National Legal Officer (NP2)

Background:

The National Legal Officer will be the focal point for all legal issues pertaining to the work of Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB). He/She will provide analysis of legal issues within the Kyrgyz Republic and assesses the impact these may have on all aspects of the OSCE POiB’s work.
The vacancy is for a temporary (6 months) maternity replacement.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Head of the Mission, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

This will include:

• Providing legal advice to the POiB’s management on any issue pertaining to its mandate and administrative functioning;
• Keeping abreast of legal developments in the Kyrgyz Republic which may impact on any aspect of the POiB’s programmatic or administrative work, and providing timely information, analysis and advice to the POiB’s management on these;
• Providing written commentary on draft national laws submitted to the POiB for review;
• Reviewing the POiB’s project documents for compliance with national and international legal provisions, including related consultancy contracts, implementing partner agreements and draft memoranda of understandings;
• Liaising with the OSCE Secretariat’s Legal Services on legal issues which require their review and clearance;
• Regularly briefing the POiB’s staff on new legislation or OSCE legal provisions which may impact on their work;
• Registering and maintaining well-managed and updated records of all legal documents within the POiB;
• Perform any other duties as required.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, please see: https://www.osce.org/programme-office-in-bishkek.

Necessary Qualifications:

• University degree in Law;
• Minimum 6 years of experience in the practice of law in the Kyrgyz Republic either as a judge, prosecutor or lawyer;
• Knowledge of international legal procedures and standards, particularly, but not exclusively, the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations;
• Thorough knowledge of criminal and administrative law of the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Computer literacy with practical experience in Microsoft Office applications;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Russian;
• Professional knowledge of written and spoken Kyrgyz language highly desirable;
• Ability to work with people of different nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds;
• Ability to handle information received as part of his/her professional duties with the utmost of discretion and confidentiality.

Remuneration Package:

Monthly remuneration, subject to social security deductions is 1818.92 Euro/month. Social benefits will include OSCE participation in the Cigna medical insurance scheme. Appointments are normally made at step 1 of the applicable OSCE salary scale. At the discretion of the appointing authority a higher step may be approved up to a maximum of step 3 subject to specific conditions.

If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://vacancies.osce.org/.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration. 

Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

Please note that vacancies in the OSCE are open for competition only amongst nationals of participating States, please see https://www.osce.org/participating-states.

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization.

Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model.

Please note that for this position the OSCE does not reimburse expenses such as travel in connection with interviews, tests, visas and relocation.

Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.