Senior Legal Advisor to MoMP Minister

About Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP)

Job Summary

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum is seeking an Afghan national for the post of Senior Legal Adviser in the Office of the Minister. The Senior Legal Adviser will be responsible to the Minister of Mines and Petroleum and will work closely with other advisers and colleagues in the Ministry on a range of programmes and activities to address the challenges and opportunities for the sustainable development and governance of Afghanistan’s mineral and hydrocarbon resources and extractive industries in line with international best practice.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Develop an action plan on Legal Advisory based on job description.
2. Provide advice and support in all matters related to legal issues affecting the extractive industries in Afghanistan
3. Assist in the drafting and revision of laws and other technical documentation
4. Review documents for compliance with the law
5. Undertake assigned research relating to the extractive industry legal framework
6. Undertake collaborative work with other advisers and Ministry colleagues on a variety of projects
7. Performing any other tasks assigned by the minister on the basis of laws, regulations and objectives of organization.

Job Requirements

At least Bachelor or Master’s degree in law or related field.

At least 10 years of experience with Bachelor degree and 5 years of experience with Master degree in the public or private sector related to the field

Experience of project-based work

Ability to draft legal and other technical documentation

S/he should possess excellent writing, editing, and speaking skills in Dari, Pashto and English.

Priority will be given to candidates who demonstrate a high level of motivation and good communication, hardworking and interpersonal skills

S/he must be well versed in MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint and etc.

Research skills

English language skills

Time management skills

Good communication skills

Office administrative and computing skills

Flexibility and enthusiasm

Ability to participate in discussion and operate as part of a multinational team

Submission Guideline

Expressions of interest (including CV and three references in word file) should be sent to the email address below by no later than 12/June/ 2017 at 16:00 hrs. Reference MOMP/PSU/Senior Legal Advisor must be quoted on all correspondence and the Expression of interest.
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Project Support Unit (PSU)
Attention: Mr. Abdul Basheer “Hassam” (Projects HR Coordinator)
Development Projects HR Unit, Second floor, Laboratory Building, Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS), at Abdul Haq Square.
Cell phone: +93 (0) 795 62 63 20
only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Functional Area

Legal

Countries

Submission Email

recruitment.momp@gmail.com

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