Legal Adviser / Director

Legal Adviser / Director at UNESCO

Grade: D-2

Location: Paris, France

Application deadline: 25 June 2026

Specifically, the incumbent will:

• Provide legal advice on all legal issues arising from the Organization’s activities
• Advise the Secretariat on legal issues pertaining to the regulatory, statutory and standard‑setting activities of the Organization
• Provide legal advice, at their request, to the General Conference and the Executive Board of UNESCO
• Advise on the elaboration, adoption and revision of international standard‑setting instruments, and on the implementation of the procedures for the application of these instruments
• Advise on the application, interpretation and amendment of the Constitution and other statutory and legislative texts of the Organization