Republic of Moldova

National consultant to review the national legal and regulatory framework related to data exchange and interoperability implementation

Vacancy Number: Pr15/01004

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	13 Jul 2015, 10:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	20 Jul 2015, 10:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	27 Jul 2015, 10:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	03 Aug 2015
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	50 working days between August – December 2015
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Now" button no later than 13 July 2015 Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: sergiu.galitchi@undp.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Ms. Beatricia Revenco.

beatricia.revenco@undp.org

Background

UNDP Moldova Democracy Programme/Elections (further referred as Programme) is a multi-year institutional development programme that supports authorities of the Republic of Moldova to organize and deliver professional, transparent and efficient electoral processes.

One of the objectives of the Programme is to help improve the quality of voter lists’ data by improving the voter registration procedures and quality of source data. In Moldova voter lists’ are created from the State Register of Voters (SRV), which subsequently is extracted from the State Register of Population (SRP). The quality of data in the SRP depends on the quality of source data of the civil status acts as well as data from other registers (address register etc.). Another important aspect to ensure quality of data is the efficient exchange of data among different institutions through Moldovan data interoperability framework securing that all data is up-to-date, correct and complete.

In 2010 the Government of the Republic of Moldova launched “Governance e-Transformation Agenda” – an initiative designed to increase the efficiency and quality of a range of public services to citizens and businesses and improve management of the public sector through ICT. The Government data exchange and interoperability framework is the core enabler of this initiative.

As part of this activity the Programme shall provide support to the Government of Moldova, relevant line ministries and institutions, reviewing and developing proposals to adjust legal and regulatory framework on data exchange and interoperability, in line with Moldovan strategic objectives, international best practices. Thus, clarity on data ownership, data processing and protection of personal data will be ensured.

The Programme intends to contract a team of two consultants (one international and one national) to assist the Center of Electronic Government (E-Government Centre), Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (MITC) and other stakeholders to review the current Moldovan legal framework related to data exchange, interoperability and state registers. The team of consultants will evaluate and propose amendments to the legal and regulatory framework making it consistent (avoiding discordances between different legal acts), and in line with the “Governance e-Transformation Agenda”. The consultants will take into account the EU legal framework and best international practices.

Scope of work

The Programmme intends to contract a national consultant (“consultant”) to review the current Moldovan legal framework related to state resource information use and interoperability and draft, in conjunction with the international consultant, recommendations to improve the current legal framework, towards an efficient and secure data exchange implementation in Moldova.

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree in Law or related fields;

 Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in drafting of national legal and regulatory acts;
• Previous professional experience in data exchange and interoperability will be an asset;
• Previous experience in working with Moldovan state institutions is required;

Competencies:

• Demonstrated interpersonal and diplomatic skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders and to present ideas clearly and effectively;
• Knowledge of EU legal framework and international best-practices related to data exchange and interoperability for improved public service delivery;
• Excellent analytical and legal drafting skills;
• Knowledge of Romanian and Russian (verbal and written) is a must. Knowledge of English will be a strong advantage.

The UNDP Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Proposal: explaining why they are the most suitable for the work including past experience in similar Projects (please provide brief information on each of the above qualifications, item by item);
2. Financial proposal (in USD, specifying a total requested amount per working day, including all related costs, e.g. fees, phone calls etc. );
3. Duly completed P11 form (signed), personal CV and at least 3 references.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals the financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

Travel

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

 

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