Job: ELE/ARM Senior Legal Analyst Assistant at OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Company

Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Category: Legal

Type: Contract

Deadline: 09-Nov-18 12:00:00 AM

Salary: N/A

Description
ODIHR is the leading agency in Europe in the field of election observation. It co-ordinates and organizes the deployment of several observation missions with thousands of observers every year to assess the compliance of elections in OSCE participating States in line with OSCE commitments, other international standards for democratic elections and national legislation. Its unique methodology provides an in-depth insight into all elements of an electoral process, and permits concrete recommendations to further improve electoral processes.

Further details of the organization can be found at www.osce.org/odihr.

Following an official invitation from the authorities of Armenia and Need Assessment Mission that took place from 23 to 25 October 2018 ODIHR is deploying an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the upcoming early parliamentary elections scheduled for 9 December 2018. In this connection, ODIHR is looking to recruit local support staff on full-time basis.


Under the supervision of the Legal Analyst, the Senior Legal Analyst Assistant assists the Legal Analyst to
perform his/her duties. S/he reports directly to the Legal Analyst. .

Deliverables:
- Translations and interpretations;
- Draft minutes of meetings;
- Draft legal analysis and summaries;
- Research;
- Log of complaints and appeals; and
- Presentations.

Start date of employment for programmatic positions: 10 November 2018 (approx.)

Approximate duration of employment: 2 - 7 weeks depending on the post.

Location: Yerevan (except drivers and interpreters for Long-Term Observers)

Location: Yerevan

Remuneration is commensurate with the qualifications of the incumbent and requirements of the post, and is similar to those offered under the United Nations Common System for general services employees (in accordance with established OSCE rates). Social security will include participation in the OSCE life and accident disability insurance scheme.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply.

Note: No application fees are required by OSCE/ODIHR for its recruitment process at any stage (application processing, interview meeting, training or any other fees).

Responsibilities
-Acquires knowledge of the judicial system
-Establishes and maintains contacts with relevant courts, prosecutor office, national election authorities, relevant ministries, representatives of civil society;
-Drafts minutes of meetings and court hearings
-Summarizes court cases, decisions and complaints used by the analysts
-Drafts analysis of relevant texts as required
-Arranges various meetings with relevant courts, prosecutor office, national election authorities, relevant ministries, representatives of civil society, as requested
-Interprets meetings to/from English from/to local language(s)
-Attends and interprets court hearings for the Legal Analyst
-Translates extracts of laws, court decisions, election authorities decisions, complaints, appeals into English
-Keeps records of complaints and appeals
-Prepares presentations for briefings, as requested
-Undertakes research as instructed
-Performs other duties as required

RequiredQualifications
-Completed secondary education. A degree in law, political science or related field with some knowledge of electoral law in the country is an asset
-Six years of relevant working experience. Experience in national election administration, international organizations or non-governmental organizations in the country is an asset
-Proven analytical and legal research skills
-Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and local languages are essential
-Translation/interpretation experience is an asset
-Good computer skills
-Tact, discretion and diplomacy
-Ability to work long hours and under pressure
-Ability and willingness to work as a member of a team
-Demonstrated ability to work with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity

Benefits

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