Compact Program Summary

The Government of the Republic of Kosovo (the “Government” or “GoK”) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), a United States government agency, signed a grant aimed at accelerating the country’s transition towards an energy future that is more sustainable, inclusive, reliable and affordable. The GoK has ratified the compact and has designated a new entity as an autonomous agency to exercise and perform the GoK’s rights and obligations to oversee, manage and implement the Compact Programs. This entity will be referred to as MCA-Kosovo.

The Headhunter Karriera LLC acting as the Recruitment Consultant is now recruiting for the position of the Legal Specialist of MCA-Kosovo Entity.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the General Counsel/Legal Director, the Legal Specialist serves as a legal officer dedicated to ensuring that MCA-Kosovo activities comply with obligations of the MCA contained in the Compact and all other applicable laws, regulations and agreements. The position is based in Pristina, Kosovo.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist the General Counsel in advising the MCA board and MCA Senior staff on compact implementation and any legal issues affecting the MCA.
2. Execute a range of activities in the legal function – legal research, preparation of legal documents including briefs, review of contracts, etc. – ensuring responsiveness, transparency, and consistency of service compliant with internal MCC and MCA legal standards and national legal requirements.
3. Advise the General Counsel/Legal Director on provision of services and review of documentation, identifying issues which may impede delivery/consistency/conformity and recommend remedial measures to improve service delivery.
4. Advise MCA managers and staff on guidelines, timelines, and procedures regarding the provision of legal services to build an informed basis for interactions and to support their smooth and sustained operation.
5. Organize and document MCA-Kosovo Board activities, ensuring compliance with established governance guidelines and procedures, and disseminate communications and documentation, as appropriate.
6. Document all legal function activities and issues to support audit, monitoring, and reporting to sustain the different processes/services and strengthen transparency, accountability, and compliance.

Maintain legal documents and ensure their accuracy, while also ensuring availability to support audit, budgeting, reporting, and decision-making.

Required Skills

• Law degree and qualified and in good standing to practice law in Kosovo;
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience working in the legal field in private and/or public sector;
• Demonstrated experience with a diverse range of legal issues with an emphasis on transactional practice, including commercial transactions, project finance, bank finance, construction and/or general corporate law;
• Fluency in English and Albanian.

Preferred background and work experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Kosovar legal framework;
• Experience in working for or with the government of Kosovo, donor agencies, international organizations;
• Fluency in another official language of Kosovo (Serbo-Croatian or other).

For more information on MCC and the Kosovo compact, please go to:

Kosovo Compact | Millennium Challenge Corporation (mcc.gov)

Application Procedure:

All interested applicants are required to download (click File then Download) and duly fill-out the offline Application Form through this link: Application Form link

The duly filled-out Application Form, together with an up-to-date resume are to be submitted by uploading them electronically at the link generated below (please note only resumes will not be accepted): Submit Your Application

Please note that only applications submitted through the online application form will be processed.

Should you encounter any problems with the form, please contact: e.shini@theheadhunter.com, +355686029691 and/or d.jakupi@theheadhunter.com, +38349716161.

All applications are to be submitted by 17:00 h Kosovo time, 29 August 2023;

Kindly note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the given Application Form or in languages other than English shall not be considered. Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

The Headhunter Karriera LLC Officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of The Headhunter Karriera LLC. The Headhunter Karriera LLC is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its business.

All MCA-Kosovo employees will be selected based on an open and competitive recruitment and selection process in accordance with the provisions of the Compact. In addition, the recruitment of all employees of MCA-Kosovo will be carried out in accordance with the principles and indications stipulated by the constitutional and legal provisions, including equal opportunity, merit, competency, transparency, and non-discrimination under all its forms.

Note:

“The Headhunter Karriera LLC and its employees and the MCA-Kosovo and its employees do not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, and/or any other step).”