UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Legal & Policy Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
This role involves supporting legal and policy analysis for the implementation of employment generation interventions of the Flagship initiative.
- Development of a detailed workplan, methodology, timeline, and a draft annotated outline for the consolidated legal and policy report.
- Conduct legal analysis to identify legal and regulatory enablers, accelerators, hindrances, gaps, and implementation constraints affecting women’s employment.
- Review and refine UN Women’s national country chapter solutions, assessing feasibility, scalability, and alignment with labour market conditions, institutional capacity, and SWEI objectives.
- Deliver a final consolidated comparative legal and policy report and a concise technical policy brief.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, with a focus on economic and labor law or financial, fiscal and tax law and/or any related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in legal and policy analysis including data collection, qualitative data analysis, and report writing.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required; knowledge of French is required.
Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in laws, regulations, and policy frameworks relevant to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and labour standards in the Arab region.
- Strong knowledge of green, care, and STEM economy and the linkages to labour market outcomes.
- Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
- Strong analytical and writing skills.
- Excellent time management and ability to produce deliverables within agreed deadlines.
Benefits
- This is a home-based consultancy with expected travel.
Company Description
UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Job Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, with a focus on economic and labor law or financial, fiscal and tax law and/or any related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in legal and policy analysis including data collection, qualitative data analysis, and report writing.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required; knowledge of French is required.
- Demonstrated expertise in laws, regulations, and policy frameworks relevant to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and labour standards in the Arab region.
- Strong knowledge of green, care, and STEM economy and the linkages to labour market outcomes.
- Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
- Strong analytical and writing skills.
- Excellent time management and ability to produce deliverables within agreed deadlines.
Benefits
- This is a home-based consultancy with expected travel.
