Three Individual Consultants to support communities from ATU Gagauzia in local community strategic planning and community mobilization processes
Vacancy Number: Pr16/01346
Contacts:
Mr. Leonid Mazilu.
leonid.mazilu@undp.org
Background
Within the project 41 mayoralties of ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district will undergo a community participatory capacity development process aiming to enhance good governance and local public management in line with rural development priorities. Technical assistance and capacity development support will be provided to local communities to develop and implement local development strategies, with specific focus on agriculture and rural development challenges. The action will facilitate the establishment and functioning of local partnerships with the participation of community groups, district and community administration, NGOs, and other local level stakeholders.
The action will further focus on effective implementation of local development strategies (including their update or development where missing) and their link to regional development policies and ARDS. Particular emphasis will be placed on local public services and infrastructure development, and use of other national funds (including regional development fund, environment fund, energy efficiency fund etc.). Technical assistance will be provided to improve service provision in the areas of LPAs competence like communal services, health, social protection, education, and others. Further on, support will be provided to improve local service provision and upgrade basic infrastructure in 20 municipalities in Gagauzia and Taraclia districts, enhancing cooperation across the targeted districts, in line with local development strategies for enhanced rural development.
In addition to providing support for upgrading basic small-scale infrastructure, the Action will focus particularly on enhancing community cooperation across administrative borders with different autonomy. Seven clusters of municipalities will be assisted to pilot several forms of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) for common priority sectors and services, (e.g. education, social protection, environment and energy efficiency, water and sewerage, solid waste), around which, clustering of municipalities will be encouraged. IMC is perceived as an instrument for improving efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery, in response to severe fragmentation of local public administrations.
Based on competitive selection process, technical assistance and grant support will be provided to 20 small-scale infrastructure upgrade projects and 7 Inter-Municipal Cooperation projects.
Scope of work
The overall objective of the National Consultants assignment (hereinafter Consultants) is to facilitate the process of capacity building of local public authorities and support them in implementation of local development activities in SARD target localities. More specifically, the Consultants will:
- Conduct in depth complex analysis (community profiling) of target localities. (Please, see the link to the UNDP community profiling methodology)
- Support Local Task Force in organizing transparent, participatory and inclusive local planning and budgeting, including developing/updating Community Socio-Economic Development Strategies in a participatory and inclusive manner, by applying HRBA and GE principles.
- Develop the capacities of local actors (inclusive CBOs) in local development by applying community mobilization for empowerment principles
- Conduct local workshops for Local Public Authorities (LPAs) and civic society with SARD assistance (incl. from Transnistrian region) on various topics, i.e.: increased local transparency, enhanced community participation in the local decision making process, participatory planning, strengthened communication skills, HRBA and GE in local governance, fundraising and resource mobilization, etc.
- Organize extensive public debates on local priorities, aiming to define a project proposal to be co-financed by SARD/UNDP.
- Provide support to LPA in writing project proposals and monitor implementation the local projects supported by SARD. Assist in defining, monitoring and reporting on project impacts.
- Provide support to LPA in identification of financial resources to support Development strategies projects and assist in project proposals development and submission for both governmental and donor support.
- Monitor the progress achieved at the local level.
For detailed information, please refer to Terms of Reference.
Requirements for experience
The following qualification criteria shall be applied for the selection of the consultant:
Education:
- University degree in the relevant field (economics, development studies, social science, public administration, law etc.).
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;
- Previous experience working with international development partners and stakeholders in public sector development programs, especially in the area of strategy development
Competences:
- Good knowledge of Moldovan, also Gagauzia ATU rural area context;
- Excellent command of Russian (written & oral) and basic knowledge of English language;
- Experience in implementing similar projects in the region of Gagauzia ATU or Taraclia District will be an asset
- Previous experience working with international development partners and stakeholders in public sector development programs, especially in the area of strategy development Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP.
Abilities:
- Demonstrated capacity of technical knowledge and experience; team-orientation work, excellent planning and organizational skills;
- Good communication, interpersonal, initiative, creativity/ resourcefulness skills
- 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:
- P11 form or Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references;
- Cover letter, stating their interest in and qualifications for the consultancy.
- Financial offer:
- fee per consultancy day in community, including transport costs
- fee per consultancy day in the office.
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 fees, taxes, travel costs, accommodation costs, communication, and number of anticipated working days).
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