Junior Legal Consultant Projects Team Tender - 8115171

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Country: Cote d'Ivoire

Summary: Junior Legal Consultant Projects Team

Deadline: 30 Sep 2016

Posting Date: 12 Sep 2016

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 8115171

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Competition: ICB

Financier: African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79100000 - Legal services

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Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Junior Legal Consultant Projects Team.
The African Legal Support Facility ("ALSF" or the "Facility") will require the services of a

junior legal consultant (the Consultant) to assist in the operations of the Facility.

In accordance with its vision of achieving sustainable legal capacity in Africa, the ALSF

mission is to provide legal advice services and capacity building to African countries on creditor

litigation matters, complex commercial transactions and related sovereign contracts. The

Facility is currently recruiting legal consultants to assist in providing legal advice to African

countries relating to commercial creditor litigation, contract negotiations, and capacity building.

The suitable qualified consultant shall assist the Director and the Chief Legal Counsel in i) legal

analysis and advisory work and ii) project supervision and management.

2. Objectives and Tasks of the Assignment

(i) Assess country requests for legal assistance and prepare project concept notes and

reports to the Director and Management Board of the Facility regarding requests;

(ii) Draft briefs regarding legal due diligence required to carry out proposed operations;

(iii) Assist in recruiting and managing external legal counsel, including negotiating fee

arrangements;

(iv) Prepare financial proposals for proposed legal engagements and manage the project

from request through implementation;

(v) Regularly liaise and interact with senior government officials to discuss legal

interventions;

(vi) Contribute to compilation of precedents in creditor litigation and best practices in

negotiating complex commercial transactions;

(vii) Liaise with partners, co-financiers and facilitate cooperation with other development

partners;

(viii) Draft policy documents on operational matters relating to the Facility;

(ix) Ensuring that, if required, documents presented to the Management Board and

Governing Council are accurately translated into the official languages of the

Facility in a timely fashion;

(x) Perform such other assignments as may be required from time to time by the

Supervisor and Director of the Facility.

3. Administration/reporting

The consultant will report to the Chief Legal Counsel who will adequately brief and guide the

consultant.

4. Duration of the assignment

The assignment will last for six (6) months, starting in October 2016 and ending in April 2017.

The consultant will be based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

5. Qualifications and Experience Required

a. A Minimum of a Master’s degree or its university equivalent in Law plus admission to

the Bar of a member of the African Development Bank.

b. Relevant Skills and Experience: Between two (2) and five (5) year of relevant work

experience including experience in at least one of the following areas:

i. International arbitration or litigation case management;

ii. Project Finance contract negotiation and drafting with an emphasis on

Public Private partnerships;

iii. Gas production sharing agreement negotiation and drafting; OR

iv. Mineral development agreement negotiation and drafting.

c. Demonstrated effective coordination skills and an ability to work under pressure in a

multicultural environment to complete multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

d. Excellent written and oral skills in English or French with a working knowledge of the

other language.

e. Must be a citizen of a member country of the African Development Bank. Preference

will be given to candidates from Regional Member Countries of the African

Development Bank.

f. In addition to the foregoing, the consultant should possess:

i. High level of integrity, moral values, discretion and confidentiality;

ii. Willingness to undertake extensive travel (up to 30% of time); and

iii. Competence in the use of standard IT software (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint).

g. The Consultant should be under 32 years of age.

6. Remuneration

The consultant shall be paid a total monthly lump sum, comprising fee, subsistence or other

incidentals, for the duration of the assignment, which is commensurate with the number of years

of work experience. The ALSF will cover travel and field mission costs (if any) as per African

Development Bank rules in this regard.

Documents

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