TL for strengthening the Regulatory, Legislative and Strategic Water Framework Project in Libya
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Description
STRENGTHENING THE REGULATORY, LEGISLATIVE AND STRATEGIC WATER FRAMEWORK PROJECT IN LIBYA (P-LY-EA0-002)
The mission of this Technical Assistance (TA) consists of:
(i) the preparation of the related studies for the improvement of the regulatory, legal, institutional, and strategic water sector framework; and
(ii) organization and conducting water strategy forum which is mentioned in the second component, the forum recommend to be attended by all those involved in attending the all sectors and the international partners
(iii) the preparation of the country’s Environmental and Social System Assessment (hereafter, SESSA) report and the E&S section of the new water policy in order to ensure that the project will manage environmental risks and impacts in accordance with the requirements of national legislation and the requirements of the Integrated Safeguard System (ISS) of the African Development Bank (hereafter, the Bank or AfDB).
The outputs of the assignment shall be endorsed by the Executive Agency of the Project, the Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR) and will be submitted to the Bank for review and clearance then publicly disclosed.
SCOPE OF WORK
The specific tasks to meet the objectives of this TA will revolve around the following key pillars:
A. Conducting the Assessment of the water governance framework
B. Conducting the ESSA
C. Development of the recommendation’s report, Draft of the New Water Policy and the Roadmap for a New Water Strategy
D. Preparing and organizing the training on water sector governance, monitoring and evaluation
E. Organizing and conducting the Water Strategic Forum
1. KEY STAFF COMPETENCES
1.1. For the purpose of the assignment, the TA will mobilize a coherent, dynamic and organized professional team. All personnel shall be appropriately qualified and should possess sufficient professional experience. The firm shall provide a schedule showing the planned person-months to accomplish the assignment.
1.2. The TA may propose a mix of staff, with the below mentioned qualifications, and any others as they deem necessary to effectively accomplish the assignment. A gender balance in the TA team will be considered an advantage. Minimum staff and requirements for the TA team are described in the table here below. For the sake of the assignment, it is recommended that the TA collaborate and count with local staff if possible.
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Position |
Project Manager / Team Leader: Governance Specialist |
Water and Sanitation Engineer |
E&S Expert |
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Speciality |
Institutional development, Lawyer |
Water and Sanitation |
E&S Safeguards |
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Education |
Masters, DEA / DESS or any other equivalent university degree in Law or a related discipline |
Masters, DEA / DESS or any other equivalent university degree in Water Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sanitation Engineering or related discipline |
Masters, DEA / DESS or any other equivalent university degree in environmental studies, natural resource management, environmental policy, or a related discipline |
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Profesional Experience |
At least ten (10) years of proven professional experience in governance and institutional development |
At least eight (8) years of proven professional experience in water and sanitation sector |
At least eight (8) years of proven professional experience in environmental and social assessment and implementation |
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Other knowledge & Experience |
Excellent experience in sector analysis, instruments and tools, including aspects related to this technical assistance (regulatory, legislative and institutional framework). Previous experience in sector analysis in the water and sanitation sector. Sound experience in the production of reports and analytical results Experience in similar assignments in the middle east and north Africa region. |
Good knowledge of good governance aspects of the water sector and solid experience in sector governance analysis. Sound experience in strategic analysis in the water and sanitation sector. Knowledge of the country's sectorial framework. Working experience in the water sector in Libya |
Good knowledge and solid experience in developing and implementing environmental and social assessments (ESA) instruments and tools, including strategic environmental and social assessments (SESA), environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), environmental and social audit (E&S Audit), resettlement action plan (RAP), etc. Have knowledge and a proven practice of environmental and social safeguard policies of Multilateral Development Banks and mainly of the African Development Bank’s ISS; Solid knowledge of environmental and social management procedures and policies of Libya; Solid experience and practices of stakeholder’s engagement and public consultation on complex E&S documents/reports. |
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Other skills |
Ability to work in English and Arabic. Be results-oriented, able to work in a team - the incumbent should be a meticulous, detail-oriented analyst and an excellent writer. |
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Estimate time input (person-months) |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2. OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE
2.1. The assignment is expected to have a duration of 12 months. All reports shall be first submitted in draft version, and subsequently finalized after obtaining review comments from the Executing Agency (MOWR)
