Electric Power Sector Legal Consultant
Consultancy objective: ClientEarth is searching for a Philippine-qualified lawyer who is an expert in
electric power sector regulation to conduct analysis and prepare, briefs memoranda and other required
research on legal, regulatory and policy issues to accelerate the country’s energy transition.
Duty station: Remote work/ international
Type and duration of contract: Consultancy contract of 12 months (0.6 FTE/3 days a week)
Preferred starting date: 1 January 2025
Closing date: 15 November 2024 23:59 BST
About ClientEarth
ClientEarth is an international environmental legal organisation using the law to protect the earth and its
inhabitants. We support practical solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges and work with
people, governments and industry to make those solutions a reality. We have grown to more than 300
staff in nine offices across Europe, China, Japan and the United States.
Our approach is tailored to each region in which we operate. In Asia, we work to accelerate the region’s
clean energy transition and to protect nature. We have been working in China since 2016 and, since 2020,
expanded our work to Southeast Asia and Japan. Our regional team includes more than 30 law and policy
experts experienced across six Asian jurisdictions. Across the region, we have also been involved in
several capacity-building initiatives through training programmes, seminars and webinars in collaboration
with different organisations.
In the Philippines, we work with government, the private sector and civil society to strengthen energy
regulations to hasten renewable energy (RE) development and the energy transition.
Background
The Philippine energy system is currently dominated by fossil fuels, with 12.56GW of coal and 3.73GW of
gas capacity, accounting for 74% of the country’s total installed capacity. A further 3.94GW of coal and
14.72GW of gas capacities and six new gas terminals with a total capacity of 18 million tonnes per annum
(MTPA) are either planned or already under development.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a country platform for its energy transition – the
Philippine Energy Transition Programme (PETP) – which has four components: RE acceleration with a
focus on offshore wind (targeting 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040 RE share in the power generation mix),
smart and green grid, offshore wind ports and voluntary early coal retirement (in addition to a coal moratorium). The country has made headway in strengthening regulatory reform for its energy transition
under DOE’s leadership. This includes a draft executive order mandating the National Transmission
Corporation to build transmission facilities to accommodate new RE capacity, a 15-year cap on fossil fuel
power supply agreements under the new competitive selection process rules, identification of three
priority ports for offshore wind development by the DOE and the Philippine Ports Authority, and 128 projects certified by the Board of Investments as strategic investments with a total capital of Php 3.91
trillion. Strengthening existing regulations would further enable sufficient and timely grid upgrade and
build out, grid reliability with the entry of more variable RE, phase out of coal-fired power plants and
increased RE investment through market signals and de-risking strategies.
A legal expert on the electric power industry (generation, transmission, distribution and supply) is being
sought to develop policy and regulatory strategies on how the Philippines can further bring forward its
energy transition programme while ensuring energy security and affordability in line with its economic,
development and climate targets.
Education and training
• Law degree (essential), post graduate degree in energy, environmental or climate field (desirable)
• Significant experience as a Philippine-qualified lawyer (essential) in energy sector regulation in
private practice, public service or in an NGO in the Philippines (essential)
• Experience or knowledge of electric power regulation (generation, transmission, distribution, and
supply) and energy transition issues in the Philippines (essential)
• Experience engaging at different levels (national, local) with different groups of stakeholders (civil
society organisations, think tanks, government and/or the private sector) (essential)
• Experience or knowledge of climate, air and water pollution, and biodiversity regulation (desirable)
• Good knowledge of corporate governance and financial laws (desirable)
Key Competencies
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English and Tagalog or another Philippine language
• Excellent legal research, analysis, writing, advisory and advocacy skills
• Confident working with and analysing complex technical, scientific, political and legal material
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to influence external audiences, adapting
communication style to specific audiences such as government, industry and civil society
• Able to grasp new concepts and relevant laws quickly
• An openness to learning and developing new ideas
• Able to work independently and in a team-oriented collaborative manner within a multi-disciplinary,
multi-lingual and multicultural environment
• Able to work well from a distance and across different geographies and time zones with crosscultural sensitivity
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks and react
positively in light of shifting and competing timelines
Key Deliverables
The key deliverables are:
1. Research on and analyse laws, policies, technical reports and other documents on electric power
and energy market regulation, environmental quality standards and biodiversity protection;
2. Conduct high-quality research on electric power and energy market regulation, including energy
transition issues;
3. Draft and present legal inputs and advocacy/position papers, in close consultation with ClientEarth
staff and other key partners, to contribute to ongoing electric power and energy market regulatory
reform processes in the Philippines;
4. Work closely and liaise directly with ClientEarth staff and key Philippine and international partners
to deliver on joint outputs and strategies to facilitate the Philippines’ transition to sustainable energy
