Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Sectionâs priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.

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/Divisionâs programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.

Teamwork	Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.

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.

Leading and supervising	Demonstrates initiative and role model behaviour. Is proactive and works toward supporting an achievement oriented culture and performance excellence.

Knowledge sharing and learning	Actively seeks learning opportunities and actively shares knowledge and information with others; shares specialized knowledge, skills and learning from experience across different situations and contexts effectively.

Judgement/decision making	Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agencyâs regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards.

Client orientation	Helps clients to analyse their needs. Seeks to understand service needs from the clientâs perspective and ensure that the clientâs standards are met.

Persuasion and influencing	Persuades and influences effectively by building support for ideas and initiatives through the effective presentation of facts and evidence. Identifies and anticipates partner and stakeholder needs to gain their commitment.

Partnership building	Identifies and builds partnerships. Develops and maintains long lasting partnerships to strengthen relationships. Delivers programmatic outputs and acquires resources in support of Agency goals.

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 Agencyâs 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

Advanced Law Degree;
Proven ability to prepare legal drafts;
At least seven years' relevant experience at the international level;
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 $70647 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 33911, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance

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Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are 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. Staff members may be assigned to any location. 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. Testing may be part of the recruitment process
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