Republic of Moldova

EU Expert on NGOs capacity building- BUMAD 3 Project, Component 7

Vacancy Number: 60/Pr-2008

Background:
UNDP is implementing EU funded Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova Anti-drug Programme (BUMAD). The BUMAD programme’s overall objective is to support capacity building in preventing drug abuse and fighting drug trafficking (balanced approach between demand and supply reduction) in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine as well as to improve regional cooperation in this field. More specifically the objective of the BUMAD programme in Moldova is to strengthen actions that reduce the negative effect of illicit drugs in the Republic of Moldova and reduce flows of illicit drugs from and through Moldova towards EU Member States. In this respect, BUMAD is contributing to reinforcement and harmonization of drug control legislative and regulatory frameworks, strengthening land border interdiction capacities, creating institutional capacities of monitoring drug situation in the country, developing prevention skills within Police forces, strengthening NGOs capacities to jointly address the negative effects of drugs in Moldova.  

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Review relevant NGOs and other strategies in the area of Drug demand reduction
• Review the relevant international experience
• Make all preparations for a 4 days workshop on how to create an NGO or NGO network strategy for Drug NGO representatives. 
• During the workshop provide a training on the
• EU standards in the field;
• structure of a strategy;
• in-depth overview of methodologies used in developing a strategy;
• main components of a strategy;
• implementation of organizational framework;
• Creation of NGOs action plans financially covered and based on the adopted strategies
• Relationship between NGOs and Governmental representatives in strategy development   
• Produce a follow up report containing recommendations for Moldovan NGOs, identified during the workshop.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Postgraduate studies in related field
• Proven experience in assisting NGOs in elaborating drug demand reduction strategies and action plans based on them
• Minimum 10 years of post graduate extensive experience in the area of drugs
• Proved analytical skills and ability to work under tight deadlines
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Experience working with European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Abuse
• Experience working in CIS and East Europe

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their applications, consisting of a duly completed Personal History Form (P11), Short vision on achievement of tasks (max. 1 page), and a Financial Proposal (number of working days and fee per day) for carrying out the tasks, with the mark: “NGO Expert. BUMAD” by 30 April 2008, 17:30 (local time) 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.