Vacancy: Group of local consultants/trainers to conduct training modules for the NAC staff on detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in 5 subject areas , UNDP Moldova

Group of local consultants/trainers to conduct training modules for the NAC staff on detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in 5 subject areas

Vacancy Number: Pr16/01248

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	28 Mar 2016, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	04 Apr 2016, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	11 Apr 2016, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	08 Apr 2016
Reference to the project:	Strengthening the corruption prevention and analysis functions of the National Anticorruption Center Project
Expected Duration of Assignment:	April-June 2016 (7 days)
Submission Instructions: Proposal should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online", no later than March 28, 2016 (16:00). Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: olga.crivoliubic@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: Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Terms of Reference Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Ms. Olga Crivoliubic.

olga.crivoliubic@undp.org

Background

Strengthening the corruption prevention and analysis functions of the National Anticorruption Center Project (NAC) is implemented by UNDP in partnership with the NAC and funded by the Government of Norway. The goal of the project is to strengthen the institutional and operational capacities of the National Anticorruption Centre of the Republic of Moldova for ensuring effective implementation of its prevention and analytical functions in line with the strategic policy documents, such as Moldova 2020, National Anticorruption Strategy and the National Action Plan for the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement (AA), as well as with the international standards. The project will enhance the capacities, independence and empowerment of the NAC to effectively prevent corruption and to develop and implement evidence-based corruption prevention policies. The project will support also the development of accountability and transparency mechanisms and strengthening of integrity of NAC through establishing a platform for cooperation with Civil Society Organizations in order to increase citizens’ trust in governance.

Corruption remains a major issue in Moldova. Various international rankings testify the high levels of perceptions of corruption. The Parliament, acknowledging the need to fight corruption, adopted the National Anticorruption Strategy (NAS) in 2011, which is implemented by two action plans. Anticorruption measures strongly feature in other major strategic policy documents, such as Moldova 2020, Justice Sector Reform Strategy (2011 – 2016) and it’s Action Plan and the National Action Plan for the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement (AA).

National Anticoruption Center (NAC) has a well-defined mandate for the prevention of corruption and is the institution responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the National Anticorruption Strategy (2011 - 2015). While corruption prevention and analysis are priorities for NAC according to its Strategic Plan, the capacities of the institution in these areas are still underdeveloped for the appropriate implementation of the function.

According to the approved Action Plan, Strengthening the corruption prevention and analysis functions of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) project implemented by UNDP in partnership with the NAC and funded by the Government of Norway, will support strengthening NAC’s operational and institutional capacity to fulfill its prevention and analytical functions. In this context, the Project seeks to contract a group of local consultants/trainers to conduct a series of training modules for the staff of the Legal and Anti-corruption Expertise Department of NAC on detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in the fields of:

(i) banking;

(ii) public-private partnership;

(iii) public procurement;

(iv) land destination;

(v) exceptional tax exemption

Scope of work

Strengthen capacities of the staff of the NAC Legal and Anti-corruption Expertise Department in detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in the fields of banking, public-private partnership, public procurement, land destination and exceptional tax exemption. This should be achieved through the organization of five trainings modules that will serve as a mixture of theoretical and practical aspects.

This should be achieved through the organization of five trainings modules that will serve as a mixture of theoretical and practical aspects in the respective subject areas with the particular focus on procedural aspects which can point out to corruption risks.

Requirements for experience

For consultant/trainer in Detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in Banking sector.

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Finance and Banking, Economics, or other relevant field

Years and sphere of experience:

At least 5 years of proven professional experience and/or consultancy in/related to banking sector;
At least two assignments in conducting training/coaching for public institutions, NGOs in the related field

Competencies:

Proven knowledge of procedural aspects and corruption risks in banking-financial sector;
Previous work with anti-corruption and law enforcement institutions will be a strong asset;
Strong communication and presentation skills (to be demonstrated by the examples of previous relevant assignments);
Previous successful experience of work with UNDP, or other development partners is a strong advantage;
Knowledge of English, Romanian, Russian languages for the purposes of the assignment;
Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset;

For consultant/trainer in Detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in public-private partnership (PPP).

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Law, Public Policies or other relevant field

Years and sphere of experience:

At least 3 years of proven professional experience and/or consultancy in/related to PPP;
At least two assignments in conducting training/coaching for public institutions, NGOs in the related field

Competencies:

Proven knowledge of procedural aspects and corruption risks in PPP sector;
Previous work with anti-corruption and law enforcement institutions will be a strong asset;
Strong communication and presentation skills (to be demonstrated by the examples of previous relevant assignments);
Previous successful experience of work with UNDP, or other development partners is a strong advantage;
Knowledge of English, Romanian, Russian languages for the purposes of the assignment;
Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset;

For consultant/trainer in Detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in Public Procurement.

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Law, Public Policies or other relevant field

Years and sphere of experience:

At least 5 years of proven professional experience and/or consultancy in/related to public procurement;
At least two assignments in conducting training/coaching for public institutions, NGOs in the related field

Competencies:

Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset;
Knowledge of English, Romanian, Russian languages for the purposes of the assignment;
Previous successful experience of work with UNDP, or other development partners is a strong advantage;
Strong communication and presentation skills (to be demonstrated by the examples of previous relevant assignments);
Previous work with anti-corruption and law enforcement institutions will be a strong asset;
Proven knowledge of procedural aspects and corruption risks in public procurement;

For consultant/trainer in Detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in land destination changing.

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Law, Public Policies or other relevant field

Years and sphere of experience:

At least 3 years of proven professional experience and/or consultancy in/related to land administration sector;
At least two assignments in conducting training/coaching for public institutions, NGOs in the related field

Competencies:

Proven knowledge of procedural aspects and corruption risks in land administration;
Previous work with anti-corruption and law enforcement institutions will be a strong asset;
Strong communication and presentation skills (to be demonstrated by the examples of previous relevant assignments);
Previous successful experience of work with UNDP, or other development partners is a strong advantage;
Knowledge of English, Romanian, Russian languages for the purposes of the assignment;
Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset;

For consultant/trainer in Detection of corruption risks and procedural aspects in exceptional tax exemptions.

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Finance, Law, Public Policies or other relevant field

Years and sphere of experience:

At least 5 years of proven professional experience and/or consultancy in/related to fiscal sector;
At least two assignments in conducting training/coaching for public institutions, NGOs in the related field

Competencies:

Proven knowledge of procedural aspects and corruption risks in fiscal sector;
Previous work with anti-corruption and law enforcement institutions will be a strong asset;
Strong communication and presentation skills (to be demonstrated by the examples of previous relevant assignments);
Previous successful experience of work with UNDP, or other development partners is a strong advantage;
Knowledge of English, Romanian, Russian languages for the purposes of the assignment;
Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset;

Personal qualities (for all candidates):

Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations; in particular, is respectful of differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status;
Responsibility;
Flexibility;

The United Nations Country Team in the Republic of 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

Proposal: explaining why they are the most suitable for this position and providing examples of the previous relevant assignments reflecting the competencies required;
Financial proposal: in (USD, specifying a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days);
Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and the contact details of at least 3 reference persons.

Important note: National consultants/trainers shall clearly indicate training module (subject) they are applying for. Consultants can apply for more than one training subjects if possessing demonstrated competence.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payment will be made upon the successful completion of the tasks assigned and submission of the new NAS and Action Plan for adoption. 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, communication costs, 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.

No travel is envisaged under this assignment

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