LEGAL OFFICER

GloJobs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The United Nations in New York invites applications for a Legal Officer (P-3) based in New York. The incumbent will operate under delegated authority to support the President of the United Nations Conference on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and related bodies, including the Bureau and its committees.

Responsibilities include preparing documents such as conference room papers, non-papers and working papers, and drafting summaries of positions, background notes, oral statements

Responsibilities

• Assists the work of the President of the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and the subsidiary bodies of such conference including the Bureau of the Committee of the Whole, the Drafting Committee, the Credentials Committee, and the special expert.
• Prepares documents, including conference room papers, non-papers and working papers.
• Prepares summaries of positions, background notes, oral statements and other interim reports on the progress of work.

Job description

LEGAL OFFICER at UN. Grade: P-3. Location: New York, United States. Application deadline: 21 October 2026.

Within delegated authority, the Legal Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assists the work of the President of the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and the subsidiary bodies of such conference including the Bureau of the Committee of the Whole, the Drafting Committee, the Credentials Committee, and the special expert.
• Prepares documents, including conference room papers, non-papers and working papers.
• Prepares summaries of positions, background notes, oral statements and other interim reports on the progress of work.