Legal Advisor Temporary

The IEA is recruiting a Legal Advisor (temporary) whilst a colleague is on parental leave (four months from early June 2026) to assist on legal matters primarily relating to contracts (including relating to procurement and intellectual property matters) grants and general legal and institutional (internal and external) matters. The selected candidate will be part of the Office of the Chief Legal Counsel (OLC) comprised of a team of enthusiastic professionals and will report to the Deputy Chief Legal Counsel.

Main Responsibilities

• Review draft and/or negotiate a wide range of procurement contracts intellectual property (IP) licences collaboration agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements and other legal documentation.  Ensure all contracts comply with applicable OECD and IEA internal rules regulations policies and procedures and cooperate with OECD colleagues in such respect. 
• Advise internal clients in relation to contractual issues and related procedures including those of a commercial IP (in particular copyright and database rights) data protection/privacy information technology (IT) law artificial intelligence and digital security nature.
• Advise on legal and procedural issues in relation to grants (financial  contributions to the IEA) including Official Development Assistance (ODA) grants and applicable internal rules impacting on grants; review negotiate and draft documentation to obtain implement and/or amend grants.
• Conduct legal research and analysis on a variety of topics including by preparing or contributing to drafts of documents presentations briefs or guidance notes on public international law institutional (internal and external) and/or procedural matters.
• Review and advise on Freedom of Information requests and other matters relating to information security.
• Assist to develop and implement new tools and guidance to build knowledge and enable efficiencies relating to legal institutional and procedural matters. 
• Assist on any other matters as required.

Qualifications :

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• A university degree in Law in fields related to this job specification. Admission to practice law in one of the IEAs Members and knowledge of the two main legal systems (civil and common law) would be an advantage.

Professional Background

• At least five years proven practical experience within a national government or an international organisation private law firm or in-house in areas relevant to this job specification. 
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills (particulary in English).
• Experience identifying and analysing legal and risk-related issues and solutions that are pragmatic and legally sound.
• Experience conducting high-quality background research.
• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and in a small team environment to develop strong working relationships with colleagues at all levels and from diverse cultures to maintain high customer service quality and to manage competing and tight deadlines.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and knowledge of the other with a commitment to reach a good working level.

Tools

• Excellent knowledge of Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel and Powerpoint SharePoint etc) and proven ability to learn new systems rapidly and proficiency in formatting and structuring documents.

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 1-3 please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

Additional Information :

Closing Date

• Applications should reach us no later thanmidnight Sunday 26 April 2026 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• 4 months with possibility of extension
• Ideal start date: End of May/Early June 2026

Salary Information  

• Salary and conditions will depend on her/his status (temporary staff or official).  
• For temporary staff salary starts at 3380 EUR. The Corporate Salary Framework for Temporary staff members can be found here.

The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin opinions or beliefs gender sexual orientation health or disabilities. Temporary appointments are open to applicants irrespective of accordance with OECD practice priority will be given to candidates who are nationals of OECD Members or where applicable to countries participating in the relevant programme or body. 

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 :

Full-time