Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 01, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The present members of the Organization are: Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:
• Under the supervision of the Head of Policy, Legal and International Cooperation, the Policy and Legal Officer will carry out the following tasks:
• Conduct research, draft legal documents, interpret laws, rules and regulations, prepare legal opinions and briefs for management;
• Assist in the implementation of the policy and legal functions and activities in accordance with the Organization’s Protocols and other legal and policy texts;
• Assist in the provision of advice to the organs of the Organization and the Secretariat on administrative, contractual, and general legal matters and in respect of the depositary functions of the ARIPO-administered Protocols and Treaties;
• Provide legal support and technical advice in the drafting, implementation, review and amendment of organizational policies, contracts, Memoranda of Agreements (MoUs), protocols and other relevant instruments;
• Assist in ensuring organization-wide compliance with internal rules and applicable
• Assist in the review, for substantive accuracy and consistency of legal documents, position papers, speaking points, policy research and protocols;
• Assist in the management of outsourced legal services, issuance of instructions and briefings to external legal services providers;
• Assist in the provision of efficient and effective Secretariat services to the Governing bodies of ARIPO; and
• Perform any other duties and tasks as may be assigned or

Minimum qualifications and experience required:
• Bachelor of Laws Degree and five (5) years relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Law and three (3) years relevant

critical competencies required:
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and other relevant packages
• Very good communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills in English
• Excellent research, drafting and reporting skills
• Ability to work independently and under pressure whilst remaining adaptable and flexible
• Judgment, organizing, problem solving, analysis and decision-making skills
• Experience in a similar international Organization is desirable

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure

Appliations addressed to the Director General of ARIPO and saved as a single pdf file should be submitted by email only at vacancies@aripo.org 

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