Legal Officer Lazio

Legal Officer
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

Job Description - Legal Officer (2500217)

Job Posting Date Posted: 22/Jan/2025

Closure Date 13/Feb/2025, 12:59:00 AM

Organizational Unit: LEG

Job Type Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Primary Location Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 0011711

CCOG Code: 1G02

FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.

Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Organizational Setting FAO is the specialized Agency of the United Nations leading international efforts to defeat hunger.

FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to high-quality food.

The position is located in the General Legal Affairs Service (LEGA) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

LEGA provides legal advice to all units of the Organization and its Governing and Statutory Bodies on constitutional questions, the interpretation of its Basic Texts, international treaties, internal legal rules and policies.

Reporting Lines

The Legal Officer reports to the Deputy Legal Counsel.

Technical Focus

International law and law of international organizations, including international administrative law.

Key Functions Reviews a wide range of multidisciplinary and complex legal matters involving issues of international, public, private and administrative law.

Provides legal advice on diverse substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity.

Performs extensive legal research and analysis and prepares legal opinions, studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.

Reviews and drafts complex contracts, agreements, institutional and operational modalities.

Advises on the legal aspects of negotiations and settlement of claims and disputes.

Serves on various boards, committees, ad hoc working groups and task forces, promoting the work of LEG.

Specific Functions Provides legal advice on matters linked to FAO Governing and Statutory Bodies.

Provides legal advice on matters related to FAO's operations and status.

Advises on the legal aspects of human resources related matters.

Supervises and guides junior staff and consultants.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Advanced university degree in law.

Seven years of relevant legal experience.

Working knowledge of English and another FAO official language.

Technical/Functional Skills Experience in more than one location or area of work is desirable.

Extent and relevance of experience in international law.

GENERAL INFORMATION Extension of fixed term appointments is based on certification of performance and availability of funds.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered.

HOW TO APPLY To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile.

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