Position: Legal Advisor or Junior Legal Advisor 
Duty Station: Kathmandu 

Responsibilities:

The project is active in the sectors of public transport and electric mobility and is partnering with multiple stakeholders such as government authorities, official institutions, donors and development partners, private banks, PTOs, EV suppliers, the supplier of charging stations and an e-ticketing ecosystem and other stakeholders. Many of the project activities require expertise regarding national and international laws and regulations. The ability to use precise and correct language is needed for the preparation of documents such as tenders/TORs, contracts, reports, and guidelines. Additionally, the responsibilities of this position include managing and monitoring stakeholder activities to hold them accountable based on existing agreements with the project.

Therefore, the project intends to hire an expert to provide legal and qualitative input in the described fields. The expert should not only have specific technical legal knowledge in the mentioned areas but should also be able to think independently and creatively to develop the project beyond its core targets.

The position holder is responsible for:

• Support SET4NPL in independently drafting, reviewing, and following up on legal, regulatory, and policy documents
• Provide legal inputs for and review of the SET4NPL concept, support mechanisms, documents, and partners and their products (i.e., electric mini- and microbuses, charging infrastructure, e-ticketing, etc.)
• Support SET4NPL in finetuning, managing, following up, and monitoring financial products developed by SET4NPL
• Support in preparation and review of documents such as tenders/TORs, request for proposal, contracts, reports, and guidelines
• Support in monitoring the processes and fund disbursals of the project’s Handling Bank
• Support SET4NPL in liaising with the Government of Nepal and/or other stakeholders (together with the project liaison expert)
• Project management
• Responsible for providing inputs; developing, managing, and completing activities on time and on budget
• Coordinate, manage and support project activities and track and coordinate stakeholder activities to hold them accountable based on existing agreements with the project 
• Keep track of project deadlines and align activities accordingly
• Support and cooperate with the internal team, external consultants/contractors, and project stakeholders
• Support and advise on technical project-related topics for a continuous improvement of SET4NPL’s framework and support mechanisms
• Proactive research of legal implications of activities of the project e.g., data protection, technical and operational regulations for EVs, public transport, charging stations, etc.
• Other supporting work and tasks as required

Required qualifications and experience: 

Educational Qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree in law or other relevant fields. An international degree would be an advantage

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience working as a lawyer or legal professional in Nepal
• Minimum of 1 year of international experience would be an advantage, including study time abroad
• Knowledge about functioning of official institution specially the government sector in Nepal
• Good communication and networking skills; positive and pro-active team-player; out of the box thinker
• Proven ability to produce documents – in English – that meet above-average criteria in terms of structure, content and language. 

Language Proficiency: 

• Proficiency in Nepali equivalent to level C2
• Proficiency in English equivalent to level C2

Note: This position may be filled by Legal Advisor or Jr. Legal Advisor depending on suitability of applicant

Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. The organization reserves the right to cancel or postpone the whole recruitment process without providing any reasons whatsoever.