Legal Advisor, Kazakhstan
International Republican Institute
- Нур-Султан
- Постоянная работа
- Полная занятость
- Minimum 8 years of experience working in democracy and governance, civil society, legal affairs, or other applicable fields; at least 3 years’ experience with policymaking and law‐drafting in Kazakhstan.
- Deep understanding of the political and economic situation in the region and of the current political and civic environment in Kazakhstan.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil society, think tanks, government agencies, and international donors.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct legal analysis and produce high‐quality written material in a simple format for a variety of audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to research and analyze Kazakhstan’s operating environment and make adjustments to project activities in response to opportunities or obstacles.
- Strong leadership, management, administrative, presentation, reporting, and analytical skills and the ability to implement activities with diverse subject matter.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to coordinate and lead the efforts of other professionals to effectively address Institute needs.
- Clear and concise communication skills (written and oral) in English.
- Must have professional-level English and Kazakh proficiency, both written and oral; Russian language skills preferred.
- A law degree applicable to Kazakhstan’s legal context is required.
- Knowledge of USG funder regulations preferred.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert on legal affairs for the project, including by maintaining a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory environment for the civil society sector and civic actors.
- Provide assistance to a diverse range of civic actors and civil society organizations in understanding and complying with local legal requirements.
- Analyze existing and draft legislation and develop informative materials.
- Lead the development and implementation of relevant activities, including planning, facilitating, and leading trainings.
- Liaise directly with local partners to plan and organize programmatic activities under their purview.
- Brainstorm, research, and design new program interventions consistent with IRI program objectives and available budgets.
- Establish, maintain, and develop productive working relationships with project participants, CSOs, government officials, other relevant stakeholders, and colleagues, including DC and field-based staff.
- Maintain an understanding of funder and IRI policies and procedures related to grant compliance and oversight.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of IRI and partner organizations’ program activities, identifying successes and failures and recommending program adjustments accordingly, and drafting relevant language for the purpose of reporting on these successes and recommendations to USAID.
- Liaise with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) staff to conduct MEL efforts for assigned activities, including but not limited to follow-up calls to IRI’s programming partners, intensive data collection on IRI and partner activities, writing activity reports, and tracking outcome-level results.
- Travel from time-to-time, independently and/or as part of a team, to various locations throughout Kazakhstan to support IRI’s programmatic objectives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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