The Government of Serbia (hereinafter: the GoS), through Serbia and Montenegro, has received a Grant from European Agency for Reconstruction, administered by the World Bank, to support the privatization, restructuring and bankruptcy of the socially-and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Privatization as amended in 2005.
The GoS now intends to apply part of this Grant for services to be provided by a Senior Legal Advisor. Besides the general legal support the Privatization Agency, the Senior Legal Advisor is expected to help the PA director liaise, on the legal issues, with the relevant counterparts in the Government of Serbia and moreover with commercial courts (on bankruptcy issues), participate in drafting necessary amendments to the Privatization Law (2005), and other legal issues that will be necessary for implementation of changes resulting from the Privatization Strategy.
Selection of the candidate shall be conducted in accordance with the Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers published in May 2004 and the provisions stipulated in the Letter Agreement.
The suitable candidate shall have at least 20 years of experience as a lawyer in Serbia and shall have at least 5 years of experience in the area of privatization in Serbia, preferably experience in a similar position with a governmental organization or an Agency of the GoS. The knowledge of privatization legislation of the Republic of Serbia and of other relevant legislations is essential and Project Management experience is required.
The CVs shall clearly line out the most relevant and recent projects, which the eligible candidate considers to be most relevant and which best document the experience in accordance with the requirements lined out hereinbefore.
Interested and eligible candidates who wish to participate should mail or e-mail their EOIs by 18th July, 2006, and not later than 03:00 p.m. (local time).
Contact: Ms. Zorica Petrovic,
PMU Director
Privatization Agency
Republic of Serbia
Terazije 23, 6th floor
11000 Belgrade
Tel: (+381 11) 30 29 968
Fax: (+381 11) 30 20 828
E-mail: zpetrovic@priv.yu
Cc: Ms. Ankica Momcilovic
Procurement Officer
Privatization Agency
Republic of Serbia
Terazije 23, 6th floor
11000 Belgrade
Tel: (+381 11) 30 20 815
Fax: (+381 11) 30 20 828
E-mail: amomcilovic@priv.yu
Solicitation of expressions of interest for a senior legal advisor
11. July 2007.