Legal Jobs at Clinton Health Access Initiative among others

JOB DETAILS:

Objective of the Work
• By partnering with the private sector, the Ministry of Health (MOH)-Ethiopia aims to achieve the following objectives:
• Reduce cost of services resultant from economies of scale by centralizing delivery of diagnostic (laboratory, pathology and imaging) services.
• Minimize service interruptions by creating parallel or backup systems.
• Leverage private sector financing, thereby reducing dependency on government spending
• Reduce Out of Pocket (OOP) spending due to referral to private facilities and limit catastrophic health expenditure.
• Leverage technical expertise of the private sector and bring in needed skills for quality care of diagnostic (laboratory, pathology and imaging) services.
• Contribute to goal of providing universal health coverage to citizens.
• Duties and Responsibilities
• Under the supervision of PPP program manager and in coordination with , the legal consultant will be providing assistance to the PPP-DG/MOF, on the following:
• Legal Consultants Expected Outputs and Deliverables
• Review a legal due diligence report applicable to IDSC Project and identify key legal issues that need to be addressed from the Project perspective.
• Review draft tender documents, including RFP, and ensure compliance with Ethiopian law.
• Review the draft project documents, including the PPP Agreement and other ancillary agreements and ensure compliance with relevant Ethiopian laws.
• Support the PPP-DG providing responses to bidders on all questions and requests for clarification, participating and address questions in consultation with bidders.
• Identify and advice on legal and regulatory issues that may affect the procurement and overall implementation of the IDSC Project
• Advise on legal issues associated with the bidding process and legal issues that may arise in evaluation of qualified bidders, selection of the winning bidder and Commercial close.
• Support PPP-DG & MoH in negotiations (if any) with the winning bidder(s) and in the finalization and execution of the Project documents.
• Support CHAI on any other duties and responsibilities specifically related to legal requirements of IDSC project, assigned by his/her immediate supervisor.
• Institutional Arrangement/Reporting Relationships: The consultant shall work closely with CHAI, African Health Diagnostic Project team member and the project manager.
• Logistics and Institutional Support: CHAI will arrange (if required an office space, shared room chair, table, access to internet at office) to the consultant.
• Duration of the Work : The duration of the work is six months (180 days) beginning 1st November 2022 and may be extended as needed.
• Prepare and submit an exit report of the consulting services rendered under this assignment to CHAI-

Skills and Attributes
• Advanced knowledge of Ethiopian public, investment, business and commercial law, prior experience in conducting legal due diligence for Public Private Partnership projects;
• Direct work experience on ‘Transaction Advisory’ role for PPP projects and familiarity with private sector engagement in PPP projects;
• Having experience of drafting or reviewing PPP agreements.
• Strong professional link with global legal consultants experienced in PPP transactions;
• Detailed-oriented ability to work at a fast pace and meet deadlines;
• Strong writing skills with ability to synthesise and articulate information;
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and work both independently and collaboratively;
• Ability to function and communicate professionally and effectively;
• Language: The consultant must have an excellent knowledge of English, including ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and interactions. Capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders (civil society, government authorities, local communities, project staff)
• Practical experience in complaint management, strategic planned of procurement for public organizations.
• Extensive experience in Ethiopian data set and the Ethiopian context; Experience in formulating development strategies and policies.
• Computer skills; full command of Microsoft applications (Microsoft word, excel and power-point) and common internet applications will be required.