Environmental Law Specialist

Overview

Provide technical legal advice to the Government of Panama on the implementation of the Rio Conventions and the Nature Pledge, focusing on draft legal and institutional instruments.

Key Responsibilities

• Advice on legal questions relating to the current legal framework and the adoption of the Nature Pledge through the administrative instrument.
• Prepare an assessment of existing implementation committees and governance models for integration into the CONACLABIT.
• Facilitate consultations with national stakeholders, as relevant.
• Provide brief summaries of consultation outcomes, including key comments, areas of consensus and proposed revisions.
• Prepare a final consolidated report, including an executive summary and a roadmap for next steps.
• Prepare a presentation of the key outcomes and roadmap.

Required Experience

A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in environmental or administrative law, with an emphasis on public policy instruments and institutional design is required. Verifiable experience in drafting executive decrees, ministerial resolutions, regulations, or other high-level regulatory instruments in the environmental field is required. Experience in designing or strengthening inter-institutional coordination mechanisms, technical committees, or multi-stakeholder governance forums is required. Previous experience working with national government entities in Panama and the Rio Conventions is desired. Working knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP related to MEAs is desired.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Public International Law or Public Policy is required. A first-level university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

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