Legal Consultant; Special Initiatives) ,OED​/Legal Team, or Geneva limit

Legal Consultant (Special Initiatives) ,OED /Legal Team, based in Valencia or Geneva with limited remote working, 4 months #595334

Job no: 595334
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Valencia
Level: Consultancy
Location: Italy
Categories: Information Communication Technology

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to Future

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Legal Affairs Specialist (Geneva/Rome/Copenhagen) or, at her discretion, a senior lawyer in the team, the Legal Consultant will:

• i. commercial contracts, including complex and innovative commercial arrangements;
• ii. complex data sharing use and agreements
• iii. contracts and other agreements specifically related to Open Source licensing
• iv. partnerships with other UN organisations, governments, international financial institutions, civil society, private sector partners relevant to UNICEF’s programmes and resource mobilisation efforts;
• v. institutional matters, including UN privileges and immunities and governance frameworks;
• vi. development and interpretation of internal regulatory instruments;

b. Collaborate closely with teams across the organization, at the headquarters / divisional level, and at the regional and country office level, in widely varying development and humanitarian contexts.

c. Advise on structuring and negotiations involving key partnership, commercial and financial arrangements relevant to the Special Initiatives, including the development and review of complex contracts and agreements, templates, legal frameworks, and other arrangements.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:
ToR Legal

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Education:Advanced university degree (a graduate degree, including at the Master's level or equivalent) in Law, emphasis on International Commercial Law being an advantage.
• Work Experience: A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional legal experience in the practice of law, either in the legal team of an international organization, or in the in-house legal team of a cross-border commercial organization, or in a law firm or the legal team of a governmental body, with substantial experience in international commercial matters (in particular in the supply chain or other commercial operations of the United Nations).
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in technology-related work, specifically data and data sharing, and Open-Source licenses.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationship both within and outside the organization.
• Ability to work independently.
• Understanding of the legal issues related to (UN) supply chains and UN/UNICEF commercial and partnership engagement dimensions an asset, including as it relates to procurement of goods/services, insurance, and delivery terms
• Language Requirements:Fluency in written and spoken English particularly with regard to the practice of law required; fluency inanother UN working language an advantage.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

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