SENIOR ASSOCIATE / LEGAL ADVISER AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) MANAGER (MP-II)

The Senior Associate / Legal Adviser and PPP Manager will provide expert legal advice and manage public-private partnership initiatives for the Trade Facilitation Board Secretariat, on a contract basis.

• Advise on legal and regulatory matters relating to trade, customs, transport, and logistics.
• Manage and advise on public-private partnerships (PPP) and public-private dialogue.
• Contribute to cross-border trade facilitation and supply chain management.
• Draft legal documents and conduct analytical reviews.
• Engage in negotiation and consensus-building with various stakeholders.
• Ensure integrity, confidentiality, and impartiality in all legal dealings.

Applicants for Senior Associate / Legal Adviser and PPP Manager must possess a Ph.D or Master's degree in Law with relevant professional experience in legal and PPP matters.

• Education:
  • Ph.D in Law.
  • OR Master's degree in Law (LLM).
• Experience:
  • At least five (05) years' professional experience in the relevant field for Ph.D holders.
  • At least seven (07) years' professional experience in the relevant field for Master's degree (LLM) holders.
  • Experience in legal or regulatory matters relating to trade, customs, transport, logistics or allied fields.
  • At least three (03) years in managing or advising on public-private partnerships or public-private dialogue in cross-border trade facilitation and/or supply chain management.
• Desirable: Enrolment as an advocate.
• Training: Professional training in trade facilitation, customs, WTO agreements, PPP, contract negotiation or supply chain management is desirable.
• Core Competencies: Strong legal drafting and analytical ability; negotiation and consensus-building; partnership and stakeholder management; strategic thinking and sound judgment; project and results-based management; digital literacy; excellent written and spoken communication; integrity, confidentiality and impartiality.