Legal Support Specialist

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

This assignment is part of the UNDP's project aimed at strengthening the government system for crisis management and early recovery in Ukraine, as well as ensuring sustainability, effectiveness, and transparency in the continued crisis and emergency coordination. The project fosters response planning between the central government, the oblasts/rayons, and other stakeholders, including the international community, civil society organizations, and the private sector, while safeguarding the delivery of services and building stronger resilience among receiving/host communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs). It is in line with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve national strategic capacity development.

● Legal support of the institution.

● Collaborating work with key stakeholders and partners.

● Provide comprehensive legal advice and guidance.

● Stay up-to-date with the latest legislative developments pertinent to the domain of compensation and restoration, to ensure the advice is current, precise, and in line with best practices.

● Accountability

● Adaptability and flexibility

● Creativity

● Judgement and decision-making

● Planning and organising

● Professionalism

● Self-management

providing legal counseling to people; experience with legal aid provision is an asset at the national level working for government.

● Knowledge of Civil, Land, Housing Law of Ukraine

● Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; ability to explain complex legal terms in simple, understandable language.

● Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;

● Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;

● Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;

● Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.

As it is a national UN Volunteer's assignment, the volunteer shall organize his/her accommodation by themselves.

Entitlements of National UN Volunteer Specialist (Kyiv Duty Station)

This is a full-time assignment. The contract lasts for the period indicated in the vacancy with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.

Allowances:

• Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) 1534 USD (equivalent in UAH) is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. This includes Well-Being Differentials for the period while the ICSC applies hardship classification to duty stations in Ukraine as “E”. • USD 400 entry lump sum, one-time payment.

Medical and life insurance:

• Medical insurance: The UN Volunteer and eligible PFU dependents will receive UNV provided medical insurance coverage. Coverage for UN Volunteers begins from the Commencement of Service and normally ceases one month after the last day of the UN Volunteer Contract date.

• Life Insurance: UN Volunteers are covered by life insurance for the duration of the UN Volunteer assignment. If a UN Volunteer dies during the UN Volunteer assignment, the eligible designated beneficiaries will be entitled to receive a life insurance lump sum. Leave entitlements:

• Annual leave:  UN Volunteers accrue an entitlement to 2.5 days of Annual Leave per completed month of the UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave up to a maximum of 30 days is carried over in case of a contract extension within the same UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave may not be carried over in case of reassignment or a new assignment. • Learning leave: Subject to supervisor approval and exigencies of service, UN Volunteers may request up to ten working days of Learning Leave per consecutive 12 months of the UN Volunteer assignment, starting with the Commencement of Service date, provided the Learning Leave is used within the contract period

• Certified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. This amount is reset every 12-month cycle.

• Uncertified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers receive seven days of uncertified sick leave working days in a calendar year. This amount will be reset at the established interval period. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator.

The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos