Republic of Moldova

International consultant on evaluation of CEC Strategic Development Plan 2012-2015 implementation

Vacancy Number: Pr15/01038

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	03 Aug 2015, 10:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	14 Sep 2015
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	15 working days (with two missions to Moldova) between September and October 2015
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Now" button or at http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=58186 no later than 03 August 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

Ms. Diana Zaharia.

Background

UNDP Moldova programme “Improving the quality of Moldovan democracy through parliamentary and electoral support” (further referred as Programme) is a multi-year institutional development programme that supports strategic development of the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova (CEC) and the Centre for Continuing Electoral Training (CCET) with the aim to strengthen the capacity of electoral administration to deliver professional, transparent and efficient electoral processes.

In 2012 the CEC prepared and approved Strategic Development Plan (SDP) for 2012 – 2015. The plan was prepared by the CEC through a wide consultative process with different stakeholders with support from UNDP Moldova. The strategic plan includes mission statement, SWOT analysis, vision and values of the CEC. It also contains detailed descriptions on strategic directions, objectives and activities.

As a result of adoption of the Strategic Development Plan the structure of CEC was aligned to meet new requirements of continuous development and modernisation of electoral processes. Furthermore, the CEC has adopted and implemented detailed yearly action plans in line with strategic plan to ensure its implementation.

Currently CEC has embarked on a process to review implementation of the current strategic plan and preparation of a new Strategic Development Plan for the period of 2016 – 2019.

As part of its mandate to support strategic development of the CEC the Programme will support the CEC in review of the current plan and will provide technical assistance and advice for preparation of the next. 

Scope of work

The Programme intends to contract an international consultant (further referred to as “consultant”) to evaluate implementation of the current CEC Strategic Development Plan 2012-2015 and to provide strategic recommendations for issues to be included in the plan to be developed for upcoming period. The results of the evaluation shall therefore serve as background for development of CEC Strategic Development Plan for 2016-2019.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Political Sciences, Public Administration, International development or related fields; Bachelor’s degree combined with 9 years of relevant professional experience in advising/ implementing/ developing strategic development plans would be considered as the equivalent to the Master’s Degree;

 Years of experience:

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in evaluation and/or advising/ developing strategic plans in Central European Region;
• Working experience in the field of election administration, democratic governance, public administration, development, including participatory strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in evaluation, monitoring, assessment or developing Strategic Development Plans and/or other relevant strategic policy documents would be an asset;
• Experience in working with election management bodies, Government and/or international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset);

 Competencies:

• Sound knowledge about results-based management (especially results-oriented planning, monitoring and evaluation);
• Extensive research and analytical skills;
• Excellent writing and oral communication;
• Leadership skills and ability to work with teams;
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Romanian and/or Russian will be an asset.

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 (LUMP SUM) in USD, specifying in a total requested amount per day, including all related costs, e.g. DSA, travel, phone calls etc.). UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket;
3. P-11, 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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