National Legal Officer

Overview

Provide legal advice on contracts and protect IOM’s legal interests.

You have:

• Master’s degree in Law from an accredited academic institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law from an accredited academic institution, with four years of recent professional experience.
• Certificate of passing national bar examination.
• Two years of recent professional experience in contract law or four years with a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience advising on international legal issues, including cross-border transactions and private international law.
• Recent practicing experience in contract law, either working in-house or in a law firm.
• Excellent legal research, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of contract law and ability to apply it in practice.
• Excellent communication skills.

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Job Description Position Title: National Legal Officer Job classification: NO-B Reference Code: VN 190/2023 Duty station: Manila (Global) Administrative Centre (MAC) Type of Appointment: One year with possibility of extension Salary: PhP 1,662,763 per annum net of taxes

Context The Contract Law Division provides legal advice on all types of contracts necessary for IOM’s operations and activities, including public and private donor funding agreements, contracts for the purchase of goods and services, project implementation agreements and cooperation agreements with partners. The Division supports country offices and units at Headquarters to structure arrangements with third parties. It also assists in contractual negotiations and gives legal advice on contractual issues, including in relation to termination of contracts and contractual disputes.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Legal Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs and the Division Head, Contract Law Division (LEGCR), under the direct supervision of the LEGCR Manila Unit Head and in coordination with other colleagues in the Department of Legal Affairs, the successful candidate will be responsible for giving legal advice on various contractual issues as well as negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts, to protect IOM’s legal interests.

Required Qualifications and Experience Education Master’s degree in Law from an accredited academic institution, with two years of recent professional experience (see below); or Bachelor’s degree in Law from an accredited academic institution, with four years of recent professional experience (see below). Certificate of passing national bar examination.

Experience: Recent practising experience in contract law obtained either working as a lawyer inhouse in a legal department of a company, international organization or non-governmental organization, or in a law firm;   Experience advising on international legal issues, including cross-border transactions and private international law, an advantage. ​​​​​​Excellent legal research, drafting and negotiation skills. Dispute resolution skills, desirable. Excellent knowledge of contract law and ability to apply it in practice. Excellent communication skills.

How to Apply Interested applicants may send their applications to hrmanila(at)iom.int no later than 28 Dec 2023. VN Number and Position Title (VN 190/2023 – National Legal Officer) should be specified in the SUBJECT field.

For internal candidates, please send in your updated CV and cover letter using your IOM email account for your application to be considered valid.

IOM welcomes applicants from qualified individuals, irrespective of their race, religion, skin, color, nationality, age, disability status, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, mental health status, or any other characteristic.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kindly note that this position is subject to funding availability.

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