Legal Consultant

Functions / Key Results Expected

Under the guidance of the NEBE Management Board the legal consultant will be entrusted with the following responsibilities:

1. Lessons Learnt and Legal Reform

• Core Team Participation: Serve as an active member of the core team responsible for the post-election lessons learnt exercise.
• Legal Framework Analysis: Facilitate data collection and perform comprehensive data analysis specifically for the thematic area of the legal framework within the lessons learnt process.
• Legal Reform Proposals: Lead the study and development of legal reform proposals based on findings from the post-election review.

2. Legal Drafting and Advisory Services

• Legislative Drafting: Carry out legal drafting of directives, procedures, or amendments as requested by the NEBE Management Board and the Secretariat.
• Routine Advisory: Provide ongoing legal advisory services, including the preparation of legal memos, briefs, and internal opinions for the Board.
• Document Review: Respond to requests for the translation and review of critical documents, including directives, operational procedures, research findings, and official communications in English and Amharic.

3. Representation and Facilitation

• Representation: Represent NEBE in legal and administrative matters involving external service providers.
• Facilitation: Serve as a lead facilitator in post-election conferences, workshops, and study visits, ensuring legal perspectives are clearly communicated to stakeholders.

Continued Training Support

• Capacity Building: Provide technical legal support for training modules and facilitate sessions related to post election reforms

Deliverables

The consultant is expected to deliver:

• Analytical Reports: Detailed data analysis reports and thematic papers on the electoral legal framework as part of the lessons learnt exercise.
• Reform Proposals: Finalized drafts of legal reform proposals and recommendations for the Board.
• Drafting Outputs: High-quality legal documents, memos, and directives produced upon request from the Board or Secretariat.
• Representation Records: Minutes or reports documenting outcomes of engagements with service providers on behalf of NEBE.
• Workshop Facilitation: Success reports and facilitation summaries from post-election conferences and workshops.

Job Title: Legal Consultant

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Reports to: NEBE Management Board

Duration: August 1 /2026 to 31/ December 2026

Period: 6 months

Recruitment Qualifications

Education:

• Degree in Law; advanced degrees are an asset.

Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience in legal drafting, policy analysis, and training development, particularly in electoral law.
• Demonstrated expertise in electoral systems, international standards, and legal reform processes.
• Proven experience in high-level stakeholder engagement and administrative representation.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills.

Language Requirements:

• Fluent in English and Amharic (written and spoken) with specific contextual understanding of electoral and legal terminology.