UNDP - Expert/Lawyer, Renewable Energy Sources sector

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The objective of the project is to promote private sector investment in renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan to achieve the country’s 2030 and 2050 renewable energy targets. The project targets both large-scale and small-scale renewable energy sources.

• Provision of assistance to the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the DREI Project in terms of promoting previously developed changes and amendments to legislation, pertaining to stimulating the development of small-scale RES projects, in the Parliament / in associations of RES and/or the electric power industry and other interested institutions. The assistance includes: 

1. Active participation in meetings / discussions; 
2. Active participation in working groups; 
3. Development and provision of justifications for the adoption of previously developed amendments to legislative acts regulating relations between the stakeholders (private energy companies, infrastructure operators, supervisory and regulating authorities, and other involved stakeholders) in the field of renewable energy;

• Development of new amendments, if necessary (to be determined by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan) and/or adjustment of previously developed changes in legislative acts regulating relations in the field of renewable energy, including, but not limited to, the Law on the Support of Renewable Energy, the Law on Electricity, Entrepreneurial and Tax Codes, Rules for the provision of subsidies, monitoring of small-scale renewable energy devices, the State standards and regulations for the issuance of subsidies;
• Formulation of proposed amendments/additions to changes and/or development of new changes, in accordance with item 2 above, that must be presented in the form of a comparative table in MS WORD format, indicating the current version / proposed edits and obligatory justification of the proposed changes and additions;
• Formulation of proposed changes and additions to the RLA (newly developed RLA) that must be presented to the Department of RES of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Preparation, presentation, and submission of an analytical report based on the results of the work performed under this consultancy assignment.

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism

• Demonstrate a focus on achieving quality results and impact 
• Consistently strive to meet or exceed excellence standards 
• Hold self and others accountable for results
• Efficiently establish appropriate plans and resources for self and others to accomplish goals

• Look beyond conventional approaches and established methods 
• Propose new ideas, approaches, and solutions to problems 
• Seek patterns and clarity outside boxes and categories while resisting false certainty and simplistic binary choice

• Actively pursue opportunities for learning and self-development professionally and personally 
• Keep abreast of new developments in one’s professional area 
• Proactively seek feedback, demonstrates a desire to learn from others as well as from experiences, both positive and negative 
• Contribute to the learning of others

• Be flexible in handling change, and adopt new ideas, approaches, and ways of working
• Seamlessly adapt to working within new situations or contexts, with new people, and in different ways
• Participate in, support, contribute to or drive meaningful change in UNDP

• Pursue everything with motivation and drive 
• Not give up in the face of adversity and setbacks; demonstrate resilience and composure 
• Demonstrate courage, self-motivation, and initiative to act on opportunities without being prompted by others 
• Be authentic and modest, get things done without unnecessary noise

• Act in a way that demonstrates empathy and emotional intelligence, showing consideration for the needs and feelings of others 
• Demonstrate and encourage teamwork and co-creation internally and externally to achieve joint objectives and results 
• Establish and develop networks that deliver powerful collaborations 
• Encourage and respect the views of others; accept views and ideas other than one’s own

• Treat all individuals with respect, consider ethical implications, and respond sensitively to all differences among people 
• Fully accept and value all people, creating an inclusive environment 
• Understand that inclusion is multi-faceted (e.g. race, gender, age, disability, culture, etc.) 
• Understand and appreciate issues from the perspective of others 
• Treat everyone fairly and equally 
• Demonstrate honesty and transparency

• Bachelor’s degree in law or other related field;
• Master's degree in law or related field is an advantage; 

• At least 7 years of relevant experience on legal issues in the field of energy sector both at national and international levels including 5 years of work experience as a lawyer in large energy, energy service, engineering companies or government bodies regulating the energy sector or international programmes focused on the energy sector on developing legal acts, etc. 
• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in implementing the renewable energy projects; 
• Experience with UN/UNDP is an advantage.

• Fluency in Russian and/or Kazakh;
• Knowledge of English is an advantage

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