Emplois au PNUD - 101946- Legal Intern

Legal Intern

Lieu :

New York, ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE

Type de contrat :

Internship

Date de commencement :

31-Dec-2021

Date limite de candidature :

31-Dec-21 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

Intern

Durée du contrat initial

6 months

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

6 months

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground and in 170 countries and territories, we offer global prospective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

The Office of Legal Services (OLS) serves as in-house counsel in UNDP. The Corporate and Institutional Law Practice (C&I) handles the Organization’s institutional and commercial legal matters, including contracts, privileges and immunities, and legal aspects of financing agreements and programming issues.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Legal Advisor and Head of C&I, the intern’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assignments ranging from review and assistance to LO lawyers on claims, contracts, agreements and intellectual property matters as well as research on various projects. The internship allows for a great deal of interaction and opportunity to receive guidance from and engage with the LO lawyers.

Compétences

Functional:

Strong organizational and research skills;

Excellent analytical, communication (oral and written) and writing skills;

Excellent interpersonal skills;

Respect for diversity: understanding of the United Nations system, operations and structures;

Work under minimum supervision and tight deadlines;

Computer proficiency: MS Office applications

Corporate:

Demonstrate integrity and fairness, by modeling the UN/UNDP values and ethical standards;

Promote the vision, mission and strategic goals of UN/UNDP;

Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

In order to qualify for the program, the student must be enrolled in a graduate-level degree program leading to a Juris Doctor degree, Master of Laws (LLM) or one that is comparable if outside the United States. If the applicant has graduated, the internship must commence within one year of graduation.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken English; knowledge of another United Nations official language is desirable (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish).