# Legal Officer (Head, Contract Law Division, Manila Unit)

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Manila, Philippines (the)
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

IOM is seeking a Legal Officer to head the Contract Law Division's Manila Unit. The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day work of the unit, provide legal advice on contracts, and manage a team of legal officers.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Oversee and supervise the day-to-day work of the LEGCR Manila Unit

- Review and approve various types of contracts and agreements

- Revise and update IOM contract templates

- Provide timely and pertinent legal advice on contract-related disputes

- Conduct trainings on concluding contracts and agreements for IOM staff

- Participate in negotiating legal terms of contracts and agreements

- Work on in-house legal issues concerning contractual matters

- Follow up on meetings and international conferences relevant to the Office of Legal Affairs

- Represent LEGCR in internal meetings and assist the Division Head

**Requirements:**

- Master's degree in Law with five years of relevant professional experience; or University degree in Law with seven years of relevant professional experience

- At least two years of practicing contract law in the Legal Department of an international organization or private sector entity, or law firm

- Demonstrated experience with contractual negotiation and disputes

- Experience managing the work of a team is an advantage

- Fluency in English is required; working knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage

## Skills

### Required
- contract law
- legal advice
- team management
- negotiation
- dispute resolution

### Nice to have
- Spanish
- French

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