Republic of Moldova

Background

The UN Global Compact was launched in July 2000 and represents both a policy platform and a practical framework for companies that are committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. As a leadership initiative endorsed by chief executives, it seeks to align business operations and strategies everywhere with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Through a wide spectrum of specialized work streams, management tools, resources, and topical programs, the UN Global Compact aims to advance two complementary objectives:

• Mainstream the ten principles in business activities around the world;
• Catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

By doing so, business, as the primary agent driving globalization, can help ensure that markets, commerce, technology and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere and contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.

The UN Global Compact is not a regulatory instrument, but rather a voluntary initiative that relies on public accountability, transparency and disclosure to complement regulation and to provide a space for innovation.
UNDP’s Global Compact Moldova Project that serves the Secretariat of Moldovan Global Compact Network wants to launch company-based CSR training and consulting programs aimed at assisting and guiding individual companies to develop their own CSR plans.

Tasks and Responsibilities

The minimum, that the final product/activities (CSR action plan for individual enterprise(s)) of this assignment should cover, is as follows:

• description of the current state of CSR perception and developments within the company;
• analysis and description of the issues that prevent the establishment of CSR-oriented approaches;
• develop a CSR strategy by linking it to the company’s main business activities;
• determine all the stakeholders involved in developing company’s sustainable CSR mechanisms;
• advise the company on the optimal organization of CSR responsibilities in the organizational structure;
• develop concrete CSR projects/products that the company could embark on and promote;

Terms of Reference

Qualifications and skills required:

Eligible candidate should meet the following:

• advanced university degree in one of the areas of economics, human resources, communications, marketing or other CSR related fields;
• strong understanding of Moldovan business environment;
• proven record of CSR-related experience;
• at least five years of experience in the area of training and business consulting;
• understanding multi-stakeholders’ partnership concepts and cross-sectoral cooperation;
• excellent knowledge of Romanian, Russian languages and working knowledge of English.

Application Instructions

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P11) with the mark “Consultant on Energy Efficiency” by 13 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.