Ministry of Environment and Energy

Republic of Maldives

Accelerating Sustainable Private Investment in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Project

SCF Grant NO.: TF017182

Reference No.: (IUL) 438/438/2017/187   

Date.: August 30, 2017

Request for Expressions of Interest

Legal Officer

The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received grant fundsunder the multi-donor Strategic Climate Fund, administered by the World Bank, towards the cost of Accelerating Sustainable Private Investment in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract for the services of a Legal Officer for the Project Management Unit (PMU), established within the MEE.

The key objective of this assignment is to provide legal support to the Ministry, in particular for the ASPIRE project by overseeing the legal aspects with regard to the implementation of the ASPIRE project as a whole, and its sub projects to be developed and implemented under the project.

Key qualifications of the individuals who apply for the position are:

-        Minimum Undergraduate Degree in Law;

Training in field will be an added advantage.

-        Minimum 8 years of experience working in a related position;

-        Experience in both the government and commercial sector is preferred;

-        Experience of working in donor-aided projects is desirable;

Knowledge and understanding of technical, commercial and legal aspects of World Bank- financed projects will be an added advantage.

-        Must be result oriented and proactive. Ability to manage targeted indicators.

-        Strong communication skills in presenting, discussing and resolving difficult issues. Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

In addition to the above the successful candidate must be willing to work for extended periods without direct supervision.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy now invites interested eligible individuals to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoI). Interested individuals must provide their CV with information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.) covering the Key Qualifications listed above.

A candidate will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011, Revised July 2014.

Successful candidate will be paid an all inclusive monthly fee of MVR 30,000 to 35,000 depending on qualification and experience. The individual for this position will be hired, for a period of Twelve (12) months on fulltime basis and may be extended for a further period, based on need and performance.

The expressions of interest must be submitted to the address by (regular mail, emails or fax) not later than 1400 hours on September 13, 2017 and shall be available to commence the services no later than September/October 2017.

Interested individual may obtain further information on request by writing to the address below.

Project Manager

Project Management Unit

Ministry of Environment and Energy

Green Building

Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu

Male’, 20392, Republic of Maldives

Tel: +960 3018419, Fax: +960 3018301

Email: [email protected]