Duties and Responsibilities:

The Consultant will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake mapping of national regulatory and stakeholder framework in Ethiopia governing the various aspects/requirements of the CS3D. Annex 2 of the CS3D sets out various requirements to be complied with – covering elements pertaining to human rights, governance issues, labour, and environmental aspects.
• These requirements have been structured into ITC’s Mapping Tool – as the basis of analysis of the country’s compliance with due diligence requirements.
• The analysis will be based on the (i) international commitments undertaken by the country in relation to these requirements; (ii) the national laws/regulations and policy framework in place to implement commitments/meet requirements; and (iii) the institutional framework in place to ensure effective implementation of commitments/requirements.
• The Consultant will map out/identify the (i) national laws, regulations, and policies of relevance in Ethiopia for each of the requirements; and (ii) relevant agencies/departments/institutions in the public sector of Ethiopia responsible for overseeing implementation of identified laws/regulations/policies and/or are connected/contribute to fulfilling the requirements; and (iii) relevant private sector/civil society stakeholders (including trade union groups, NGOs, etc.) engaged in advocacy and related efforts to strengthen implementation of related requirements in Ethiopia, including any materials produced by such stakeholders relating to national implementation of the issues covered in the CS3D.
• The Consultant will prepare the above information into a template shared by ITC – providing details on year of implementation, mandate/objective and relevance for this analysis, and relevant links to access the documents/websites of stakeholders, etc.
• The mapping will be shared with ITC and the Subject Matter Experts for review, and revisions/updates taken based on feedback received. Laws/regulations/policies and any relevant national reports/documents on the above matters – will also be downloaded – and filed in a shared folder maintained with ITC.
• Organize series of virtual consultations with key agencies to present the CS3D Initiative. The National Expert, at ITC’s request, will organize/participate in virtual consultations with key officials in the relevant agencies of Ethiopia identified as priorities by ITC – to enable ITC to present the CS3D mapping initiative, seek to obtain buy-in, and make contacts with key stakeholders so that they would support the information collection process.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • Postgraduate degree in law, economics, trade, international relations or social sciences. Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree.

  Experience:

  • At least 6 years of experience in legal research and analysis.
  • Prior experience in coordinating/convening focus group discussions/consultations, etc.
  • Excellent knowledge of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).

  Language:

  • Excellent spoken and written skills in English are mandatory. Ability to converse/review material in national languages of Ethiopia is an added advantage.