Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Deadline: November 4, 2024
Job Description
Organization Information
Reports to: Principal Legal Officer – Institutional and General Legal Affairs
Directorate/Department: Office of the Legal Counsel
Division: Institutional and General Legal Affairs Section
Number of Direct Reports: 0
Number of Indirect Reports: 0
Job Grade: P2
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Purpose of Job
To provide technical support for the Institutional and General Legal Affairs Division of the African Union Commission.
Main Functions
• Assists in the following up on the activities of the division, including monitoring and evaluating progress made in line with a predefined strategic plan.
• Suggests new and expand on existing policy areas for planned research.
• Contributes in conducting analysis and generate accurate reports in a timely manner for the respective Unit/Division and AU’s internal use.
• Assists in setting the overall research direction of a relevant policy area.
• Responsible for the delegation and execution of defined research areas.
• Participates in the organisation of relevant meetings, congresses and conferences with stakeholders.
• Engages with relevant mid-level stakeholders and develop working relationships. Support the promotion of the activities of the Division including preparing leaflets, guidelines and fact sheets.
• Assists in drafting reports and participate in the preparation of budget and work programmes related to the functioning of the Unit/Division
• Provides technical support to internal and external stakeholders.
Specific Responsibilities
• Provides legal advice to senior Officers, teams within OLC, the LC, and to stakeholders
• Contributes to legal or policy analyses and publications.
• Assists in developing and implementing capacity building and training programmes.
• Contributes to standard-setting, through participating in meetings, drafting work and promoting international standards.
• Participates in the organization of relevant meetings, congresses and conferences with stakeholders
• Engages with relevant mid-level stakeholders and develop relationships
• Contributes to the day-to-day administrative management of the Division
• Assists in following up on the activities of the Division, including monitoring and evaluating progress made in line with a predefined strategic plan.
• Assists senior colleagues in servicing Policy Organs.
• Assists with the preparation of seminars and symposia, and presentations on various legal issues at such events.
• Provides guidance to more junior staff.
• Performs other ad hoc duties as assigned.
Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law with a minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience.
OR
• Master’s Degree in Law with a minimum of two (2) years relevant work experience.
Required Skills
• Communication ability both orally and in writing.
• Analytical skills.
• Ability to work across business units / geographies; cultural sensitivity
• Proficiency in one of the AU official working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic); fluency in another AU language(s) is an added advantage;
Leadership Competencies
Core Competencies
Functional Competencies
TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
LANGUAGES:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
REMUNERATION:
Indicative basic salary of US$ 31,073.00 (P2 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 22,932.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applications must be submitted no later than November 4, 2024 11h59 p.m. EAT.
-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
-Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor’s degrees (Bac+3), Master’s degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
-The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
-Candidates from less represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles.
These countries include: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, Somalia and Tunisia.
