• Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work
  • Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow
  • People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
  • Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
  • Delivery: Ability to get things done
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to think and act strategically with good political awareness
  • Ability to deliver in a high pressure environment
  • Willingness and ability to manage large  amounts of detail with great care and accuracy  - keen eye for details
  • Ability to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands.
  • Ability to deal with highly confidential information.
  • Ability to collaborate with and achieve actionable results
  • Ability to build strong and sustainable relationships and capability to interact at all levels within the organization.
  • Advanced university degree (Masters) in Law.
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience, with a strong record of progressively responsible, substantive experience and results achievement in the legal field, particularly in large organisations. 
  • Senior experience at the international level, including in cross-operations/corporate functions, inter-agency and international co-operation, negotiation of partnership agreements and management of resources are especially relevant 
  • Experience in the usage of computers and basic office software packages (MS Word, Excel, Power point, Visio, etc), knowledge of other software packages (MS Project, Access, etc) an advantage.
  • Excellent knowledge of English, as well as writing, presentation and communication skills. Fluency in other UN languages is an asset. 

Other:Describe any additional qualifications:

  • Non-Smoking environment. 

Important applicant information

All posts in the GS categories are subject to local recruitment. 

Externally advertised GS fixed-term appointment and temporary appointment (TA) positions located in New York/Washington D.C. are open to candidates who are either US Permanent Residents, US Citizens or holders of a valid G4 visa at the time of their application and whose G4 visa has been acquired on account of their employment in the UN Systems based in New York or Washington, DC.

Selected candidates who meet the above mentioned eligibility criteria are responsible for their own travel and/or relocation costs.

Selection to GS fixed-term appointment positions at Headquarters requires passing a UN administered clerical test (ASAT). External applicants to General Service (GS) positions in New York who already possess a Bachelor’s degree or an accredited certification in a technical field (e.g. IT, Finance, or Procurement) will not need to obtain/pass the UN Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT). However, passing specialized tests (e.g. Finance and Accounting technical assessments) may still be required for some General Service (GS) positions, as specified in the vacancy announcement.

Applicants under serious consideration for short-listing of posts requiring accountancy and finance skills, must take the UNDP Accountancy and Finance Test (UNDP AFT) prior to short-listing.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Workforce diversity

UNDP is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Contract Duration: 1 Year

This vacancy is archived.

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