Republic of Moldova

National Trainer in Community Development -“Community Empowerment Project”

Background
Drawing upon Moldovan and global expertise in facilitating local self-governance and community-led development, the United Nations Development Program in Moldova actually is implementing an Integrated Local Development Program that provides knowledge-based policy advice at central and regional levels coupled with a scaled up community-level intervention that aims to empower communities and integrate local authorities into the regional and community level development processes.   

UNDP will scale up its interventions at the community level through ILDP / Community Empowerment Project, by supporting target communities and providing them technical assistance in the (i) identification of their strategic development priorities and (ii) implementation of community development projects, through large involvement of population and collaboration of Local Public Authorities (LPA) with civil society and private sector.

One of the main objectives, which UNDP is following through the Community Empowerment Project, is capacity building and empowerment of communities through providing training and transferring of knowledge for community actors in local sustainable development.

National Trainer in Community Development will work within the CEP project. He/She should have both, basic knowledge and experience in training, and large experience in the collaboration and mobilization of communities in the implementation of community development projects.         

Tasks and responsibilities

• Elaborate capacity development training modules in: community partnership development, participatory appraisal of local development projects, mobilization of people and local resources, fund raising, management and implementation of local development projects, participatory monitoring and evaluation, sustainability and further development of implemented projects, other modules;
• Elaborate training programs for all project beneficiary groups
• Provide training for community actors, conduct workshops and study visits
• Facilitate Local Public Authorities in the implementation of Community Action Plans.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Education: High education in sociology, psychology, economy, pedagogy, and other social domains
  
• Relevant experience: at least 5 years experience operating in the domain of community development programs; experience in conducting training to LPA and other community actors.
  
• Languages: Fluent Romanian and Russian and communication and written abilities in English.
  
• Computer: Basic computer skills
  Other abilities: High level of responsibility, abilities to organize, proactive approach to solving the problems, and social and communication abilities

References are required.

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P11)  with the mark “National Trainer in Community Development” by November 22, 2007 (5:30 p.m.) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August 1989 Street, MD-2012, Chisinau, Moldova, alternatively by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org.

Only those short-listed will be contacted

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.