This position is located within the International Trade Law Division (ITLD), Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), which serves as a substantive Secretariat to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and is based in Vienna, Austria. The incumbent reports to the Director of ITLD. For more information, please visit https://uncitral.un.org/ .

Within delegated authority, the incumbent is heading the Legislative unit which provides substantive secretariat services to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and its subsidiary bodies. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: • Provide expert advice and support to the Director in the formulation of policies, priorities and strategies for submission to UNCITRAL and advise the Commission as regards work it should undertake as the core legal body in the field of international trade law. • Manage the implementation of the decisions of UNCITRAL and the General Assembly by: (a) managing the work programme of the Legislative Unit; supervising the staff of the Division supporting the legislative activity of the Commission; overseeing the activities undertaken by secretaries of working groups; ensuring the quality of programmed activities and submitted and ensuring that they are produced in a timely fashion; supervising and participating in research and studies needed to prepare for the legislative programme of the Commission and its working groups at a high level of quality; and (b) acting as secretary of subsidiary organs of the Commission (working group or committee of a diplomatic conference) as and when required. • Coordinate the support of the Legislative Unit to the technical assistance programme and the programme of coordination of the work of international organizations active in the field of international trade law, and regularly interact with the Head of the Technical Assistance unit for the purpose of sharing staff and other resources to implement the legislative programme, the technical assistance programme of the Commission and of the Secretariat, as well as the coordination of the work of international organizations to avoid lacunae, inconsistencies or duplication in the work of other rule-formulating organizations. • Represent the Division as appropriate at meetings of intergovernmental bodies within and outside the United Nations. • In close coordination with the Director, consult with Permanent Missions, Government entities, other international organizations, the private sector and other interested parties on matters relating to UNCITRAL, the development of its future work programme and the interpretation and use of UNCITRAL texts. • Assist the Director with the establishment of general guidelines to meet the objectives of the Division, with the review of the work of the Division to ensure conformity with these general guidelines, and with the supervision of the administration of the Division's activities including matters of personnel, results-based budgeting, staff travel and programme planning as assigned. • Lead team members efforts to collect and analyse data and provide insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensure that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need. • Perform other work-related duties as assigned.