Legal Analyst

Provides legal research, analysis and drafting for administrative, corporate and institutional matters affecting UNV and its personnel. The role supports litigation, disciplinary and recourse cases, policy interpretation, knowledge management and advice on volunteer conditions of service.

Department: Office of Legal Services, Bureau for Management Services

• Research administrative, corporate and institutional law issues and summarise applicable rules, policies and jurisprudence
• Draft legal notes, memoranda, tribunal submissions and responses to administrative appeals
• Support disciplinary, misconduct, mediation and internal recourse case preparation
• Review policies, procedures and guidance for legal consistency
• Advise on volunteer conditions of service, benefits, entitlements and institutional arrangements
• Maintain case precedents, templates, legal tools and knowledge materials

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Law or an LL.M., or a relevant bachelor’s degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least two years of relevant legal experience with a master’s degree, or four years with a bachelor’s degree
• Experience applying legal rules and policies to factual scenarios and drafting legal documents
• Familiarity with the United Nations legal framework, privileges and immunities
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Eligibility as a Tier 0 UNDP, UNCDF or UNV candidate

• Reports to the Legal Specialist under the overall supervision of the Administrative Law and Corporate and Institutional Law team leads
• The successful candidate will hold a UNDP letter of appointment