National Legal Expert
UN Development Programme · Lebanon · Apply by October 20, 2026
About this role
POSITION INFORMATION Organization: UNDP Lebanon Through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development VA No.: UNDP/LBN/VA26/195 Position Title : National Legal Expert Duty Station: Beirut Duration: 2 months – ( without exceeding 18 working days per month) Vacancy Date of Issue: 13 October 2026 Vacancy Closure Date: 20 October 2026 National or International consultancy: National consultancy To review the full Terms of Reference (TOR), please follow link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1skRnV_7T0jSVBLVLW6bam7EcDMuwpN_B/view?usp=drive_link BACKGROUND Lebanon enacted Law No. 62 of 27 October 2016 establishing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture. The NHRC is Lebanon’s independent national human rights institution, mandated to promote and protect human rights, monitor compliance with national and international obligations, receive and follow up on complaints, document violations, issue reports and recommendations, and engage with competent national and international bodies. Within the NHRC, the International Humanitarian Law Committee provides the institutional framework for monitoring, documenting, and analysing…