LEGAL OFFICER
Office of Legal Affairs · NEW YORK · P-3 · Apply by October 22, 2026
About this role
Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA). The Legal Officer reports to the Director of the Codification Division, the Principal Legal Officer or, at times, the Senior Legal Officer. While the assigned duty station is New York, it is expected that the selected candidate attends the entirety of the Conference in Bangkok, from mid-January to mid-February 2027. Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Legal Officer will be responsible for the following duties: •Assists the work of the President of the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and the subsidiary bodies of such conference including the Bureau of the Committee of the Whole, the Drafting Committee, the Credentials Committee, and the special expert. •Prepares documents, including conference room papers, non-papers and working papers. •Prepares summaries of positions, background notes, oral statements and other interim reports on the progress of work. •Prepares research projects, as required, on text employed in other international agreements, alternative approaches to the issues…