UNDP Jobs - 65557- Provision of Individual Services of a Legal Consul

Provision of Individual Services of a Legal Consultant for the Institutional Strengthening to the Ministry of Environment Project

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

01-Jun-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Long term agreement until the end of December 2016, with a maximum of 75 man-days.

Languages Required :

Arabic English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Long term agreement until the end of December 2016, with a maximum of 75 man-days.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Institutional Strengthening to the Ministry of Environment (ISMoE) project was established in 2010 with the ultimate goal of setting-up an enabling environment for sustainable environmental development at the national level. The specific objectives of the Project are to:

Provide the needed support to the Ministry of Environment (MoE) to identify and assess technical needs at the national level for capacity development in environmental sustainability; and;
Assist in the planning and programming for sustainable environmental development.

By promoting the development of environmental action plans and strengthening technical units within key line ministries, the project outputs contributed directly to the outcome 5.1 of the UNDP Country Programme for 2010 – 2014 (and which was extended into 2015). It also contributed to achieving a portion of the UNDAF outcome 5 on improving accessibility and management of natural resources.

During the past six years since its initiation, the project has published a number of strategies, masterplans and studies diagnosing the various environmental issues and proposing way forward in the sector. The ISMoE project has also assisted the MoE in designing its work program and mobilizing resources for implementation, along with ahcieving a major breakthrough in the environmental legislation field.

To pursue ongoing activities, UNDP is seeking the services of a legal expert on a long-term output-based service consultancy.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Consultant shall perform all the services/work as necessary to fulfill the objectives of the consultancy contract.

More particularly, the Consultant will carry out the following tasks:

Provide expert opinion on legal matters, including administrative law, environmental law, international law, etc;
International literature review on legislation covering specific environmental sectors (such as environmental fiscal reforms, environmental assessment, environmental liability, waste, etc.) with particular focus on the European Union policies;
Conduct studies related to legal issues such as the rules and regulations covering specific sectors, jurisprudence related to specific cases, etc;
Review legislation prepared by the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Development Programme and provide recommendations prior to their official submittal;
Revise and comment on draft legislation proposed by other stakeholders such as ministries;
Assist in drafting laws, decrees and ministerial decisions, and related background documentation;
Support the formulation of environmental inspection and enforcement procedures, including consultation with stakeholders;
Advise on environmental compliance and enforcement from a legal perspective, including prosecution and suggest innovative approaches to strengthen compliance;
Participate to workshops and conferences related to environmental law issues, deliver presentations as needed and provide training or capacity building services as required to UNDP project personnel or Ministry staff on specific legal topics;
Assist the IS MoE project and/or UNDP in any other legal issue related to the sector.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrable analytical skills and report-writing skills;
Excellent, proven management and communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

Degree in law.

II. Years of experience:

Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience;
Knowledge of the Lebanese public sector;
Knowledge of UNDP is an asset;
Experience in the field of environmental policy is an asset.

III. Language Requirements:

Proficiency in Arabic, English and French.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete