Core Competencies:

• Achieve Results:  LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively:  LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously:  LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility:  LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination:  LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident 
• Engage and Partner:  LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion:  LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

Technical competencies – Legal Advocacy and Presentation Skills

• The proficiency in articulating and delivering legal analyses with both persuasive and objective clarity, tailored to diverse audiences including governments, administrative tribunals, arbitrators, executive management, donors, and other stakeholders. This competence involves the ability to develop and present coherent arguments, anticipate and counter opposing views, engage effectively and dynamically on legal matters, and respond strategically and adaptively to emerging facts or questions during discussions or presentations.

Technical competencies – Legal Research

• The ability to identify and retrieve information to support legal positions and business decision-making from all relevant sources.
• In the context of UNDP, this competence encompasses, among other things, the proactive search for information in anticipation of the various perspectives that a given issue may present.

Technical competencies – Negotiation/Customer relationship management 

• The ability to lead efforts to work with others to close or settle a deal. These are often soft skills and include abilities such as communication, persuasion, planning, strategizing and cooperation.
• In the UNDP context, this skill involves working closely with the customer to understand the parameters of an acceptable solution, helping business units resolve commercial disputes, and working with staff members or their legal representatives to resolve a grievance, claim or problem.
• Negotiation often involves working with colleagues of differing opinions to arrive at an acceptable business solution.
• The ability to interact with different levels of management and between different agencies and offices to obtain information, develop legal approaches and solve problems, this skill includes liaising with counterparts and determining the best sequence in which to deal with a problem, where information, may be distributed between different independent UN agencies.

Technical competencies – Professionalism

• Knowledge of different aspects of humanitarian response, public information and communication. Ability to address a range of issues in the context of political developments, public attitudes and local conditions. Ability to conceptualize, design and implement major information campaigns. Ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources. Ability to diplomatically handle sensitive situations with target audiences and cultivate productive relationships. Ability to produce a variety of written communications products in a clear, concise style. Ability to deliver oral presentations to various audiences. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Technical competencies – Communication

• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Technical competencies – Planning & Organizing

• Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently

Technical competencies – Technological Awareness

Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

• Master’s Degree preferably in Political or Social Science, Law, international studies, Public Administration, or other relevant science is required.
• Bachelor’s degree with two additional qualifying years in above fields may be accepted in lieu of the Masters.

• Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management or other related area.
• Experience with administrative issues (petty cash, payments, bookings) and logistics is desirable.
• Experience in humanitarian operations in eastern Chad or Sudan is desirable.
• Humanitarian experience in the field (actual setting where a mission and/or project is being implemented) in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is desirable.
• Experience in a humanitarian context in the UN Common System or other comparable international organization is desirable.
• Excellent writing skills, and Microsoft Office (power point, MS teams, word, excel), SharePoint and/or other online sharing, are required.