Legal Review Expert (Consultancy) at RTI International

The overall objective of E-WASH is to assist the Government of Nigeria to expand and improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial and technical viability of select State Water Boards (SWBs) in Nigeria.  The E-WASH activity will concentrate on solidifying state, municipal, and utility level governance gains, manifested in improved water supply services, and an improved ability to regulate, manage, and expand sanitation services.

 The Effective Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (E-WASH) project seeks to recruit a corporate lawyer to undertake a desk review of the draft State based water and sanitation bills for Abia, Imo, Niger, Sokoto and Taraba States to ensure the bills are well framed, articulated, polished and meet international best practice standards.

LEGAL REVIEW EXPERT

The Assignment

• Review the draft legislation and advise if they meet the corporatization approach in Nigeria.
• Identify any further gaps and provide solutions to address the loopholes.
• Ensure the bill meets the minimum requirements for the establishment of corporations -owned by Government but operating as if they are private companies.
• Minimize any ambiguity to allow for ease of understanding of the instrument by stakeholders and general public.

Objectives of the Assignment
The specific objectives of this assignment include the following:

• Readjust the structural alignment of the five States draft water bills to meet contextual standards,
• Ensure that the draft bills represent normal corporatization approaches in Nigeria,
• that the bill is in line with good corporate governance,
• Ensure the legal instrument is well articulated and polished to meet international best practices in line with the overall goal of E-WASH and
• Minimize any ambiguity particularly on salient issues on the sector reforms in the five States (i.e. Abia, Imo, Niger, Sokoto and Taraba).

Deliverables

A report for the state utility reviewed comprising:

Final Copies of refined draft water bills for the five States
Consolidated report of refining process of the draft water bills with sections for different States context.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualification:

The Consultant should have at least Masters (M.Sc). in Law, Political Science or Public Policy or related field with 10 years’ experience of drafting legislation for public or private enterprises, or B.Sc. in same education backgrounds with 15 years’ similar experience

Experience:

• Knowledge and experience in corporatizing state owned enterprises
• Experience in privatizing former public owned enterprises
• Experience as a corporate lawyer
• Familiarity with good corporate governance guidelines and drafting of Board of Directors Charters
• Experience in editing of legal framework to conform with international best practice and standards

 Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to use current MS office computer package
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English language

Remuneration

We offer a highly competitive remuneration.

Application Closing Date
10th October 2019

Consultancy proposed commencement Date
14th October 2019

Duration
About 2 weeks