systems in accordance with the goals of the Paris Agreement; and
5. Any other tasks as may be reasonably required of this role.
Tentative timeline
- 5 December 2024: Selection of legal consultant
- 6 – 24 December 2024: Processing of contract
- 1 January 2025: Start of consultancy
- First week of January 2025: Organisational Call
Remuneration
There is a maximum budget of GBP 16,000 (inc. VAT and all applicable taxes). Please include your
proposed daily rate and annual rate based on 0.6 FTE (3 days a week). Payment will be on a monthly
basis upon receipt of accomplishment report and invoice.
Application procedure
Please send a cover letter detailing your relevant experience to demonstrate suitability for the consultancy
together with your curriculum vitae to tguanzon@clientearth.org by 15 November 2024 23:59 GMT. Please include at least two relevant written samples of past work in your submission. If co-authored, please
describe your contribution to the written output.
Please note that applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received and interviews will take place
as soon as possible after receipt of applications, and no later than 4 December 2024.
Fossil Fuel Legal Consultant
Consultancy objective: ClientEarth is searching for a lawyer, with experience in the Philippines, who is
an expert in upstream, midstream and downstream fossil fuel regulation and its intersection with electric
power regulation to conduct analysis and prepare memoranda, briefs and other required research on key
issues around the role of fossil fuels in the country’s energy transition.
Duty station: Remote work/ international
Type and duration of contract: Consultancy contract of 12 months (0.6 FTE/3 days a week)
Preferred starting date: 1 January 2025
Closing date: 15 November 2024 23:59 BST
About ClientEarth
ClientEarth is an international environmental legal organisation using the law to protect the earth and its
inhabitants. We support practical solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges and work with
people, governments and industry to make those solutions a reality. We have grown to more than 300
staff in nine offices across Europe, China, Japan and the United States.
Our approach is tailored to each region in which we operate. In Asia, we work to accelerate the region’s
clean energy transition and to protect nature. We have been working in China since 2016 and, since 2020,
expanded our work to Southeast Asia and Japan. Our regional team includes more than 30 law and policy
experts experienced across six Asian jurisdictions. Across the region, we have also been involved in
several capacity-building initiatives through training programmes, seminars and webinars in collaboration
with different organisations.
In the Philippines, we work with government, the private sector and civil society to strengthen energy
regulations to hasten renewable energy (RE) development and the energy transition.
Background
The Philippine energy system is currently dominated by fossil fuels, with 12.56GW of coal and 3.73GW of
gas capacity, accounting for 74% of the country’s total installed capacity. A further 3.94GW of coal and
14.72GW of gas capacities and six new gas terminals with a total capacity of 18 million tonnes per annum
(MTPA) are either planned or already under development.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a country platform for its energy transition – the
Philippine Energy Transition Programme (PETP) – which has four components: RE acceleration with a
focus on offshore wind (targeting 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040 RE share in the power generation mix), smart and green grid, offshore wind ports and voluntary early coal retirement (in addition to a coal
moratorium). No policy has been issued so far on voluntary early coal retirement.
A legal expert on fossil fuels, with a particular focus on fossil fuel transition and phase-out, is being sought
to analyse mechanisms that can support the government’s full implementation of its PETP.
