Recrutement D'un Consultant National Pour Appuyer À L'élaboration D'une Loi Spécifique Sur L'Accès Et Le Partage Juste Et Équitable Des Avantages (APA
The Government of Chad, through the Project Coordination Unit (UCP) of the Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa (HeSP, IDA grant E5230-TD), is recruiting an individual national consultant to support the development of a specific law on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS/APA) arising from the use of genetic resources in Chad. The activity falls under sub-component 1.1 (Governance, planning and management of health security) and benefits the Direction de la Faune et des Aires Protégées (DFAP), using a participatory, inclusive, multisectoral One Health approach.
The national consultant will support the international consultant in drafting the preliminary ABS bill and its explanatory memorandum, ensuring compliance with the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and anchoring them in the Chadian legal, institutional and social context. Tasks include: analysing international instruments and comparable ABS experiences; analysing the national legal and institutional framework, gaps and stakeholder mapping; collecting national documentation; conducting national consultations with public institutions, researchers, universities, civil society, private operators, indigenous peoples and local communities; contributing to access procedures, prior informed consent (PIC), mutually agreed terms (MAT), benefit sharing and monitoring/sanction mechanisms; providing technical input on community-rights provisions with gender, social equity and One Health integration; and organising the national validation workshop and reporting. Deliverables: inception report, consultation report, technical contribution to the bill, workshop report and final report.
Level of effort: 45 person-days over a maximum of three calendar months, under the technical supervision of the DFAP in collaboration with the international consultant and the UCP-HeSP.
Qualifications: Master's degree (BAC+5) minimum in biodiversity, natural resource management, ecology, environmental law, environmental health, rural development or equivalent; at least 10 years of experience in biodiversity conservation, sustainable natural resource management, environmental governance or biodiversity policy implementation; proven experience drafting strategic documents, policies, regulatory frameworks or technical studies related to the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol; demonstrated ABS expertise on genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge; field consultation experience with indigenous peoples and local communities; knowledge of gender, human rights, inclusive participation and One Health approaches; knowledge of the Chadian legal and institutional framework; fluency in French. Experience on projects funded by international partners is an asset. Selection follows the World Bank Individual Consultant Selection method under the IPF Procurement Regulations.
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit applications in French by email to zouadoumai@outlook.com with a copy to adoumtomabakar@outlook.com, no later than 21 October 2026 at 16:00 (N'Djamena time). Email subject: « Manifestation d'intérêt - Consultant individuel national - Appui à l'élaboration de la loi APA au Tchad ». Address to the Coordonnateur National de l'UCP-HeSP, Bureau de la Coordination Nationale de l'UCP, quartier Bololo, en face de la SNE, N'Djamena, Tchad. Include: a signed letter of interest, a detailed dated and signed CV, copies of relevant diplomas and certificates, references of similar assignments (with certificates of good performance where possible), a technical proposal (understanding of the assignment, methodology, work plan), and any other document demonstrating capacity to carry out the assignment.