EcoAlbania is looking for a coordinator with a legal expertise background.
Start of assignment: 15 September 2021
End of assignment: 31 October 2022
Deadline for applications: 8 September 2021
Send your application to the email address: contact@ecoalbania.org
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Data collection and assessment research on HPPs
- Conducts in-depth review of the sectoral legislation (Law on Concessions, Law on Energy, Law on Environmental Protection etc.)
- Prepares a full dataset and mapping of HPPs in Albania including planned, under construction and operational ones
- Develops a technical Filtering & Prioritisation of HPPs
- Develops a multicriteria technique to prioritise the HPPs that have the best chances to be tackled via litigation processes
- Sets up the team of Lawyers
- Uses the already existing channels and networks of EcoAlbania and its partners
- Responsible for establishing the group of lawyers that will be able to effectively and actively challenge the HPPs that will be identified as subject to litigation
- Coordinates the “lawyers for river”
- Responsible for the activation and operation of the “Lawyers for Rivers” team in Albania
- Organizes regular meetings and periodic “state of affairs” reports
- Must be able to initiate and follow cases on administrative complaint level with the relevant public institutions
- Must be able to initiate and exchange the information between different stakeholders and levels including: national institutions, local communities, lawyers’ groups, International partners, wider public (media).
- Drafts requests for information addressed to national authorities, direct meetings, virtual calls, drafting media articles or participating in the media.
- Must be able to prepare and share reports of progress, short memos, within the team of the lawyers’ group as well as with the EcoAlbania’s partners.
- Prepares the technical Reports within the frame of the initiative.
Necessary Qualifications
- Bachelor in Law, legal studies or environmental studies
- Advantage: A minimum of five years of work experience as consultant/expert/project in the field of hydro development in Albania
- Advantage: Extensive knowledge on Albanian legislation, in the framework on Concessions, Administrative Law, Hydropower Sector and Environment Law
- Advantage: Knowledge and/or previous experience working in the framework of hydro development issues in the region
- Excellent communication, drafting and presentation skills in Albanian and in English
- Computer literate
- Advantage: Ability to travel within the country and abroad
- Valid driving licence
Necessary Documents for Application
- Letter of Interest
- Curriculum Vitae
- Education and Skills Certificates (Copy of Diploma and Certificates
- Certificate of Judicial Status