Education and training
• Law degree (essential), post graduate degree in energy, environmental or climate field (desirable)
• Significant experience as a lawyer in energy sector regulation in private practice, public service or
in an NGO (essential) in the Philippines (desirable)
• Experience or knowledge of fossil fuel regulation and energy transition issues in the Philippines
(essential)
• Knowledge of the role of coal and gas in the transition to sustainable energy systems (essential)
• Experience engaging at different levels (national, local) with different groups of stakeholders (civil
society organisations, think tanks, government and/or the private sector) (essential)
• Experience or knowledge of climate, air and water pollution, and biodiversity regulation (desirable)
• Good knowledge of corporate governance and financial laws (desirable)
Key Competencies
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English (essential) and Tagalog or another Philippine language
(desirable)
• Excellent legal research, analysis, writing, advisory and advocacy skills
• Confident working with and assimilating complex technical, scientific, political and legal material
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to influence external audiences, adapting
communication style to specific audiences such as government, industry and civil society
• Able to grasp new concepts and relevant laws quickly
• An openness to learning and developing new ideas
• Able to work independently and in a team-oriented collaborative manner within a multi-disciplinary,
multi-lingual and multicultural environment
• Able to work well from a distance and across different geographies and time zones with crosscultural sensitivity
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks and react
positively in light of shifting and competing timelines
Key Deliverables
The key deliverables are:
1. Research on and analyse laws, policies, technical reports and other documents on fossil fuel
market regulation, environmental quality standards and biodiversity protection;
2. Conduct high-quality research on fossil fuels, with a particularly focus on upstream, midstream and
downstream gas infrastructure regulation and its intersection with electric power market regulation,
including legal issues surrounding fossil fuel phase-out;
3. Draft and present legal inputs and advocacy/position papers, in close consultation with ClientEarth
staff and other key partners, to contribute to ongoing fossil fuel regulatory reform processes in the
Philippines;
4. Work closely and liaise directly with ClientEarth staff and key Philippine and international partners
to deliver on joint outputs and strategies to facilitate the Philippines’ transition to sustainable energy
systems in accordance with the goals of the Paris Agreement; and
5. Any other tasks as may be reasonably required of this role.
Tentative timeline
- 5 December 2024: Selection of legal consultant
- 6 – 24 December 2024: Processing of contract
- 1 January 2025: Start of consultancy
- First week of January 2025: Organisational Call
Remuneration
There is a maximum budget of GBP 16,000 (inc. VAT and all applicable taxes). Please include your
proposed daily rate and annual rate based on 0.6 FTE (3 days a week). Payment will be on a monthly
basis upon receipt of accomplishment report and invoice.
Application procedure
Please send a cover letter detailing your relevant experience to demonstrate suitability for the consultancy
together with your curriculum vitae to tguanzon@clientearth.org by 15 November 2024 23:59 GMT. Please
include at least two relevant written samples of past work in your submission. If co-authored, please
describe your contribution to the written output.
Please note that applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received and interviews will take place
as soon as possible after receipt of applications, and no later than 4 December 2024.
Terms of Reference: Legal consultant: Critical mineral mining regulations in the Philippines
Background
About the organisation
ClientEarth is a global environmental organisation that uses the power of law to bring about systemic change that protects the earth for – and with – its inhabitants. The organisation works in partnership across borders, systems and sectors, using the law to protect life on earth. The aim is to bring about end-to-end systemic change: informing, implementing and enforcing the law, advising decision makers on policy, and training legal and judicial professionals.
In Asia, ClientEarth helps build legal frameworks to address climate change, accelerate the transition to clean and accessible energy and protect nature. We work in collaboration with people, governments and industry to build a future in which people and planet thrive together and help embed climate change and nature protection in investment, regulatory and policy decisions across the region.
About the project
ClientEarth is currently developing its strategy to drive the effective protection and restoration of nature. This will focus on a systems approach, using legal tools to support the successful implementation of global policies and commitments and respond to the global biodiversity crisis, with the aim to halt and ultimately reverse it.
A part of the project is to support the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework in strategic countries like Indonesia and the Philippines.
Purpose
ClientEarth seeks a lawyer qualified in the Philippines to undertake:
- A legal analysis of the laws, rules and the regulatory frameworks governing critical mineral mining and nature protection in the Philippines:
- The analysis must include (but not be limited to):
- analysis of existing national mining & environmental laws and frameworks to protect rights of indigenous communities;
- analysis of sub- national regulations in areas where mining of critical minerals is underway such as the districts of Palawan, Caraga & Zambales in the Philippines (more can be included where they meet the criteria);
- stakeholder map of civil society organisations working on this issue as well as a list of government agencies responsible for legislating and enforcement of these laws;
- evaluate effectiveness of regulatory enforcement of these mechanisms and conflicts where they have arisen;
- Identify gaps in laws and legal frameworks in the context of critical mineral mining.
