Position description
LEG is looking for a dynamic and highly qualified Deputy Director to provide leadership and strategic direction to the Directorate for Legal Affairs. As a key member of the Senior Management team of the Organisation, s/he will support the Legal Director in delivering strategic legal leadership for the Organisation, ensuring sound governance and alignment with the OECD legal framework, providing high level legal advice across multiple domains, and representing the Directorate and the OECD in key internal and external fora.
The breadth and the complexity of the policy issues for which LEG is responsible requires an experienced senior executive with an excellent understanding of legal, institutional and procedural issues, political processes and effective institutional settings. S/he thrives in a fast paced, multidisciplinary work environment, is an innovative strategic thinker with political sensitivity. S/he is a persuasive communicator with a proven ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders. The Directorate for Legal Affairs (LEG) provides legal advice and information on institutional and procedural aspects of the OECD’s activities, and coordinates discussions with candidate countries for OECD membership.
Job Description
Leadership
- Assist the Director with the planning, orientation, oversight and control of the Directorate’s activities and advice on issues of substance and management. Keep the Directorate at the forefront of the policy discussion and research in all the aspects of OECD legal framework;
- Support the advancement and delivery of strategic outcomes in the area of legal, institutional and procedural field through enhanced engagement and horizontal work including timely and high quality legal assistance across all relevant areas: public international law and interactions with member and non-member countries and other international organisations and entities, staff matters, financial and budgetary matters, procurement, grants, cooperation arrangements, privileges and immunities, personal data protection, intellectual property, and dispute settlement;
- Ensure the Directorate is at the forefront of international thinking and research on legal, institutional and procedural aspects, in line with current developments, and shaping the Organisation’s global contribution;
- Support the Office of the Secretary-Generalon the Organisation’s work in the area of law, institution and procedure.
Representation and Liaison
- Represent the Directorate and the Organisation at internal and external meetings, establishing close contacts and active collaboration with a wide range of colleagues, stakeholders and partners to achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency;
- Establish and maintain a network of relationships with other international organisations, national authorities, academia and research institutes;
- Actively contribute to the development, promotion and implementation of enhanced engagement with key partners and other non-member economies and “horizontal” (multidisciplinary) work;
- Replace the Director in his/her absence.
Management and Co-ordination
- Actively manage the Directorate’s human capital, through merit-based recruitment processes, professional development and performance management of its staff;
- Ensure optimal use of resources, skills and knowledge in support of the Directorate’s business needs;
- Build and lead a cohesive, multicultural and multidisciplinary team, promoting excellence, inclusion and diversity;
- Ensure effective co-ordination, collaboration and co-operation across the Organisation, including with the Office of the Secretary-General and policy directorates to support and contribute to flagship corporate initiatives and horizontal projects;
- Adhere to and promote the highest professional standards and the ethical principles of the OECD's Code of Conduct in all internal and external matters. Ensure a caring environment where managers promote, respect and support staff in developing their full potential.
Qualifications
Academic and Professional Background
- An advanced university degree in law.
- At least 10 years’ experience in:
- legal affairs at a progressively senior level in an international context, preferably within one or more international organisations;
- drafting and presenting complex legal advice, ideally across multiple areas of legal practice of relevance to the work of the OECD Legal Directorate, including public international law and the law of international organisations;
- Excellent knowledge of current national and international policy challenges of interest to OECD work;
- Proven record of conducting relations at senior level and within a political decision-making environment. Well-established contacts with key players and stakeholders in the relevant international communities;
- Experience of representation before dispute settlement bodies would be an asset.
Communication and Languages
- Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and knowledge of, or a willingness to learn, the other;
- Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
Core Competencies
- Staff in Executive Leadership are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring process at level 3: Vision and Strategy; Enable People; Ethics and Integrity; Collaboration and Horizontality; Achieve Results; Innovate and Embrace Change.
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