Legal Consultant

Job Summary

The Legal Consultant will provide legal expertise and advisory support to the NEBE Management Board by contributing to post-election lessons learnt initiatives, conducting legal framework analysis, developing legal reform proposals, drafting legal documents, representing NEBE in legal and administrative matters, and supporting post-election capacity-building activities.

Key Responsibilities

Lessons Learnt and Legal Reform

• Serve as an active member of the core team responsible for the post-election lessons learnt exercise.
• Facilitate data collection and perform comprehensive data analysis specifically for the thematic area of the legal framework within the lessons learnt process.
• Lead the study and development of legal reform proposals based on findings from the post-election review.

Legal Drafting and Advisory Services

• Carry out legal drafting of directives, procedures, or amendments as requested by the NEBE Management Board and the Secretariat.
• Provide ongoing legal advisory services, including the preparation of legal memos, briefs, and internal opinions for the Board.
• Respond to requests for the translation and review of critical documents, including directives, operational procedures, research findings, and official communications in English and Amharic.

Representation and Facilitation

• Represent NEBE in legal and administrative matters involving external service providers.
• Serve as a lead facilitator in post-election conferences, workshops, and study visits, ensuring legal perspectives are clearly communicated to stakeholders.

Continued Training Support

• Provide technical legal support for training modules and facilitate sessions related to post-election reforms.

Expected Deliverables

• Detailed data analysis reports and thematic papers on the electoral legal framework as part of the lessons learnt exercise.
• Finalized drafts of legal reform proposals and recommendations for the Board.
• High-quality legal documents, memos, and directives produced upon request from the Board or Secretariat.
• Minutes or reports documenting outcomes of engagements with service providers on behalf of NEBE.
• Success reports and facilitation summaries from post-election conferences and workshops.

Education

• Degree in Law; advanced degrees are an asset.

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in legal drafting, policy analysis, and training development, particularly in electoral law.
• Demonstrated expertise in electoral systems, international standards, and legal reform processes.
• Proven experience in high-level stakeholder engagement and administrative representation.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills.

Language Requirements

• Fluent in English and Amharic (written and spoken) with specific contextual understanding of electoral and legal terminology.

Skills Required:

• Legal / Law