Key Output
- A report that sets out the legal and regulatory frameworks governing critical mineral mining in the Philippines, gaps and challenges in these frameworks and in their implementation, government agencies regulating and enforcing these laws and recommendations
- The Report should contain an executive summary, introduction, the legal analysis and recommendations. Annexes should include laws and frameworks, relevant jurisprudence, stakeholder map of organisations and government agencies
Qualifications and Experience
Law degree and qualification to practise as a lawyer in the Philippines (essential), post graduate degree in energy, environmental law or climate (desirable)
Significant experience working as a Philippines – qualified lawyer (essential)
Experience and knowledge of environmental laws, mining and natural resources regulations, indigenous rights with relevant experience in policy drafting, regulatory analysis, policy advisory (essential)
Excellent writing skills
Fluency in English
Timeline
The first draft is expected by December 2, 2024 and the second draft by December 10, 2024.
Remuneration
The maximum budget for the consultant will be US$ 2,250 (inc. VAT and all applicable taxes). Please include your proposed daily rate and estimated time required to deliver the outputs. Payment will be made upon receipt of the output to ClientEarth’s satisfaction, the accomplishment report and invoice.
Mode of application
Consultants who meet the requirements should submit their letter of intent and a copy of a writing sample to Joyce Melcar Tan, Associate Director, Japan and Southeast Asia (jtan@clientearth.org) by 15 November, 2024.
Terms of Reference: Legal consultant: Critical mineral mining regulations in Indonesia
Background
About the organisation
ClientEarth is a global environmental organisation that uses the power of law to bring about systemic change that protects the earth for – and with – its inhabitants. The organisation works in partnership across borders, systems and sectors, using the law to protect life on earth. The aim is to bring about end-to-end systemic change: informing, implementing and enforcing the law, advising decision makers on policy, and training legal and judicial professionals.
In Asia, ClientEarth helps build legal frameworks to address climate change, accelerate the transition to clean and accessible energy and protect nature. We work in collaboration with people, governments and industry to build a future in which people and planet thrive together and help embed climate change and nature protection in investment, regulatory and policy decisions across the region.
About the project
ClientEarth is currently developing its strategy to drive the effective protection and restoration of nature. This will focus on a systems approach, using legal tools to support the successful implementation of global policies and commitments and respond to the global biodiversity crisis, with the aim to halt and ultimately reverse it.
A part of the project is to support the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework in strategic countries like Indonesia and the Philippines.
1.3 Purpose
ClientEarth seeks a lawyer qualified in Indonesia/the Philippines to undertake:
- A legal analysis of the laws, rules and the regulatory frameworks governing critical mineral mining and nature protection in Indonesia;
- The analysis must include (but not be limited to):
- analysis of existing national mining & environmental laws and frameworks to protect rights of indigenous communities;
- analysis of sub- national regulations in areas where mining of critical minerals is underway in Sulawesi, Halamehera, Maluku & Java in Indonesia (more areas can be added where mining is underway);
- stakeholder map of civil society organisations working on this issue as well as a list of government agencies responsible for legislating and enforcement of these laws;
- evaluate effectiveness of regulatory enforcement of these mechanisms and conflicts where they have arisen;
- Identify gaps in laws and legal frameworks in the context of critical mineral mining.
Key Output
- A report that sets out the legal and regulatory frameworks governing critical mineral mining in Indonesia, gaps and challenges in these frameworks and in their implementation, government agencies regulating and enforcing these laws and recommendations
- The Report should contain an executive summary, introduction, the legal analysis and recommendations. Annexes should include laws and frameworks, relevant jurisprudence, stakeholder map of organisations and government agencies
Qualifications and Experience
Law degree and qualification to practise as a lawyer in Indonesia (essential), post graduate degree in energy, environmental law or climate (desirable)
Significant experience working as an Indonesia – qualified lawyer (essential)
Experience and knowledge of environmental laws, mining and natural resources regulations, indigenous rights with relevant experience in policy drafting, regulatory analysis, policy advisory (essential)
Excellent writing skills
Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia
Timeline
The first draft is expected by December 2, 2024 and the second draft by December 10, 2024.
Remuneration
The maximum budget for the consultant will be US$ 2,250 (inc. VAT and all applicable taxes). Please include your proposed daily rate and estimated time required to deliver the outputs. Payment will be made upon receipt of the output to ClientEarth’s satisfaction, the accomplishment report and invoice.
Mode of application
Consultants who meet the requirements should submit their letter of intent and a copy of a writing sample to Joyce Melcar Tan, Associate Director, Japan and Southeast Asia (jtan@clientearth.org) by 15 November, 2024.