{"id":108006,"date":"2026-08-14T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/legal-officer-p3\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:31:38","slug":"legal-officer-p3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/legal-officer-p3\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Officer, P3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Legal Officer, P3\", \"description\": \"Responsibilities\\nWithin delegated authority, the Legal Officer will be responsible for the following duties:\\nHandles appeals matters and a range of issues related to international, public, national, administrative law, including the interpretation and application of in that area of concentration, in consultation with senior Legal Officers\\nConducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare legal opinions, studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.\\nUndertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.\\nPrepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts, and commentaries on those texts, teaching materials in the field of international trade law and private international law, etc.\\nPrepares or assists in the preparation of legal submissions\/motions as necessary in the course of investigations and prosecutions.\\nAssesses evidence for relevance and admissibility.\\nPrepares and assesses briefs of evidence.\\nServices or assists senior colleagues in servicing diplomatic conferences, commissions, committees, task forces, expert groups, and other bodies, including preparation of background materials, summaries of issues and views of delegations, meeting reports, etc.\\nRepresents or assists in representing the Organization before arbitral and other tribunals or administrative proceedings.\\nProvides legal advice on human resources matters, reviews administrative matters.\\nProvides guidance to more junior staff.\\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\\nCompetencies\\nPROFESSIONALISM:\\nKnowledge of, and ability to apply, legal principles, concepts and procedures and terminology for review, examination, and processing of a range of legal documents.\\nKnowledge of various legal research sources, including electronic, and ability to conduct research and analyze information on a wide range of legal issues.\\nKnowledge of the civil law and\/or common law legal systems and principles.\\nAbility to interpret and apply legislative instruments, develop, and present results, recommendations, and opinions clearly and concisely.\\nAbility to draft legal papers and work under pressure.\\nAbility to apply good legal judgment in the context of assignments given.\\nShows pride in work and in achievements.\\nDemonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. 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Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently.\\nEducation\\nAn advanced university degree Master's degree or equivalent in law is required. A first-level university degree Bachelor's degree or equivalent in combination with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.\\nJob - Specific Qualification\\nNot available.\\nWork Experience\\nA minimum of five years of progressively responsible legal experience is required.\\nOf the five years, two years of experience in litigation at the national or international level and first-hand experience appearing and leading evidence of witnesses before a court, tribunal, or equivalent administrative boards or bodies is required. Experience, at the international level, in administrative and\/or employment and labour law is required.\\nExperience with staff regulations and rules, policies, procedures and operations of the United Nations or other similar international organization is desirable.\\nDeadline\\n: Aug 17, 2026\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-12\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-09-24T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-09-24<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Responsibilities<br \/>Within delegated authority, the Legal Officer will be responsible for the following duties:<br \/>Handles appeals matters and a range of issues related to international, public, national, administrative law, including the interpretation and application of in that area of concentration, in consultation with senior Legal Officers<br \/>Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare legal opinions, studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.<br \/>Undertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.<br \/>Prepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts, and commentaries on those texts, teaching materials in the field of international trade law and private international law, etc.<br \/>Prepares or assists in the preparation of legal submissions\/motions as necessary in the course of investigations and prosecutions.<br \/>Assesses evidence for relevance and admissibility.<br \/>Prepares and assesses briefs of evidence.<br \/>Services or assists senior colleagues in servicing diplomatic conferences, commissions, committees, task forces, expert groups, and other bodies, including preparation of background materials, summaries of issues and views of delegations, meeting reports, etc.<br \/>Represents or assists in representing the Organization before arbitral and other tribunals or administrative proceedings.<br \/>Provides legal advice on human resources matters, reviews administrative matters.<br \/>Provides guidance to more junior staff.<br \/>Performs other duties as assigned.<br \/>Competencies<br \/>PROFESSIONALISM:<br \/>Knowledge of, and ability to apply, legal principles, concepts and procedures and terminology for review, examination, and processing of a range of legal documents.<br \/>Knowledge of various legal research sources, including electronic, and ability to conduct research and analyze information on a wide range of legal issues.<br \/>Knowledge of the civil law and\/or common law legal systems and principles.<br \/>Ability to interpret and apply legislative instruments, develop, and present results, recommendations, and opinions clearly and concisely.<br \/>Ability to draft legal papers and work under pressure.<br \/>Ability to apply good legal judgment in the context of assignments given.<br \/>Shows pride in work and in achievements.<br \/>Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns.<br \/>Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.<br \/>Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.<br \/>COMMUNICATION:<br \/>Speaks and writes clearly and effectively.<br \/>Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience.<br \/>Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.<br \/>PLANNING AND ORGANIZING:<br \/>Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently.<br \/>Education<br \/>An advanced university degree Master&#8217;s degree or equivalent in law is required. A first-level university degree Bachelor&#8217;s degree or equivalent in combination with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.<br \/>Job &#8211; Specific Qualification<br \/>Not available.<br \/>Work Experience<br \/>A minimum of five years of progressively responsible legal experience is required.<br \/>Of the five years, two years of experience in litigation at the national or international level and first-hand experience appearing and leading evidence of witnesses before a court, tribunal, or equivalent administrative boards or bodies is required. Experience, at the international level, in administrative and\/or employment and labour law is required.<br \/>Experience with staff regulations and rules, policies, procedures and operations of the United Nations or other similar international organization is desirable.<br \/>Deadline<br \/>: Aug 17, 2026<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources on careers.un.org to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1304762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-09-24 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-09-24 Job Description ResponsibilitiesWithin delegated authority, the Legal Officer will be responsible for the following duties:Handles appeals matters and a range of issues related to international, public, national, administrative law, including the interpretation and application [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[2915,1425,1413,1412],"class_list":["post-108006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-department-of-management-strategy-policy-and-compliance-office-of-human-resources","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108006\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}