Legal and Risk Officer, P3

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law or related field is required.
  

• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  

• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics ordata science programs is desirable.
  

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional legal experience, advisory services, compliance, administration, programme management or a related field is required.
  

• Experience in supporting work in one or more of the following areas is required: conduct and discipline, enterprise risk management, grievance redress or accountability mechanisms, environmental and social safeguards, ethics, compliance or human resources policy.
  

• Experience in gathering and analysing information, preparing legal or policy advice, drafting reports and recommendations, and supporting the resolution of complex or sensitive matters is desirable.
  

• Experience working on confidential or sensitive cases, including the application of appropriate information-management and data-protection requirements, is desirable.
  

• Experience supporting coordination among legal, human resources, ethics, oversight, risk management, programme or compliance functions is desirable.
  

• Experience with stakeholder grievance mechanisms, dispute-resolution processes, compliance reviews or environmental and social accountability frameworks is desirable.
  

• Experience in the United Nations Common System or a comparable international, intergovernmental, public-sector or non-profit organization is desirable.
  

• Experience working in a multicultural setting is desirable.
  

• Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable