Republic of Moldova

Background

The overall objective of the project is to provide high level policy advice to the Republic of Moldova in the overall implementation of the Government Programme “European Integration: Freedom, Democracy, Welfare” 2009-2013, with particular focus on the EU integration agenda, economic recovery and reforms. The support is provided through to the main institutions including the Prime Minister’s Office (focusing on Public Administration Reform & Decentralization and Communications), the Ministries of Justice, Economy, Interior, Agriculture, Finance, the Tax Inspectorate and the Public Procurement Agency, supporting them in their efforts of designing, implementing and monitoring relevant policies and measures.

General scope of work

The local expert will provide assistance and support to the Communications Advisor to the Prime Minister in the process of implementation of the Government’s Communications Strategy.

Terms of Reference

Key responsibilities may be summarized as follows:

• Participate in the implementation of the Inter-institutional Communications Programme
• Participate in the creation of a communications mechanism between Central and Local Government Institutions
• Liaise with Communicators from other State Institutions
• Prepare Communications Trainings with the Institutions’ Representatives
• Collaborate with the Representatives of the Negotiations Team of the Rep. of Moldova and EU on the subject of Communications
• Contribute to the organization of the Information Campaign related to EU and the Promotion Campaign of the “Rethink Moldova” Project
• Participate in the implementation of the EU High Level Policy Advice Communications Plan

Required Profile

Qualification and skills

• Undergraduate or Masters degree in Journalism, Communications or Public Relations. Other education is acceptable in combination with relevant and practical experience in Communications and Public Relations or Journalism
• Written and spoken fluency in English, Romanian and Russian
• Good presentation and teaching skills

Evaluation Criteria

UNDP will utilize a two-stage procedure for evaluating proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Technical evaluation will be represented through a desk review of applications and further interview of short-listed candidates. 
 
A) The technical part is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (TOR). Namely:
1.      Educational background (10 – Master’s degree; 7 - University degree; 5 - in case of lower academic background, it shall be complemented with minimum 8 years of relevant working experience.) – 10 points max;
2.      Relevant experience on similar assignments or EU accession process – 10 points max
3.      Relevantce technical expertise – 10 points max
4.      Language Skills (10 - both English and Romanian/or Russian; 5 – only English; 3 – only Romanian or Russian) – 10 points max
5.      Interview (30 - technical knowledge and experience; 20 - communication/interpersonal skills; 10 - creativity) - 60 points max
6.      Total Maximum Score: 100 points

UNDP will consider the price proposals only from the candidates that passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the evaluation of the technical proposals. Technical evaluation will be represented though a review of applications and further interview of short-listed candidates. The offer with highest scores obtained will receive a technically weighted score, which will equal to 70. All other submissions that passed the 70% threshold will be evaluated as per below formula:

A = T/Thigh*(0.7), where:
T     = The total technical score awarded to the bid
Thigh = The Technical Score achieved by the bid that was scored highest among all responsive bids

B) Financial evaluation:
UNDP will contact the successful candidates (those, who obtained 70% out of the 100 points during the technical evaluation) subject of providing the financial offer for proposed specific vacancy. The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal and will equal to 30. All other price proposals will be evaluated and assigned points, as per below formula:
B = Clow /C*(0.3), where: C   = Evaluated bid price and Clow= The lowest of all evaluated bid prices among responsive bids

Application Instructions

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P11) with the mark “Local Expert (Communications) - EUHLPAM” by 10 August 2010, 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.