Expert in Lebanese Law

Project title: Technical Assistance to the Administrative Simplification in Selected Ministries in Lebanon (Ministries of Social Affairs, Tourism, Public Health and Industry)

Brief description: The overall objective of this project is to contribute to public administration reform in the Republic of Lebanon through improving quality and accessibility of public services.

The project purpose is to improve the responsiveness of the administration to the demands of the general public and business community by Simplifying/Re-engineering Administrative Procedures and business processes making maximum use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in four ministries: Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Industry. Simplified/Re-engineered Administrative Procedures will allow the administration to operate in a transparent, efficient, cost effective, and timely manner and reduce administrative burdens on citizens and businesses.

Expected results:
 Legislation and corresponding Regulatory Processes and Administrative Procedures are reviewed and diagnosed in view of their simplification, ease of control, and predictable outcomes;
 Recommendations in terms of legislation, decisions to be taken, and re-engineering of ICT processes to simplify/re-engineer regulatory processes and administrative procedures are produced;
 Strategy and action plan are developed to streamline and simplify/re-engineer the existing business procedures, promoting the use of ICT;
 Methodology, guidelines, manuals, templates and toolkits for business process re-engineering are developed;
 Action plan is implemented.

Commencement date of the project: July 2014

Duration of the assignment: min 220 work days over 24 months

Requirements:
Qualifications and skills
- University degree law or equivalent university degree
- Knowledge of legal issues and good drafting skills
- Knowledge in writing executive and board level quality reports, work plans and presentations
- Conversant with usual computer office software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic are essential
- Knowledge of French Language is an asset

General professional experience:
- Minimum of 15 years post graduate experience
- At least 7 years of professional experience in the Legal context of Lebanon
- Experience of working in third countries, ideally under MEDA/ENPI would be an asset

Specific professional experience:
- At least 7 years’ experience in civil law and commercial law
- At least 5 years’ experience in the Lebanese legal framework specifically reviewing and drafting legislation and decrees
- Development of legislative recommendations for the streamlining of Administrative Procedures
- At least 3 years’ experience in the assessment of business related regulations and legal documents
- At least 3 years’ experience in drafting laws, legal decrees, and amendments
- Knowledge of the public and private sector Legal and regulatory frameworks
- At least 3 years’ experience in the analysis of legal frameworks

Deadline for applications: 20.04.2014