Republic of Moldova

5 National Consultants to facilitate local development activities in 25 target communities (Lot 1/ Lot 2/ Lot 3/ Lot 4/ Lot 5)

Vacancy Number: Pr15/01174

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	04 Jan 2016, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	20 Jan 2016
Reference to the project:	Integrated Migration Local Development Project
Expected Duration of Assignment:	Estimated workload up to 440 days during 19 months (depending on lot).
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted on-line by pressing “Apply on-line” link, no later than 04 January 2015. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: ghenadie.ivascenco@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 - RO Terms of Reference- EN Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Mr. Ghenadie Ivascenco.

ghenadie.ivascenco@undp.org

Background

The Government of Moldova explicitly acknowledges its commitment to link migration and development at the local level. Institutions at all government levels are becoming increasingly aware that migration is one of development factors; this is especially true for emigrees and their potential support to the home communities through local essential service improvement (water, sanitation, education, health and social services), skill and knowledge transfer and income generating opportunities.

Given the stringent need to further advance with the implementation of the Decentralization Strategy and embedding migration aspects into development processes, the State Chancellery together with United Nations Development Programme have designed a new Programme phase of the Joint Integrated Local Development Programme. The project is designed to support Central Public Authorities (CPAs) and LPAs to develop and implement strategic policies, methodologies and procedures related to temporary, permanent and circular migration and link them to local development processes, which will enable further design and implementation of joint service improvement and income-generating initiatives, ensuring equal access for women, children, young people the elderly, the disabled, and other population groups in selected localities. Moreover, the project is developed as a replicable approach with potentials for scaling up, with intensive capacity building and strengthening of national and local public authorities to better plan, manage, budget, and implement public service management with participation of community members, including migrants.

Thus, as seen above, integrating migration into local development requires a systematic, tangible and programmatic approach. The current project is proposed on the basis of the results achieved during the implementation of 3 phases of JILDP (2007-2015), which has put a series of methodological approaches and strategic frameworks in place. It supports integrated and systematic local development planning and management, by tackling both central and local levels.

The Overall Objective of the Programme is Communities affected by migration benefit from improved essential local services, namely water and sanitation, health, social and education services, and have access to income-generating opportunities, including improved employment reintegration support for returnees.

Considering the specific local development context, current situation and needs, the project sets two primary outcomes:

Outcome 1: The Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family and the National Employment Agency have mandates, capacities and resources to provide qualitative employment reintegration services to all returnees.

Outcome 2: Local public authorities have the capacities and resources to engage with community members, including migrants, and to promote know-how transfer from abroad with a view to improving local essential services and offering opportunities for income-generating activities.

Both areas of the project emphasize the national ownership and strengthening capacities at national and local levels to enable a socio-economic environment, secure employment support, reduce disparities and inequalities, provide income generating opportunities, and ensure sustainable local development. The project intervention will apply human rights based and gender equality approaches, including community empowerment and mobilization models with migrants’ engagement, and various tools for efficient service provision.

The intervention supports the implementation of national development priorities, while responding to challenges of European Union driven reform. It is built on the priorities of the Government Programme 2015-2018, the National Development Strategy Moldova 2020, the National Decentralization Strategy 2012-2015, the Strategy on Migration and Asylum, the United Partnership Framework (for 2013-2017), and Swiss Cooperation Strategy Republic of Moldova 2014-2017.

In order to ensure impact maximization and tangible results, the project intervention envisages strong synergies with BRD/IOM and NEXUS, as part of the programmatic intervention funded by Swiss Cooperation Office SDC.

Scope of work

MiDL/UNDP is seeking 5 qualified and experienced national consultants to facilitate the process of capacity building of targeted LPAs to engage migrants into local planning and service provision improvement:

• Setting up the participatory planning and development framework at the community level, including measures to increase transparency and gain migrants’ trust.
• Institutional enhancement of targeted LPAs [‘migrants’ related focal points, working approach & methodology, detailed action plan].
• Assist the creation of Home Towns Associations [HTAs].
• Diagnose the local development complicatedness and opportunities, counting in depth consideration of migration related processes.
• Upgrading local development strategies, with the participation of migrants and the migration related issues fully mainstreamed.
• Organize extensive public debates (inclusively with participation of HTAs] on local priorities, aiming to define a project proposal to be co-financed by MiDL/UNDP. Provide support in project drafting and submission.
• Provide technical assistance in implementation of MiDL/UNDP co-financed project.
• Provide on-going coaching and mentoring for targeted LPAs on mainstreaming migration into local development practices.

 The present Assignment consists of 5 (five) LOTs. One consultant may apply for more LOTs and selected consultants will be contracted to work in maximum one LOT.

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

Requirements for experience

I.Education:

• University degree in the relevant field (economics, development studies, social science, public administration, law etc.).

 II. Experience:

• At least 5 years of practical experience of community development work with local public authorities and local community groups;
• Proven experience in assisting local communities to design local development plans
• Proven experience in assisting local communities in project management implementation
• Proven experience of developing and delivering training modules in local governance field;
• Proven experience in inter-municipal cooperation;
• Proven experience in migration related subjects. Experience in diaspora and migration programming will be considered an asset;

 III. Competences:

• Good knowledge of Moldovan rural area context;
• Knowledge and skills of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Excellent command of Romanian and Russian, and basic knowledge of English language;
• 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.

IV. Abilities:

• Demonstrated capacity of team-orientation work, excellent planning and organizational skills;
• Good communication and writing skills
• Sensitivity and respect for human rights and gender equality
• Ability to achieve results and deadlines in a timely manner, maintaining a high standard throughout;

Documents to be included

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

1. P11 form;
2. Cover letter, stating their interest in and qualifications for the consultancy (mentioning the lot)

3. Financial offer (1) fee per consultancy day in community, including transport costs; 2) fee per consultancy day in the office).

The United Nations Development Programme in 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.

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 (fee per day * days) of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, 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.

Important: In the case the application for more than 1 (one) LOT, it should be submitted separate proposal (including financial proposal) for each LOT.

 

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