National Legal Specialist

 

Job title

National Legal Specialist: 01 position (part-time, with experience in SME development and gender issues)

Job code

 

Company name

Mekong Economics Ltd

Work location

9B Yen The Lane, Nguyen Thai Hoc str, Dong Da, Hanoi

Company profile

Mekong Economics (MKE) is a leading economic development consulting company in the Greater Mekong sub-region (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia). MKE specializes in providing overseas development aid consulting services to international development agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs).  Key multilateral clients include the World Bank (WB), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).  MKE also works closely with other bilateral donors such as the Governments of Canada, German, Sweden, Denmark and Finland as well as with International NGOs in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and East Timor. For further information, please visit our website at www.mekongeconomics.com

Company size

30+

Job Description

We are urgently looking for an experienced consultant to fill in the position of National Legal Specialist working for an on-going project funded by a donor in Hanoi for 2.5 year (Part-time).

The specialist will assist the International Gender Policy Specialist to:

  • Review laws related to enterprise development with a gender lenses in consultation with the related agencies to recommend revisions to be incorporated into any future amendments to these laws;
  • Cooperate with other expert to recommend the necessary criteria/indicators on Women-owned SME (WSME) to support for making and implementing policy to WSMEs.
  • Conduct a Study on Barriers to WSMEs in Vietnam with the Team.

The National Legal Specialist will play a key role in helping Ministries and the related agencies to implement policy reforms related to women-entrepreneurship.

Assignment duration: Part-time, over 30 months (starting in July 2021)

 

Required Skills/Experience

Required:

  • The National Legal Specialist will have a master’s degree in related field.
  • The specialist should have at least 7 years of public policy, public administration, business administration, legal experience or related field.
  • Experience advising on policies or laws related to women’s entrepreneurship would be advantageous
  • National Specialist should be fluent in Vietnamese and in English and assist in communication with local stakeholders and translation of documents

Application procedures:

Interested applicants should send a soft copy of detailed Curriculum Vitae via email to:    [email protected].

Contact MKE for any clarification regarding this vacancy by sending email to [email protected]. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

 

Type of working

 Part-time Contract

 

Contact name:

Ms. Chi Nguyen

 

Email ( to receive cover letters and resumes directly):

[email protected]

Tel

(+84 24) 3759 0009

 

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Mekong Economics
Application Deadline: 
Wed, 2021-06-30