Spécialiste en Partenariats Publics-Privés , contrats de concession et financement des infrastructures

The consultant will provide high-level expertise in PPP, concession contract structuring, and infrastructure financing to ensure the knowledge product reflects internationally recognized PPP/concession practices and can be implemented and financed in concession, PPP, performance-based contracts, and public enterprise environments. The role involves authoring key components related to contract structuring, risk allocation, financing mechanisms, and contractual clause toolkits, contributing to the knowledge product and pilot project implementation in Tunisia and Libya.

Responsibilities

• Define contractual and transactional frameworks integrating RSDS and RISM obligations into concession, PPP, performance-based, and public enterprise contracts.
• Analyze PPP/concession contract structures, risk allocation, payment mechanisms, financial equilibrium clauses, and performance monitoring regimes to identify road safety obligations.
• Develop technical recommendations on structuring road safety obligations throughout concession lifecycle.
• Review international best practices for integrating performance and safety obligations in PPP/concession contracts and financing frameworks.
• Adapt international PPP/concession contracting practices to low- and middle-income countries with varying institutional maturity.
• Define translation of RSDS data requirements and obligations into contractual clauses, KPIs, and payment/incentive mechanisms.
• Ensure RSDS and RISM requirements are legally coherent and commercially financeable in contracts.
• Advise on data ownership, sharing, and communication obligations among stakeholders.
• Identify and evaluate financing mechanisms for data-driven road safety interventions within concession and PPP structures.
• Propose criteria linking prioritized safety interventions to financing instruments and monitoring cycles.
• Advise engagement with donors, lenders, and investors regarding financing arrangements.
• Lead development of contractual clause toolkit for new and existing contracts.
• Define reference requirements for PPP/concession contractual, institutional, and financing aspects for country analyses and pilot selection.
• Provide technical criteria for assessing legal frameworks, amendment feasibility, institutional approval, and financing capacity.
• Contribute to pilot project selection criteria.
• Provide technical content for training modules on PPP, contracting, and financing.
• Support development of practical guidelines and exercises on contract amendments related to RSDS.
• Contribute to pre-selection and pilot project reports with technical, contractual, and financial inputs.
• Participate in consultative missions/workshops to present recommendations and support dialogue.
• Support capacity building programs and policy missions/workshops on contractual and institutional amendments.

Requirements

• Provide high-level expertise in PPP, concession contract structuring, and infrastructure financing.
• Act as lead author for contract structuring components of PPP/concessions, risk allocation, financing mechanisms, and contractual clause toolkits.
• Work closely with road safety and engineering experts to translate road safety data and RISM requirements into enforceable and financeable contractual obligations.
• Define contractual and transactional frameworks integrating RSDS and RISM obligations into concession contracts, PPP agreements, performance-based contracts, and public enterprise operation agreements.
• Analyze typical PPP/concession contract structures, risk allocation matrices, payment and toll mechanisms, financial equilibrium clauses, and performance monitoring regimes.
• Develop technical recommendations on structuring road safety obligations throughout the concession lifecycle.
• Review EU, UK, and international best practices for integrating performance and safety obligations in PPP/concession contracts and financing frameworks.
• Adapt international PPP/concession contracting practices to low- and middle-income countries with varying institutional maturity without unrealistic transactional or budgetary constraints.
• Define how RSDS data requirements, indicators, and information communication obligations translate into contractual obligations, KPIs, and payment/incentive mechanisms within concession and PPP agreements.
• Ensure RSDS and RISM requirements are translated into legally coherent and commercially financeable clauses.
• Advise on data ownership, sharing, and communication obligations among grantors, private concessionaires/SPVs, and public data systems.
• Identify and evaluate financing mechanisms for data-driven road safety interventions within concession and PPP structures, including toll adjustments, investment program mechanisms, trigger thresholds, performance payments, and blended/catalytic financing.
• Propose criteria linking prioritized safety interventions to financing instruments, budget lines, and monitoring/reporting cycles.
• Advise engagement with donors, lenders, and institutional investors when financing arrangements require lender consent or affect contract financial equilibrium.
• Lead development of a contractual clause toolkit with model clauses, amendment/annex options, and drafting notes for new and existing concession, PPP, performance-based, and public enterprise contracts.
• Define PPP/concession contractual, institutional, and financing reference requirements for country gap analyses and pilot project selection checklists.
• Provide technical criteria to assess PPP/concession legal frameworks, amendment feasibility, institutional approval processes, and financing capacity in beneficiary countries.
• Contribute to pilot project selection criteria regarding amendment feasibility, financial viability, stakeholder readiness, and replicability.
• Provide technical content on PPP, contracting, and financing for training modules.
• Support development of practical guidelines, case studies, and exercises on negotiation, drafting, and financing of RSDS-related contract amendments for public officials, PPP units, grantors, and road operators.
• Contribute technical, contractual, and financial inputs to pre-selection and pilot project reports, including feasibility assessments and recommended contract amendments.
• Participate in consultative missions/workshops in pilot countries to present contractual and financing recommendations and support technical dialogue on proposed contract amendments.
• Support capacity building programs for public authorities, PPP units, and grantors, including policy missions/workshops on implementing contractual and institutional amendments.

Skills

• PPP Contract Structuring
• Concession Contract Structuring
• Infrastructure Finance
• Risk Allocation Negotiation
• Contractual Clause Development
• Road Safety Data Integration
• Performance-based Contracting
• Financial Equilibrium Analysis
• Payment and Toll Mechanisms
• Performance Monitoring Regimes
• International PPP Best Practices
• Contract Amendment Drafting
• Data Ownership and Sharing
• Financing Mechanisms
• Donor and Lender Engagement
• Contractual Toolkit Development
• Legal Framework Assessment
• Institutional Approval Processes
• Training Module Development
• Capacity Building for Public Authorities

Languages

French, English