Legal Advisor
The National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) Somalia program is
seeking a Legal Advisor to be a seconded consultant to the Office of the
Speaker of the National Federal Parliament of Somalia, the House of the People
(HoP).
TOR:
- Respond
to requests from the Speaker to review and provide advice regarding
legislation, rules, and, regulations introduced/and or issued by the
executive branch of government Serve as a liaison for the Speaker with the
executive branch on technical aspects of legislation before the HoP.
- Advise
the Speaker and the House Affairs Committee regarding laws passed by the
HoP to ensure they are consistent with the Provisional Constitution as
well as international treaties and conventions to which the government of
Somalia is a signatory.
- Advise
the Speaker and the House Affairs Committee regarding that the HoP is
acting in compliance with the Provisional Constitution and its internal
Rules of Procedure and provide advice on the use of the HoP’s Rules of
Procedure.
- At
the request of the Speaker, liaise with representatives of the Federal
Member States of Somalia, civil society representatives, representatives
from international organizations, and other interested parties on the
technical aspects of legislation being or to be considered by the HoP.
- Assist
parliamentary committees and other MPs in drafting legislation or scrutiny
of draft laws and formulation of amendments and track issues that arise
during the course of the assignment that may require legislative action.
- Write
memorandums, briefing documents, and reports related to the above duties
and responsibilities and provide briefings to the Speaker and other
parliamentary members.
- Assist
NDI team in tracking the progress of the HoP towards benchmarks for
democratic legislatures and submission of weekly report on the work done
to NDI.
Qualifications:
- Law
degree; in addition, Master in Law (LL.M.) in comparative law or
constitutional law preferred.
- Minimum
ten (10) years of relevant work experience with legislative bodies as an
employee or consultant.
- Experience
with drafting and reviewing legislation related to constitutional
implementation.
- Experience
with constitutional design issues including issues related to federalism.
- Experience
in post-conflict settings highly preferred.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills required.
- Fluency
in English required, fluency in Somali strongly preferred.
Kindly submit your application online to kssadmin@ndi.org no
later than Tuesday, March 19 2013.The position is to be filled
immediately. No phone calls please.