Principal Legal Officer

Vor 3 Tagen

Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO Vollzeit

Job Summary

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Principal Legal Officer to join its Legal Department. The successful candidate will provide authoritative legal services to WHO staff, including senior managers, on all legal issues related to corporate and commercial matters, contracts, and relations with industry and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide high-level legal advice on corporate and commercial matters, including product research and development, intellectual property rights, licensing, confidentiality of data and information, and equitable access to health-related products.
  • Conduct high-level negotiations with pharmaceutical and other companies, as well as other relevant stakeholders, on a wide range of issues and draft complex tailor-made agreements.
  • Provide expert legal advice to WHO senior management on the development and further enhancement of relevant WHO policies, including interaction with non-state actors, anti-terrorism, and UN sanctions.
  • Promote awareness and understanding of commercial and contractual legal and policy matters among WHO senior management and technical staff, and external parties.
  • Oversee the drafting and negotiation of relevant agreements with governments, financial institutions, and other stakeholders, pertaining to funding to and from the Organization.
  • Manage a team of commercial lawyers to the highest degree of professional excellence, while contributing to good communications and harmonious relations within the CCM team.
  • Coordinate the CCM workload to ensure appropriate distribution of work and provide guidance on workload and substantive issues to staff under the PLO's direct supervision.
  • Manage CCM's financial resources and promote the availability of sufficient financial resources to allow CCM to be adequately staffed for a smooth, effective, and timely response to its workload.
  • Protect the Organization's legal interests in specific areas, such as the use of WHO's name and emblem, and general legal questions confronting international organizations.
  • Conduct high-level negotiations, review, and draft constituting and hosting documents in respect of WHO-hosted partnerships, managed networks, and other collaborative arrangements.
  • Advise senior management and hosted partnerships, managed networks, and other collaborative arrangements on legal and governance matters.
  • Represent the Organization in relevant arbitration proceedings in the corporate, commercial, and contractual arena.

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in law (Masters or equivalent).
  • Study or specialization in commercial and contractual law.
  • Minimum of 15 years of progressive professional experience in practicing commercial/contractual law in an international organization.
  • Proven track record and experience in advising on the legal aspects of, and drafting and negotiating complex contracts and/or other legal documents for, product research and development, intellectual property rights, licensing, confidentiality of data and information, the donation and distribution of, and equitable access to, health-related products, financing mechanisms, the hosting and governance of multi-stakeholder partnerships, networks, and other collaborative arrangements.
  • Demonstrated experience in actively engaging with senior leaders on complex and strategic matters and develop innovative legal solutions.
  • Experience in managing human and financial resources, as well as experience in the area of developing and establishing policies and strategies.
  • Proven experience in the presentation and communication of legal considerations to non-lawyers in a practical and solution-oriented manner.

Skills

  • Ability to provide legal advice and expertise to external stakeholders on commercial and contractual matters, as well as on a wide range of legal matters relevant to the work of the Organization.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to present legally authoritative and complex ideas clearly and persuasively within WHO and to external stakeholders in a business-oriented, practical manner.
  • Demonstrated ability to actively engage with senior leaders on complex and strategic matters and develop innovative solutions.
  • Excellent skills in analyzing and organizing facts, legal and policy considerations, and in presenting clear, convincing, politically and practically sensible advice, services, and support.
  • Ability to coordinate, direct, and manage the work of a team with a high degree of independence.
  • Ability to provide sound judgment necessary to evaluate risks/benefits/opportunities to WHO, and to protect WHO's interests and avoid costly errors.
  • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

WHO Competencies

  • Teamwork
  • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
  • Communication
  • Producing results
  • Moving forward in a changing environment
  • Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Language Skills

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

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