National Legal Specialist - Agricultural Legislation Review and Reform

Job Description
- National Legal Specialist
- Agricultural Legislation Review and Reform (2602056)

Job Description

2602056

National Legal Specialist
- Agricultural Legislation Review and Reform

Organizational Unit : FNIRQ - FAO Representation in Iraq

Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel)

Post Number : N/A

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FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

FAO's office for Iraq is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing countrywide food, agriculture and rural development. It develops and maintains relations with the relevant government entities and Ministries at country level.

At the request of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), and in line with the FAO-Government of Iraq partnership under the Country Programming Framework, FAO Iraq is providing technical support to review the agricultural legislation currently in place in Iraq. The review will identify gaps, overlaps and outdated provisions, assess alignment with Iraq's international obligations, and formulate proposals to develop and modernize the legal framework in a way that strengthens the flexibility, resilience and adaptive capacity of the agriculture sector.

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Iraq, the technical supervision of the Legal Office, and in close technical collaboration with FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE), the incumbent will work in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture.

Agricultural legislation review, gap analysis, harmonization, stakeholder consultation and reform proposals.
The incumbent will lead the legislative review, gap analysis, stakeholder consultation and the formulation of concrete reform proposals.

• Based on the inputs provided by the Legal Office, prepare an inception report setting out the methodology, review framework, assessment criteria, sources to be consulted, stakeholder engagement approach and detailed work plan.
• Compile and map the agricultural laws, regulations, ministerial instructions and related instruments currently in force.

• Conduct a systematic review of the identified legislation to assess coherence, enforce ability, institutional responsibilities, overlaps, gaps and outdated provisions. Provide a folder with soft copies to FAO Legal.
• Assess consistency of the national legal framework with Iraq's international obligations and with recognized international and regional good practice.
• Benchmark priority areas against comparable national frameworks and relevant international legal instruments and guidance.
• Identify legal and regulatory entry points to strengthen the sector's flexibility, climate resilience and adaptive capacity.
• Drawing on the above and following the guidance of the Legal Office, develop a national legal report with recommendations to revise and strengthen national legislation. Send it to the Legal Office for clearance.

• Organize and facilitate consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture, relevant ministries and stakeholders to validate findings.
• Incorporate feedback and build consensus around priority reform areas.

• Formulate prioritized legal reform recommendations,…