International Law and Policy Advisor

vor 2 Monaten

Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO Vollzeit

Job Summary

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal and Institutional Affairs Officer to join its team. As a key member of the organization, you will be responsible for providing expert legal advice and support to ensure the effective implementation of WHO's programs and activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide high-quality legal services in relation to grant arrangements/agreements and other contractual matters, product development and equitable access commitments, IP licensing, patent and technology transfer arrangements, and confidentiality arrangements.
  • Provide expert advice on issues of international administrative law, including human resource and internal justice matters linked to WHO's operations.
  • Lead and support initiatives to reinforce ethical standards and maintain WHO's integrity and reputation, both with respect to WHO-funded investments and within the WHO Secretariat.
  • Ensure the application of a clear framework for the management of potential conflicts of interest across all levels of WHO's activities, including the WHO Board and its Committees.
  • Prepare or revise guidance, policies, and declaration forms as necessary, together with presentations and other training materials for WHO staff, Committee, and Board Members.
  • Support all aspects of WHO's internal and external safeguarding work, including through the management of incident reports received from WHO implementers.
  • Support good Board governance, including by preparing and advising on WHO Board decisions and other governance instruments, and supporting WHO's Board Governance Working Group (GWG).
  • Prepare GWG meeting materials, presentations, and meeting records as necessary, and revise and prepare formal governance documentation, including policies, guidelines, and operating procedures.
  • Support WHO's donor relations initiatives, institutional partnerships, and engagements, including through the drafting and/or review of relevant agreements.
  • Other duties involving ethical, governance, or legal issues as required by the Senior Legal Officer, including acting as Officer in Charge in the absence of the Senior Legal Officer on request.

Requirements

  • An advanced level university degree in law.
  • Professional legal qualification, such as having passed a national bar exam, ethics qualification, or certification.
  • At least 7 years' progressive professional experience practicing law in a law firm, corporate legal department, or international organization.
  • Experience dealing with complex ethical, governance, and legal issues, including with respect to international administrative law and organizational governance.
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating and preparing complex, high-quality contracts.
  • Demonstrated experience preparing well-written and persuasive legal analysis and advice on human resources and internal justice matters.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience practicing law in an international organization in a UN common system, or in more than one national legal jurisdiction.
  • Experience dealing with matters of international administrative law.

Skills

  • Ability to negotiate and draft clear legal agreements in English, including contracts.
  • Ability to present authoritative and well-reasoned opinions with respect to complex ethical, governance, and legal matters.
  • Ability to draft high-quality policy documents, decisions, presentations, and training materials.
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

WHO Competencies

  • Teamwork.
  • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.
  • Communication.
  • Promoting innovation and organizational learning.
  • Producing results.

Language Skills

  • Expert knowledge of English.
  • Intermediate knowledge of French.

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