Legal Officer (P)

International Organization for Migration; Genf; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva seeks a Legal Officer for the General and Administrative Law Division to provide legal advice on human resources and organizational matters. The role focuses on governance, staff rules, disciplinary processes, and internal justice within the UN system framework.

You will review policies, advise on privileges and immunities, and support roll-outs of staff regulations across IOM offices worldwide, contributing to compliant and effective

Responsibilities

• Advising on misconduct cases and the management of disciplinary processes, including the imposition of disciplinary and non-disciplinary measures.
• Reviewing the legality of contested decisions in formal Requests for Review by staff members.
• Representing the Organization in internal justice processes, including the Joint Appeals Review Board and the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal.
• Reviewing investigation reports and other findings of the Office of Internal Oversight in relation to IOM personnel.
• Reviewing policies related to management and human resources, including revisions to the Unified Staff Regulations and Rules, instructions and other issuances.
• Assisting with the roll-out of the Unified Staff Rules to local staff members in IOM country offices worldwide.
• Advising on privileges and immunities matters related to employment disputes, including on litigation filed in national courts.
• Preparing legal advice on the interpretation and application of personnel policies, contractual terms and complex administrative law matters.
• Reviewing contracts, agreements and templates for staff and non-staff personnel (including for internships, consultancies, escorts, loans, secondments, Junior Professional Officers, and settlements with staff members).

Job description

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration.

Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process.

For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates:

1. Internal candidates
2. Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Second tier candidates include: All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM.

Context

The Office of Legal Affairs provides legal advice to the Director General, the Deputy Directors General, the regional offices, the country offices, and other departments and offices of the Organization. The Office provides support to ensure that the activities and operations of the Organization are carried out in accordance with the legal framework governing IOM, including the IOM Constitution, decisions of the governing bodies of IOM, the Unified Staff Regulations and Rules, the Financial Regulations and Rules, IOM instructions and international law.

The General and Administrative Law Division is responsible for:

• Advising on misconduct cases and the management of disciplinary processes, including the imposition of disciplinary and non-disciplinary measures.
• Reviewing the legality of contested decisions in formal Requests for Review by staff members.
• Representing the Organization in internal justice processes, including the Joint Appeals Review Board and the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal.
• Reviewing investigation reports and other findings of the Office of Internal Oversight in relation to IOM personnel.
• Reviewing policies related to management and human resources, including revisions to the Unified Staff Regulations and Rules, instructions and other issuances.
• Assisting with the roll-out of the Unified Staff Rules to local staff members in IOM country offices worldwide.
• Advising on privileges and immunities matters related to employment disputes, including on litigation filed in national courts.
• Preparing legal advice on the interpretation and application of personnel policies, contractual terms and complex administrative law matters.
• Reviewing contracts, agreements and templates for staff and non-staff personnel (including for internships, consultancies, escorts, loans, secondments, Junior Professional Officers, and settlements with staff members).

Under the overall supervision of the Head, General & Administrative Law Division and the direct supervision of the Senior Legal Officer, the Legal Officer will work in the General and Administrative Law Division (LEG-GL)and provide legal advice, recommendations and services related to the legal status, constitution, functions, rules and activities of the Organization, particularly involving human resources legal issues.