Chemicals Legal Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• Specifically, the consultant is expected to:
• conduct extensive legal research and analysis on regulatory measures to assist countries to transition towards effective, safe and sustainable chemicals and waste management systems.
• draft legal opinions/advice, as well as background papers, studies, briefs, reports, legislative texts, and correspondence on a range of environmental law matters, with a focus on chemicals- and waste-related legal issues.
• provide expert support to the international environmental law seminars, conferences, or other fora, including the preparation of background materials, summaries of issues and views of delegations, meeting outcome reports, etc.
• provide substantive guidance to the delivery/implementation of the GFC with a focus on strategic objective 

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in environmental law, international law, human rights or a related field. A first-level university degree in law in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of working experience in law, including legal analysis, research and writing, with at least five (5) years of experience with a focus on legislation relating to chemicals and waste is required.
• Prior experience working on international and/or national environmental law relating to chemicals and waste issues is required. Prior experience working with the UN or similar international organizations is required.
• Excellent writing and communications skills; Clear and concise communication are desirable.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, in particular in legal analysis, and expertise in independent research and review is desirable.