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Job Opening
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JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, P4 (Temporary Job Opening)
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Job Code Title: |
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JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
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Department/ Office: |
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United Nations Mission in Liberia
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MONROVIA
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Posting Period: |
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27 August 2015-9 September 2015
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Job Opening number: |
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15-ROL-UNMIL-46792-J-MONROVIA
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N/A
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United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
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Org. Setting and Reporting
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This position is located in the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Capacity Building and Mentoring Unit. The Judicial Affairs Officer (P-4) reports to the Principal Rule of Law Officer through the head of the work unit. The focus of this position is to lead capacity building and mentoring activities related to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of judicial affairs programmes, operations and other related activities in Liberia.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following:
Counterparts and other staff from all relevant components of the mission, as well as UN specialized agencies, funds and programmes. Legal professionals and civil society representatives; counterparts in relevant government ministries, Parliament, the courts, associations, law schools, women’s groups, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, diplomatic missions, donors, the media, consultants, etc.
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Responsibilities
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Within limits of delegated authority, the Judicial Affairs Officer will be responsible but not limited to the following duties:
• Contribute to the development of the rule of law strategic plan and policymaking framework in the context of the mission's mandate, and assist in the day-to-day coordination of key activities with other mission components (e.g. corrections, human rights, political affairs, policy, gender, child protections, etc.) and UN entities, in particular, by advising national counterparts and providing technical assistance and targeted mentoring in judicial, prosecutorial and/or legal defense,
• Implements legal and judicial programmes of the work unit and advises on the legal framework, institutional reform of the judiciary, prosecutions and law enforcement, and legal representation or aid.
• Takes the lead in conducting programme activities in addressing systemic weaknesses and capacity gaps of national actors in the justice and security sector, to include advising and mentoring national counterparts, facilitating and organizing workshops and consultations, supporting national criminal justice system organization, training of national actors and/or monitoring of the court and legal system, including field offices, if required.
• Supports and participates in national level coordination, planning and/or reform processes, and donor coordination, to include supporting the completion of major reviews of the justice sector and the development of long-term national strategic justice/ security plans.
• Directs and manages teams, as required; develops and trains staff under her/his supervision.
• Ensures effective knowledge management and information sharing, including developing a culture of respect for, and inclusion of, local actors in all judicial and legal system initiatives.
• Takes the lead in identifying, establishing and maintaining contacts and partnerships with other actors (national and international) in assigned areas of responsibility with a view to pursuing work programme objectives and ensuring participation in and effective integration of ideas in the planning and implementation of judicial affairs activities. Additional Duties as Required:
• Advises on and prepares complex legal research and analysis and outputs, such as work unit reports and assessments, policy documents and guidelines, briefings, etc.
• Participates in legislative reviews and drafts commentaries and other relevant documents.
• Represents the mission and serves on various standing boards and committees, as required.
• Performs programmatic and administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of work unit, including contributing to the preparation of budgets, reporting on performance and results, managing and evaluating staff performance, job interviewing and evaluation of candidates.
• Performs other related duties as required.
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Competencies
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Professionalism: Effectively leads and manages major activities/projects and work teams, and delivers outputs in a timely manner, in accordance with overall objectives, policies and procedures. Provides sound advice and effective representation on complex legal and judicial reform issues; effectively determines strategy and approach to policy/technical issues and develops innovative, well-reasoned suggestions and solutions to problems that may arise. Conducts independent, accurate and comprehensive research on significant, complex matters and delivers carefully conceived reports, studies, recommendations, and other written material. Initiates and sustains strong partnerships with key players to help meet overall policy initiatives and coordination of assistance, and to facilitate resolution of conflicts and influence parties to accept compromise solutions to achieve objectives. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Building Trust:
• Provides an environment in which others can talk and act without fear of repercussion
• Manages in a deliberate and predictable way
• Operates with transparency; has no hidden agenda
• Places confidence in colleagues, staff members and clients
• Gives proper credit to others
• Follows through on agreed upon actions
• Treats sensitive or confidential information appropriately
Judgement/ Decision-making:
• Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly
• Gathers relevant information before making a decision
• Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them
• Takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization
• Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information
• Checks assumptions against facts
• Determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision
• Makes tough decisions when necessary
Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.
Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
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Education
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Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law or related, in addition to a first-level degree in law, are required. A first-level degree in law in combination with other relevant academic qualifications and/or legal experience in the field of justice and/or rule of law assistance may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
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Work Experience
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A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible professional experience as a practicing lawyer, prosecutor, judge, legal academic, legal consultant, or legal adviser in the field of law is required. A minimum of one year in each of the following: legal defense, prosecution and judicial support is required. At least one year of work in a transitional, developmental or post-conflict setting outside the applicant's country of nationality is required. A minimum of one year experience in a legal or Rule of Law mentoring capacity is required. Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders with a high degree of professionalism and tact, particularly with members of socially or culturally marginalized groups is highly desirable. At least one year of international field experience, especially experience in a UN peacekeeping environment is highly desirable. Qualifying years of experience are calculated following the receipt of the first level university degree recognized by the United Nations.
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Languages
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Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Knowledge of a second UN language is an advantage
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Assessment
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Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.
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Special Notice
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Please note that this is a temporary job opening to internal as well as external candidates. The position is available for six months and selected candidate is expected to start as soon as possible. All posts are subject to availability of funds.
• A current staff member who holds a fixed-term, permanent or continuing appointment may apply for temporary positions no more than one level above his or her current grade. However, a current staff member who holds an appointment at the G-6 or G-7 level may also apply to temporary positions in the Professional category up to and including the P-3 level, subject to meeting all eligibility and other requirements for the position. A staff member holding a temporary appointment shall be regarded as an external candidate when applying for other positions, and may apply for other temporary positions at any level, subject to section 5.7 below and staff rule 4.16 (b) (ii). Therefore, a staff member holding a temporary appointment in the General Service or related categories may only apply to positions within those categories. For full information on eligibility requirements, please refer to section 5 of ST/AI/2010/4Rev.1 on Temporary Appointments. In its resolution 66/234, the General Assembly further “stressed that the Secretary-General should not recur to the practice of temporarily filling posts in the Professional and higher categories with General Service staff members who have not passed the General Service to Professional category examination other than on an exceptional basis, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that temporary occupation of such posts by the General Service staff shall not exceed a period of one year, effective 1 January 2013…” Consequently, eligible candidates in the General Service or related categories for temporary job openings in the Professional category that have not passed the competitive examination may be selected only on an exceptional basis endorsed by the Office of Human Resources Management where no other suitable candidate could be identified.
• Upon separation from service, including, but not limited to, expiration or termination of, or resignation from, a fixed-term, continuing or permanent appointment, a former staff member will be ineligible for re-employment on the basis of a temporary appointment for a period of 31 days following the separation. In the case of separation from service on retirement, a former staff member will be ineligible for re-employment for a period of three months following the separation. This equally applies, mutatis mutandis, with respect to a former or current staff member who has held or holds an appointment in another entity applying the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules and who applies for a temporary position with the Secretariat.
• Subject to the funding source of the position, this temporary job opening may be limited to candidates based at the duty station.
• While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post. An external candidate selected for this position is bound by the prevailing condition of the staff selection system under ST/AI/2010/3, as amended, and ST/AI/2010/4/Rev.1. A staff member holding a temporary appointment who is recruited in the Professional and above categories on a temporary appointment, and placed on a position authorized for one year or longer may not apply for or be reappointed to his/her current position within six months of the end of his/her current service. This provision does not apply to staff members holding temporary appointments and placed on positions authorized for one year or more in duty stations authorized for peacekeeping operations or special political missions.
• The expression “Internal candidates”, shall mean staff members who have been recruited after a competitive examination under staff rule 4.16 or after the advice of a central review body under staff rule 4.15.
• Please note that candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the position. The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity for all its human resources, including but not limited to respect for international human rights and humanitarian law. Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to whether they have committed, or are alleged to have committed criminal offences and/or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
• For information on special post allowance, please refer to ST/AI/1999/17. For more details on the administration of temporary appointments please refer to ST/AI/2010/4/Rev.1.
• The Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and administrative issuances governing staff appointments can be viewed at: http://www.un.org/hr_handbook/English
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United Nations Considerations
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Candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the position. The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity for all its human resources, including but not limited to respect for international human rights and humanitarian law. Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to whether they have committed, or are alleged to have committed criminal offences and/or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the At-a-Glance on "The Application Process" and the Instructional Manual for the Applicants, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of inspira account-holder homepage.
Applications are pre-screened by the system according to the published requirements of the job opening on the basis of the information provided in the application. In relation to the requirements of the job opening, applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their qualifications, including their education, work experience, and language skills. Each applicant must bear in mind that submission of incomplete or inaccurate applications may render that applicant ineligible for consideration for the job opening. Initial screening and evaluation of applications will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted. Applications cannot be amended following submission. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to a reference-checking process to verify the information provided in the application.
Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at midnight (New York time) on the deadline date.
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No Fee
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THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
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