Legal Framework Review Consultant (Short-term) at Chemonics International

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Framework Review Consultant (Short-term)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Temporary
Duration of Assignment: 20 days between June and July 2024

Responsibilities

• To conduct a gap analysis of the Lagos State draft legal framework of 2017
• To align the provisions of the Lagos State WASH legal framework (EMP 2017) with the current (2022/2023) WASH policy.
• To ensure the sector’s legal framework meets international best practices with respect to autonomous regulators, incentivised private sector participation, and an effective, structured and efficient institutional framework.
• Conduct gap analysis of the Lagos State draft legal framework of 2017.
• Update the Lagos State WASH legal framework (EMP 2017) and ensure consistency in use of terminologies and reform concepts in the legal framework.
• Facilitate the alignment of the Lagos State legal framework (EMP 2017) to be consistent with the presently approved WASH policy.
• Ensure the Legal Framework addresses the issues of unbundling of LWC, sectoral regulatory conflicts, and private sector participation.
• Examine the framework for its suitability to meet contextual short-term, mid-term, and long-term challenges.
• Examine the amenability of the framework to international best practices.
• Ensure provision for corporate governance structure that provides risk management and effective oversight functions.
• Introduce provisions for building private partnerships and private sector participation to accelerate urban water and sanitation service delivery, and WASH provision for the urban poor.
• Identify any further gaps and provide solutions to address the loopholes.
• Propose roll-out plan and a strategy to implement same.
• Present findings of analysis with LUWASH and key decision sector stakeholders of Lagos State

Expected Deliverables:

• An Inception report detailing methodology and tools including a well-defined work plan and resources requirements.
• Findings of the gap analysis of Lagos State WASH legal framework (EMP 2017)
• Consolidated report of analyzed draft WASH legal framework for comments by key MDAs/ stakeholders (Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, LWC, LAWARCO, and LSWMO etc.).
• Final draft Lagos State WASH Bill/an amended EMP version 2024.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree (LLB) or Masters degree (LLM) in Law, or related field
• 10 years of working experience in legislative and public policy drafting – experience related to water and sanitation preferred
• Demonstrated experience in developing/amending public sector institutional legal framework within local contexts to conform with international best practice and standards. WASH related experience preferred.
• Experience in corporatizing public owned enterprises.
• Experience as a Water Snitation and Hygiene (WASH) corporate/ business-oriented practitioner.
• Experience in Public, Private, Partnership initiatives.
• Experience in gender and inclusion and its related activities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Packages.
• Expert in written and spoken English Language.

Application Closing Date
3rd May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover leeter to: [email protected]Using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note: 

• All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
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