Job Opportunities at United Nations

Responsibilities

• Within limits of delegated authority, the Field Security Associate is responsible for the following duties: Assists the Deputy Security Adviser and Field Security Coordination Officer in collecting, updating and communicating information regarding the security situation in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Liaises and coordinates, as appropriate, with the host government security organizations and/or personnel, including national and local provincial authorities, military, and police officers, as well as non-governmental organizations in the area of operation;
• Helps to assess the security situation at the duty station and ensures adequate gathering and verification of security information that may be required for a proper analysis of the situation;
• Communicates information on security issues to the heads of United Nations agencies and provides host country security advice to UNDSS, as required;
• Maintains regular contacts with Security Focal Points of UN agencies;
• May be requested to provide technical assistance at Area/Security Management Team meetings Assists in maintaining the Security Plan, including updating staff lists.
• Helps in the preparation and review of the UN Security Plan;
• Supports actions during the implementation of the Security Plan, as required Assists with the monitoring of the security measures implementation as recommended in the Security Risks Management (SRM) process for the AoR. Assists in reporting security incidents affecting UN staff, offices and assets, and assists in the preparation of security reports, such as the Security Incident Report and other Security Assessments.

Education

• High school Diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience

• Seven (7) years of work experience in security, risk or disaster or emergency areas with security responsibilities, in the public or private service areas, such as national security, military or police, or in a corporate environment is required.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft applications i.e. Word, Excel Access and Powerpoint is required.
• Prior experience with the UN system or an international NGO is desirable. Experience in the use of radio communications systems is desirable.

Deadline : Aug 26, 2024

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Responsibilities

• Within delegated authority, the Senior Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
• Formulates human rights strategies, including from a gender equality perspective; develops a vision or direction for the work of the human rights Unit and creates the conditions for implementing that vision or direction.
• Advises the High Commissioner and Regional Representative on human rights matters in Kenya.
• Represents the High Commissioner on matters of human rights related to Kenya, including in the United Nations Country Team, Humanitarian Country Team and other inter-agency fora.
• Proposes policy directives and plan of action to appropriate United Nations bodies for immediate and long- range solutions to human rights problems in general and specific geographical areas.
• Supports the UNRC and the United Nations Country Team and Humanitarian Country Team (UNCT/HCT) in integrating human rights into their programmes and activities, in particular the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and other key strategic planning tools, including by building UNCT/HCT capacities to apply a human rights-based approach to their programmes and activities.
• Designs, develops and implements significant policy and programme changes to address regional or global human rights issues, including their gender dimensions.
• Formulates the programme of work, budget and medium-term plan of the unit and participates in the overall formulation and approval of the programme of work, and administrative matters concerning the country programme.
• Prepares human rights reports on key sectors or key regional developments.
• Develops and maintains relations with officials at the highest levels of Government and advises them on human rights issues and policies.
• Coordinates and oversees human rights research initiatives.
• Manages, coordinates, organizes and supervises other human rights officers or organizational segments as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or related area.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required.
• Out of the ten (10) years, a minimum of five (5) years of experience working within international or regional organizations is required.
• Experience working on human rights mainstreaming in development and/or humanitarian programming in a field context is required.
• At least three years of experience in managing small teams (at least 7 persons) is required.
• Experience working on human rights issues related to the African region or similar field contexts is desirable.

Deadline : Aug 31, 2024

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Responsibilities

• Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Section, the Legal Officer represents the Secretary-General in written and oral proceedings before the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and may be responsible for the following duties:
• Handles a range of issues related to international, public, private and administrative law, including the interpretation and application of constitutive, legislative and other instruments governing United Nations activities and operations.
• Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.
• Undertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts and commentaries on those texts.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of legal opinions/advice on a wide range of international public or private law issues, including the United Nations Charter, General Assembly resolutions and decisions involving constitutional and administrative law of the Organization.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of agreements and the negotiation and settlement of claims and disputes in the context of the administration of justice matters.
• Assesses evidence for relevance and admissibility.
• Prepares and assesses briefs of evidence.
• Provides legal advice on human resources matters; reviews administrative matters.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law is required.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in combination with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible legal experience is required.
• Of these five years, two years of experience in litigation at the national or international level, including first-hand experience in appearing and leading the evidence of witnesses before a court or tribunal or equivalent administrative board and bodies is required.
• Experience at the national or international level in administrative and employment or labour law is desirable.
• Experience with staff regulations and rules, policies, procedures and operations of the United Nations or a similar international organization is desirable.