Legal and/or Financial Tax Office - Lebanon
Summary
Medair is looking for a Legal and/or financial tax office, to represent Medair and be delegated on behalf of Medair . The purpose is to ensure that Medair remains legally compliant and is able to continue operating.
The selected company(ies) will:
- Be Trustworthy.
- Have a nuanced understanding of interpretations of relevant legal decrees
- Be able to clearly communicate and advise on associated risks
- Have timely follow-up and delivery on deadlines.
- Have a proven track record
Structure of bid
Interested bidders are requested to quote for:
Lump sum retainer amount, with a separate list of the prices of any services/limits beyond the lumpsum retainer amount quoted, including additional visitors, additional staff entered or removed from NSSF etc.
The Financial/administrative section, the Legal section, and both sections together. Bidders may submit for only one element.
Duration :
Year 1: April 2024-March 2025
Year 2: April 2025-March 2026
Total of both years from April 2024-March 2026.
Please complete your quotation based on the following information:
Number of national staff: Between 100-120, including around 5% Palestinians, and an estimated staff turnover of 20 people per year.
Number of international staff: 5
Average Number of visitors requiring visas per year: 10
Financial and administrative
- Register and remove national and international staff in NSSF and MoF as they start and end work with Medair.
- Submitting staff Status updates for MOF.
- Processing and submitting Family Allowances schedules monthly as per the updates provided according to each employee's personal status.
- Calculate and process monthly and yearly payments to NSSF, calculate quarterly MOF schedule of payments (approximate number of staff ranges from 100-120). Salary Taxes.
- Facilitate submission of annual reporting to MoF and MoI and prepare or approve any other official communications with any government body as needed.
- Keep Medair Team up to date with all taxes changes.
- Annually update Medair’s MoI delegation/appointment certificate
- Apply for volunteer residencies, work permits/residencies for non-Lebanese persons associated with Medair, including visitor visas for short-term appointments of certain nationalities (this will be approximately 10 people on an annual basis)
- Inform Medair of all official communications announced by the Government of Lebanon and their effect on Medair.
- Other reasonable financial responsibilities arising.
Note that direct costs charged directly by General Security Office and NSSF will be paid separately according to official receipts.
Legal Counsel
- Offer legal advice upon request per an annual retainer (not to be billed by time), including review of Medair documents for their legal compliance.
- Drafting Written warnings for staff
- Termination of employees.
- Represent Medair in legal cases or formal meetings (if necessary)
Additional questions :
Please share an overview of the personnel structure, including responsibilities of different staff roles or external contractors.
Please state your anticipated availability and responsiveness (response time):
Please state your normal method(s) of providing legal advice (e.g. phone/email/face-to-face meetings, voice notes etc):
Documents to be shared:
- References, including NGO references
- Portfolio of the law firm
- Lawyers applying should submit proof of their membership in the syndicate.
Selection Process:
- After the deadline for quotations, Medair will conduct an initial selection meeting and identify 2-4 bids to move to the next stage.
- Medair will conduct meetings with the pre-selected bids, discuss terms and conditions and follow up references.
- Medair will then make a final decision.
How to apply
Interested bidders are requested to quote for:
Lump sum retainer amount, with a separate list of the prices of any services/limits beyond the lumpsum retainer amount quoted, including additional visitors, additional staff entered or removed from NSSF etc.
The Financial/administrative section, the Legal section, and both sections together. Bidders may submit for only one element.
Duration
Year 1: April 2024-March 2025
Year 2: April 2025-March 2026
Total of both years from April 2024-March 2026.
Questions, quotation and required documents to be sent to:
Expired