UN Legal Jobs
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Board of Inquiry Officer
The Board of Inquiry Officer will provide expert guidance to Boards of Inquiry, ensuring timely conclusion of their activities. This role involves enhancing collaboration with key stakeholders across military, police, and civilian components to facilitate the Board's work and promote continuous lear...
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2026-08-17 / 08/18/2026 12:00 AMDevelopment of Movement Building and Governance Documents
This role supports the Freedom to Decide Movement (FDM), a coalition of youth-led organizations focused on advancing bodily autonomy through political education and campaigning. The assignment aims to develop a comprehensive founding documentation package, including a charter, electoral rules, and m...
UNVLEGAL OFFICER (Temporary Job Opening)
The Legal Officer will serve as a lead in handling appeals and complex legal matters across various disciplines, including international, public, private, and administrative law. This role involves providing expert legal advice on intricate issues related to administration, management, procurement, ...
P-4Caseworker
This Caseworker role is crucial for IOM UK's mission to support vulnerable migrants by providing specialist legal counselling and regulated casework. The incumbent will manage a caseload, assist individuals in completing immigration applications, and liaise with stakeholders on policy and project de...
G-6LEGAL OFFICER (Temporary Job Opening)
The Legal Officer will serve as an expert in public international law, handling complex legal matters related to the UN Charter and organizational law. This includes providing legal advice, conducting research, drafting opinions and agreements, and developing new legal modalities. The role involves ...
P-4Legal and policy internship with the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
This internship aims to provide practical experience in international environmental law and policy. The intern will support the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions in their mission to protect human health and the environment. Key contributions include assisting with the i...
I-1Legal internship with the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
This internship offers a unique opportunity to assist the Governance Branch of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions in implementing their 2026-2027 work programme. The role involves crucial legal research, analysis, and drafting to support the conventions' objectives. The intern will cont...
I-1Senior Project Associate (legal Identity)
This position is crucial for supporting the IOM's mandate in facilitating humane and orderly migration by directly contributing to initiatives that ensure migrants have access to essential legal identity and civil documentation. The role involves implementing and overseeing project activities, provi...
G-6Asociado(a) En Infraestructura Para La Movilidad Humana
The Associate for Human Mobility Infrastructure is responsible for supporting the AMEXCID in the execution of Result 4 of the PROCAP project, specifically concerning infrastructure projects related to human mobility. This involves collaborating on the review of infrastructure projects, assisting wit...
NPSA-7Associate Legal Officer
The Associate Legal Officer advances balanced and forward-looking international legal frameworks for patents, utility models, trade secrets, and technology. Through rigorous legal research, analysis, and collaboration on key initiatives, this role supports informed decision-making by Member States. ...
P-2Consultant To Update Legal Identity Strategy (C)
This consultancy aims to update IOM's Institutional Legal Identity Strategy to reflect evolving global migration landscapes, institutional priorities, and Member State needs. The revised strategy will ensure alignment with the IOM Strategic Plan 2024-2028 and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and...
UGFinance Assistant
The Finance Assistant role is crucial for supporting the financial operations of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Caracas, Venezuela. This position contributes to the organization's mandate of promoting humane and orderly migration by ensuring accurate and efficient financial ma...
G-4INTERN - LEGAL AFFAIRS
This internship offers a valuable opportunity to contribute to the Secretariat of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement). The intern will support the Sustainable Development and ...
I-1Intern on Environmental Governnance
This internship supports UNEP's Environmental Governance Subprogramme in Latin America and the Caribbean. The role contributes to strengthening national institutions, improving enforcement capacities, and developing effective environmental policies and laws. It involves assisting countries in develo...
I-1LEGAL OFFICER
The Legal Officer will handle appeals and a variety of international, public, national, and administrative law issues, interpreting and applying relevant laws in consultation with senior colleagues. Key responsibilities include conducting extensive legal research, preparing legal opinions, studies, ...
P-3Roster For WHO Representative
The WHO Representative (WR) serves as the Director-General's and Regional Director's senior representative at the country level, acting as WHO’s trusted adviser, advocate, and accountable leader for health. The role involves strategic leadership, diplomacy, and advocacy to advance national health pr...
OthersSpécialiste Juridique Du Parquet Spécial, Cour Pénale Spéciale[ Ouvert Aux Candidats Internes & Externes]
The purpose of this role is to provide high-level legal and technical support to the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO) of the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic. The incumbent will focus on strengthening the capacities of national magistrates and staff through training, men...
IPSA-10RE-ADVERTISMENT: Individual national consultancy for legal and institutional assessment of child- and youth-centred data interoperability
The purpose of this national consultancy is to provide specialized legal and institutional support for a comprehensive assessment of the conditions necessary to establish interoperability between administrative data systems and registries across key sectors in Montenegro. This includes education, em...
CONSSpécialiste Juridique De La Chambre D’accusation Speciale De La Cour Penale Speciale[ Ouvert Aux Candidats Internes & Externes]
The Legal Specialist for the Special Chamber of Accusation will provide crucial legal and technical support to the President and judges of the Chamber. The primary purpose is to enhance the capacity of national magistrates and staff through training, mentorship, and skill transfer, ensuring effectiv...
IPSA-10Associate Legal Editor
The Associate Legal Editor is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, coherence, and timely publication of PCT legal texts. This role is critical for supporting the evolving needs of global stakeholders and ensuring the effective functioning of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system. The incumben...
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