Legal Specialist - TRACECA

Местоположение: Bakı

Place of Work: Permanent Secretariat of the IGC TRACECA, Baku, Azerbaijan Preliminary Date of the Competition Commission Meeting: 28 August 2026 Main objective of position:   Legal support of the PS activities with regard of the implementation of the Basic Multilateral Agreement TRACECA, policy documents of TRACECA; Promoting and further advancing the harmonization of transport and transit legislation along Europe-the Caucasus-Asia corridor, including the development of new intergovernmental agreements;  Legal support of the PS internal activities. Main duties and tasks:  Monitoring of the implementation of the MLA, agreements and TRACECA policy documents, including preparation of the corresponding working documents/ studies/ statistics/ information on the quality level of their implementation; Development of institutional recommendations for further improvement and development of the TRACECA corridor in close coordination with the PS experts and the MLA Parties; Advising the MLA Parties on legal matters regarding the implementation of the MLA, TRACECA agreements, the IGC resolutions and recommendations;     Development of institutional initiatives concerning the harmonization of the MLA Parties legislation in the field of organizing and performing transportation;    Collection and processing of data on the current legislation of the MLA Parties on  transportation and transit procedures (at the general level); Provision of legal assistance to the Permanent Representations of TRACECA in the MLA Parties within the competence of the IGC TRACECA; Advising the MLA Parties on legal and institutional issues, including signing, accession, and ratification procedures for the TRACECA agreements; Elaboration of draft new agreements, amendments and additions to the existing agreements for the purposes of transport development along the TRACECA corridor;  Provision of internal consulting to the PS in codification of international and European laws, rules and agreements in the field of transport; Studying current legislation of the MLA Parties regulating organization and performance of transport;  Development of draft memorandums of cooperation with international organizations, financial institutions, as well as further approval and support up to their signing; Development of draft rules, procedures, regulations, guidelines, etc., to ensure the administrative activities of the PS. Research and analysis of current international, European and national processes for the adoption of a legal framework regulating the procedures of international transport; Development of recommendations for the implementation of acts, agreements, conventions, etc., into the national legislation of the MLA Parties, promoting      the development of international transport; Collection and analysis of research of TRACECA partners in the field of legal issues of procedures for organizing and performing transportation; Development of proposals for establishing partnerships with international organizations and structures for TRACECA;  Assistance in the development of technical assistance projects and investment projects of TRACECA; Assistance in the identification and development of project proposals and terms of reference for new TRACECA projects; Assisting in identification and drafting project documentation and terms of reference for TRACECA projects in the field of legal harmonization and institutional strengthening; Updating the TRACECA library materials with relevant information on the TRACECA ongoing projects; Ensuring monitoring and updating of information regarding the status of international agreements concluded within the framework of TRACECA, as well as maintaining the relevant database, etc.  Minimum qualification requirements:  Higher legal education with 5-year work experience, preferably in the transport sector in government agencies and/ or in international organizations/ companies/ projects.  Required skills and capabilities: Knowledge of international legislation in the field of transport, transportation procedures;  Knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, regulating the PS administrative activities; Knowledge of international law-making procedures; Knowledge of the fundamentals of labour legislation; Proficiency in the Russian and/ or English languages; Good knowledge of standard computer office software; Time-management skills, as well as the ability to work both independently and in a team;   Good skills in presentation of materials, negotiation and mediation;  Initiative, creativity, striving for self-improvement, analytical skills, and ethical conduct. Employment conditions: Permanent work at the TRACECA Headquarters in Baku. Contract period – 2 years, with the possibility of the extension for the next two-year period, five-day working week (days off – Saturday and Sunday, non-working holidays – in compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan).  All candidates must submit their applications by e-mail before the deadline for submitting documents. Applications submitted in incomplete form and/or after the official deadline for submitting documents will not be considered . The documents necessary for participation in the competition: application (please see the form below); CV (in pdf format) with photo (no less than 300 DPI), a copy of an identity document or passport; copies of the documents confirming the required professional education, qualifications and work experience: copies of the documents confirming the improvement or qualification assignment based on the results of additional professional education (optional); copies of the documents on awarding an academic degree, academic title (optional). motivation letter. Note: On the first stage documents shall be provided with notarized translations into the Russian or English languages, if they are issued or drawn up in the languages of the MLA countries that are not the Russian or English languages, except the documents confirming the required professional education, qualifications and work experience. Participants of the Competition can provide additional information about education, experience, professional level and reputation (characteristics, recommendations, scientific publications, etc.). The documents sent by e-mail should be in the MS Word or PDF format and are forwarded to the e-mail address in the Apply for job button marked “Application for a vacancy of the Legal Specialist of the PS IGC TRACECA”. The candidates in the short list only will be notified.  Please visit the following link for more details, including the full Job Description and the Application Form: https://traceca-org.org/en/home/vacancy/