1. Purpose:
This is a senior position within the Pan African University's Management structure. Reporting to the Rector, the holder of this position will serve to provide legal counsel for the university management and its programs and activities, as well as oversee student issues
2. Post:
Job Title: SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER
Grade: P3
Department: Human Resources, Science and Technology
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
3. Major duties and responsibilities:
- Provide necessary legal advisory services to the PAU
- Develop a mechanism for anticipating and responding to student issues
- Ensure that programs and services are responsive to the dynamic to the diverse needs of the student community including guidance and counseling, residential life and housing, sports and recreation, health services, student organization
- Draft or assist in the drafting of legal texts and memoranda ensure that the interests of the PAU protected and ideals of the AU are not compromised;
- Provide advice on all issues relating to privileges and immunities of the PAU, as well as experts on mission for the Union;
- Provide legal advice to all the policy Organs of the PAU and AU on the interpretation of legal texts relating to administrative and institutional matters;
- Draft and/or assist in the drafting of administrative contracts and agreements such as contracts of engagement of personnel, consultants and contracts awarded for the procurement of goods or services;
- Prepare contracts to which the PAU may be a party and offer advice on issues and disputes that may arise from their application;
- Participate in meetings of a legal nature on behalf of the PAU Advise on Legal Issues relating to conflict prevention, management and resolution;
- Perform any other functions as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
4. QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Candidates must have a minimum of Master's Degree in Law. A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in legal practice or related area is required, at least one of which should be in an international setting Familiarity with the AU and the PAU will be an added advantage
5. OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS:
- Knowledge of legal policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in an organizational setting
- Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, recommendations in individual and team settings make conclusions and
- Conscientiousness and efficiency in meeting commitments, observes deadlines and achieves results
- Taking responsibility for incorporating gender participation of women and men in all areas of work perspectives and equal
- Excellent interpersonal and team building skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment,
- Excellent communication and report writing skills
6. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages. Knowledge of one or several other working languages would be an added advantage.
7. TENURE OF APPOINTMENT: The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of One (1) years, of which the first six months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a annually subject to satisfactory performance and fund availability.
8. REMUNERATION: The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of US$ 83,070.00 inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$ 71,466.41 inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff Applications must be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org not later than 15th December 2013.
Directorate of Administration and Human Resource Management African Union Commission Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
