Republic of Moldova

International Training Expert to develop and deliver a Training of Trainers course to Customs and Enforcement Officers on control and monitoring of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) import/export

Vacancy Number: Pr15/01148

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	13 Nov 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	23 Nov 2015
Reference to the project:	Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan
Expected Duration of Assignment:	November-December 2015, up to 20 w/days, including one mission of 5 w/days
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply on-line" button or at http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=61142 no later than  13 November  2015 Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: ozonmd.@mail.ru. 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

Background

The Republic of Moldova is a party to the Vienna Convention (24 October 1996) and the Montreal Protocol (MP) on the Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (24 October 1996) and operates under Article 5 of the MP.

Moldova also ratified all amendments to the Montreal Protocol: the London and Copenhagen Amendments on 25 June 2001, and the Montreal on 24 May 2005 and Beijing Amendment on 5 December 2006.

The Government of the Republic of Moldova has as a general objective to follow the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule for HCFCs. The Hydrochlorofluorocarbon Phase-out Management Plan or HPMP has been prepared to define the Governments commitment and plan to meet the obligations that it has assumed as a Party to the Montreal Protocol (MP) under Decision XIX/61^[1] of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, accelerating the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in both Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries.

The HPMP was developed in a staged approach. The first stage of the planned activities covers the period from 2011-2015 and the second stage is related to the period 2015-2030 respectively.

The HPMP comprises a range of investment and non-investment activities for a sustainable freeze and 10% phase-out of HCFCs through a combination of training to refrigeration technicians/Customs, technical support with required tooling in the servicing sector and for Customs, and policy/management support components as well as the support to the National Refrigeration Association.

Once the HPMP, Stage I is successfully implemented, the result is a reduction of HCFC consumption from 1.00 ODP tons in 2013 to 0.61 ODP tons in the year 2020.

As per clause 5(b) of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Reduction in Consumption of HCFCs also known as the HPMP Agreement, the Targets specified in HPMP agreement have to be independently verified, unless the ExCom decides that such verification is not required. In the 73^rd meeting of the ExCom, USD 30,000 was approved for undertaking the verification for the calendar year 2015 (MLF no. MOL/PHA/73/TAS/30).

Verification report had been completed by a national consultant contracted by UNDP. It was demonstrated that the State Custom Service (SCS) is one of the main partners of the project. Within the project, the SCS was  equipped with modern portable Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) analytical equipment and the SCS custom officers, as well as ecological inspectors was trained on legislation, regulations, customs control and using analytical equipment for better control of ODS export/import.

But during the trainings was observed that customs officers/ecological inspectors haven’t enough knowledge about international/European experience in legislation, regulations and customs control of ODS import/export.

In this context, an International Training Expert is sought through this TOR, in order to share the  international/European experience, analysis of EU best practices on coordination between Customs and HCFC quota controlling bodies, optimization of internal reporting formats on registering HCFC imports, discussion/development of electronic data exchange with Customs and a prototype of electronic database on HCFC data collection from importers/end-users, as well as for elaboration of the training module and training of trainers (customs and ecological inspectors).

Deliverables of the assignment will serve as a foundation for the organization of immediate trainings (by trained trainers) for working level Customs officers who operate in the main territorial Customs departments and main posts affiliated with those officers. 

Based on the developed recommendations and elaborated training module the Training Centre of the Customs Officers will introduce in training curricula updated training module.

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager (PM), he/she will work as a part of the project team, and liaise with the Project Manager and MPU/Chemicals (Istanbul).

 

^[1] http://ozone.unep.org/Meeting_Documents/mop/19mop/MOP-19-7E.pdf, Page 33

Scope of work

The objective of this assignment is to develop and deliver a Training of Trainers (ToT) course to Customs and Enforcement Officers (one group of max. 25 participants) on import/export of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and products containing ODSs (including equipment).

The developed training module is meant to be used for any Montreal Protocol–related Customs training as part of the Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Phase-out Management Plan.

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

Requirements for experience

1. Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in the field of customs, international law, relevant technical sciences, environmental protection or related fields.

2. Years of experience: 

• At least seven (7) years of experience in design and delivery of trainings  in the field of customs, control and monitoring of chemicals import/export, including ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and alternatives to ODS;

• Proven experience related to control and monitoring of ODS import/export under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments and adjustments, relevant international/European policies and strategies;

• Experience in working with UNDP and/or other international organizations on the identified area;

• Experience in development and conducting training program in the Eastern Europe and CIS region is an asset. 

3. Competencies:

• Proven report writing skills;

• Ability to  meet  strict deadlines and plan the work according to priorities;

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, focus on results, ability to interact productively in a teamwork environment;

• Initiative, good analytical skills, ability to work under tight schedule while respecting deadlines achievement, ethics and honesty;

• Good ability to use information and communication technologies as tools and resources;

• Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status. 

4. Language requirements:

• Proficiency in English. Knowledge of Romanian and/or Russian will be an asset.

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 qualification:

1. Technical Proposal: 

a) explaining how applicant responds to each of the qualification requirements and why he/she is the most suitable for the work (particularly providing details on the previously implemented similar projects and assignments and previous experience in the fields related to this consultancy as described in the terms of reference);

b) providing a brief methodology  on how they will approach and conduct the work;

2. Personal information (Personal History Form/P11) including records of past experience in similar projects/assignments and concrete outputs obtained and names and contact details of three reference persons;

3. Financial proposal (in USD, specifying a total lump sum amount).

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 will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including 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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