Legal Officer – Temporary Position

About the role

The Office of Legal Affairs is seeking a Legal Officer for a temporary, full‑time assignment in its General Legal Division. Reporting to senior legal leadership, the officer will support a wide range of complex legal matters across international commercial, public, private and administrative law.

Key responsibilities

• Lead one or more areas of legal concentration, handling multi‑disciplinary and complex cases.
• Provide legal advice on substantive and procedural issues related to administration, procurement, peacekeeping, contracts, investigations and more.
• Conduct extensive legal research, draft opinions, briefs, reports and correspondence.
• Prepare and contribute to submissions or motions in arbitral proceedings.
• Support committees, task forces and expert groups with background materials and meeting reports.
• Review, draft, negotiate and develop complex contracts, agreements and legal motions.
• Assist in dispute resolution, negotiations and settlement strategies.
• Advise on procurement activities and interpretation of financial and staff regulations.

Required profile

• Ability to work independently on complex, multi‑jurisdictional legal matters.
• Experience handling contracts, arbitration and dispute resolution.

Required skills

• Legal research and analysis
• Drafting legal opinions and briefs
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Arbitration support and motion preparation
• Procurement legal advisory
• Interpretation of financial and staff regulations