Junior Legal Advisor - Accession Directorate for Legal Affairs
Junior Legal Advisor - Accession Directorate for Legal Affairs
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Job Description
Main Responsibilities
Legal Work on Accession
- Assist in providing legal and procedural advice and support to Directorates in the preparation of accession reviews of candidate countries. Participate in the discussions of relevant OECD bodies as appropriate.
- Carry out research and provide legal advice on the interpretation of the OECD legal instruments against which candidate countries are evaluated.
- Assist in preparing reports and providing legal advice to the OECD governing bodies on the status of the accession discussions and external relations.
- Assist in the negotiation of an agreement with the candidate country on the privileges and immunities of the Organisation.
- Liaise with and provide legal and procedural advice to the candidate countries on the accession process.
Accession Coordination
- Prepare first drafts of briefing materials and analysis on the status of the accession process for the SecretaryGeneral and other senior officials.
- Help facilitate the liaison between candidate countries the Secretariat and Member countries and actively contribute to the organisation of the visits to candidate countries.
- Develop drafts of guidance for Directorates on legal and procedural issues and contribute to the organisation of regular interdirectorate meetings to facilitate internal coordination.
- Keep track of developments in the accession process and ensure the appropriate flow of information amongst the various Directorates.
- Assist as necessary in any other work that may be required as part of the coordination of the accession process.
Other duties
- Carry out any other legal work that may be required from the Directorate.
Qualifications :
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background
- An advanced degree in law (e.g. masters) with specialisation in public international law.
Professional Background
- A minimum of two years professional experience including in public international law.
- Experience in the legal department of an international organisation a ministry of foreign affairs or other similar international environment would be an advantage.
Languages
- An excellent written and oral command of one of the two official languages of the OECD (English and French) and working knowledge of the other. Ability to verify the equivalence of texts in both languages.
- A working knowledge of Portuguese Spanish Bahasa or Thai would be an asset.
Core Competencies
- OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring processes: Vision and Strategy (Level 1; Enable People (Level 1; Ethics and Integrity (Level 2; Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2; Achieve Results (Level 1; Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 1.
- To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 13 please refer to OECD Core Competencies.
Additional Information :
Closing Date
- This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible and applications should reach us no later thanmidnight 20 May 2025 (Paris time).
Contract Duration
- 12 month fixedterm appointment with the possibility of renewal to a maximum of 36 months.
What the OECD offers
- Depending on level of experience monthly salary starts at 5 185 EUR plus allowances based on eligibility exempt of French income tax.
- Click here to consult the Staff Regulations applicable to officials of the OECD. Please note that from 1 July 2025 all Official appointments will be made under the OECDs new contractual modalities.
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- Please note that the appointment may be made at one grade lower in the specified job family based on the qualifications and professional experience of the selected applicant.
- This vacancy may be used to create a pool of candidates for comparable positions both for openended and fixedterm functions.
Selection Process
For retained candidates the selection process may include a videorecorded interview jobbased assessment and panel interviews. We plan to hold panel interviews in midJune.
The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD member countries irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin opinions or beliefs gender sexual orientation health or disabilities.
The OECD promotes an optimal use of resources in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. Staff members are encouraged to actively contribute to this goal.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
