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Job Description

Under the direct supervision of a Legal Officer, the candidate may perform the following duties:

  • Conduct legal research into and assist in interpreting WFP’s regulations and rules and other internal normative sources of law, and public international law, including but not limited to international treaties governing privileges and immunities and the jurisprudence of the international tribunals, such as the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal;
  • Prepare legal briefs, opinions, memoranda and correspondence;
  • Interpret and apply international treaties, and assist in drafting diplomatic communications to the governments of countries in which WFP works; 
  • Assist in the drafting, review and negotiation of commercial contracts and agreements with governments, UN agencies, international and national partners and vendors; 
  • Study legal questions relating to procurement, shipping, aviation, land transport, insurance, and commercial and contract law;  
  • Analyse and assess evidence collected in cases involving alleged employee misconduct; 
  • Assist in the preparation, pursuit and negotiation of claims;
  • Perform other related duties as required. 


Job Details

Job Location
Rome Italy
Company Industry
Non-profit Organization
Company Type
Non-Profit Organization
Job Role
Legal
Employment Type
Full Time Employee
Monthly Salary Range
Unspecified
Number of Vacancies
1
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The UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization working towards zero hunger by 2030, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 80 countries to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. In 2020, WFP assisted 115.5 million people – the largest number since 2012. On any given day, WFP has 5,600 trucks, 30 ships and nearly 100 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.61. We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes. In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

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