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Senior Legal Officer at United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba, South Sudan

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Senior Legal Officer at United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba, South Sudan

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Full time Job

Date Posted: August 14, 2023

Application deadline:

Expired on: August 23, 2023 12:00am

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Job description

This position is located in the Legal Affairs Unit (LAU) of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba. Juba is classified in the “E” category and as a non-family duty station. The incumbent reports to the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) through the Mission Chief of Staff.

Education:

  • Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in law is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

  • A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the practice of law, most of which should be in the field of public international law, including legal analysis, research, and writing, is required.
  • Experience working in peacekeeping missions or with international organizations in conflict or post-conflict settings is required.
  • Experience leading a legal team is desirable.
  • Experience working in the East African region is desirable.
  • Experience providing legal advice applicable to military operations is desirable.
  • Experience in all of the following areas: international humanitarian law, privileges and immunities law, commercial law, contract law and administrative law is desirable.

Languages:

  • English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English (oral and written) is required.

Application deadline:

Expired on: August 23, 2023

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