Nazarbayev University

The Senior Lawyer performs the following duties and responsibilities:

1. represents the interests of the University in the courts of any instance by Power of Attorney;
2. develops, participates in the preparation and development of draft regulatory legal acts, the development of which is entrusted to the University or carried out with its participation, including in the development of draft legislative acts on the activities of the University;
3. interacts with central and local state bodies, other bodies and organizations on legal issues related to the activities of the University;
4. conducts legal expertise in accordance with the established procedure, approves documents in accordance with the established procedure (draft decisions, administrative documents, internal regulatory documents, contracts, outgoing documents, etc.), draft regulatory legal acts submitted to the Division from structural divisions, other documents of the University submitted to the Division for approval on behalf of the line  manager and/or University management;
5. analyzes materials for meetings of the Supreme Board of Trustees, the University Board of Trustees, the Managing Council, meetings with the participation of the University management in order to make proposals reflecting the protection of the interests of the University in accordance with the competence of the Division on the issues under consideration;
6. provides legal support for the work on interaction of the University with state bodies within the framework of their control and supervisory functions on issues related to the activities of the University;
7. develops documents (draft decisions, administrative documents, internal regulatory documents, contracts, outgoing documents, etc.) within the competence of the Division;
8. performs the duties (replaces) of the Director of the Division during his/her   temporary absence (up to one month) in accordance with the procedure established by labor legislation and internal regulatory documents of the University;
9. participates in discussions, make suggestions within the competence of the Division according to the Regulations on the Legal Department as part of working groups, commissions, in negotiations, meetings on the activities of the University;   
10. conducts work on identification, assessment, management, monitoring of risks within the supervised direction;
11. executes other tasks on  behalf of the Director of the Division and the University`s management;   
12. is responsible for ensuring the integrity of official documents, and prevention of the disclosure or leakage of confidential and business information, as well as information of restricted access in accordance with the legislation, Charter and internal regulatory documents of the University.

1. Higher-professional education, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction. Bachelor’s degree in Law.

2. Work experience for the candidates with Master's degree must be no less than 3 years in the specialty in areas corresponding to the functional areas of the specified position (preferably in international, foreign and/or national companies). In the absence of a master's degree, work experience minimum 5 years in the specialty in areas corresponding to the functional areas of the specified position (preferably in international, foreign and/or national companies).

3. Knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues related to the activities of the University.

4. Knowledge of Kazakh, Russian, English (good oral and writing skills) languages.

Skills:

- High level of PC (MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, electronic databases of legislation) and office equipment skills;

- skills in preparing and conducting presentations;

- analytical ability;

- critical thinking

- communication skills;

- teamwork;

- time management;

- ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities while focusing on details;

- responsibility;

- stress resistance.

Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.

Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values  to identify how they fit into  Nazarbayev University core values