Legal Consultant
Publish Date
Closing Date
Location
Kabul
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Position Title: Legal Consultant
Ministry/Entity: Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Location: Remote, Home-based
Section: Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) Tier 1 Project
Base/Duration: Contract-Based (12 Months)-Extendable
Reporting To: Project Manager and Task Force Office
Objective: Supporting international legal counselling services to MoIC on legislative compliance with WTO/international practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide advice on a range of legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other legal documents
- Review and/or draft contracts
- Provide legal advice for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) on fulfilling Afghanistan’s commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Draw up formalities regarding the settlement of commercial disputes and monitor the implementation of legal clauses
- Draft and/or review trade-related policies and procedures
- Provide legal assistance to MoIC in negotiations, meditations and alternative dispute resolution at international/national forums as and when required basis
- Provide legal opinion as and when required on all legal matters of MoIC pertaining to trade-related laws of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and international practices
- Provide legal assistance to MoIC concerning Afghanistan’s accession to international conventions
- Any other legal issues related to MoIC’s trade commitments to WTO
Education, Experience & Skills
Education
- Holding LLM degree or Juris Doctor (JD) from national and international institutions. International institutions would be preferred.
Experience
- Minimum four years of experience post advanced degree reviewing, drafting and providing legal guidance in a similar context
Skills
- Proven ability to work effectively in complex and cross-cultural teams/ environment;
- Familiarity with the legal system of Afghanistan and international practices in trade area
- Excellent communication skills in Pashto and Dari.
- Must be proficient (speaking and written) in English
- Ability to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders, including with AfT team, MoIC departments, external government bodies, the private sector, and international stakeholders
- Ability to use common computer software, including email, MS Office, and develop databases in excel
- Ability to take initiative to reach objectives
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Submission Guideline
Qualified candidates may submit their application including a letter of interest, complete Curriculum Vitae via email to eif.moic@gmail.com and cc Coordination.ad@moci.gov.af before 27/02/2021.
Kindly indicate position title (Legal Consultant) in the subject line when applying.
Submission Emails:
Deadline: 27/02/2021