Consultant - CARE-International in the Caucasus and Civil Development Agency - Yerevan

JOB DESCRIPTION:
CARE International in the Caucasus and Civil Development Agency (CiDA) in Georgia together with Centre for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD) in Armenia are currently seeking the services of a qualified Consultant to carry out legal research for Georgian-Armenian Cross-border Cooperation project.
The task of the Consultant will be to identify existing legal constrains hindering cross-border cooperation between Georgia and Armenia and means of improving existing conditions.
Research should analyze Georgian and Armenian legislation in force. It should include tax, customs and other relevant legal norms hampering/ enhancing cross-border cooperation.
Furthermore, interstate agreements such as Agreement on Free Trade between Georgia and Armenia (14 August 1995) enhancing trade between two States and compliance of other internal legislation in both countries with them must be included in the research.
Based on the results of the research the Consultant must develop recommendation including issues that can be advocated in the framework of the project on local and national level. Those recommendations must be presented by the consultant during joint workshop for local governments and regional representatives of central government bodies and CSOs leadership to be held in April 2010.
The position is based in Yerevan with frequent travels to Georgia.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Higher education in relevant field (Economics/Law);
- At least 5 year experience in similar social and technical studies/ research;
- At least 5 year experience in conducting legal research;
- Knowledge of Georgian and Armenian tax, customs and other relevant legislation;
- Knowledge of specifics of South Caucasus region;
- Ability to work both in Georgia and Armenia;
- Profound knowledge of English and Russian languages.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY:
Commensurate with skills and experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Interested applicants should submit a resume/ CV with a cover letter and a proposal (a comprehensive plan of the activities as related to the terms of reference, a proposal should indicate sound implementation methodology, anticipated levels of effort including remuneration, timeframe, output format and presentation, no longer than 4 pages) to the following address: hr@care.org.ge . Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the interviews.