Legal Affairs Consultant, Geneva

Legal Affairs Consultant, Geneva

Organization: UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Country: Switzerland City: Geneva Office: UNCTAD Geneva

Result of Service: The consultant will enable UNCTAD to deliver key outputs of the Investment Policies Branch for the beneficiary countries, particularly the implementation of the project “Improved investment policymaking to foster an inclusive, responsible and sustainable digital economy in Africa”.

Work Location: Home based

Expected duration: 09/11/26 to 31/12/26

Duties and Responsibilities: The consultant will undertake research and analysis of investment and investment-related legal frameworks in the context of the digital economy. This will enable the consultant to contribute to the elaboration of assessment reports and in the preparation of training workshops in the context of the project Improved investment policymaking to foster an inclusive, responsible and sustainable digital economy in Africa. Under the supervision of the Project Officer and in collaboration with the IPR Section, the incumbent will carry out the following functions:

Research, analyse and write of assessment reports for beneficiary countries of the project:

• Participate in the finalization of assessment reports for Mauritania and Sierra Leone, notably by incorporating inputs and comments from colleagues, national counterparts and development partners.
• Research and analyze investment in the digital economy strategies, policies and legal frameworks for the preparation of assessment reports for other beneficiary countries of the project.

Contribute to the preparation of validation and training workshops based on the assessment reports:

• Based on the findings of the assessment reports conducted, prepare presentations for the validation workshop in Mauritania to discuss analysis and recommendations to improve investment policymaking to foster an inclusive, responsible and sustainable digital economy in Africa.