Republic of Moldova

National IT Consultant – PHP Programmer

Vacancy Number: Pr16/01356

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	28 Jul 2016, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	09 Aug 2016, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	29 Aug 2016, 14:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	08 Aug 2016
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	August-December 2016
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" button, no later than 28 July 2016. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: eva.bounegru@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. Eva Bounegru.

eva.bounegru@undp.org

Background

UNDP Moldova Democracy Programme/Elections (further referred as Programme) is a multi-year institutional development programme that supports the strategic development of the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova (CEC) with the aim to strengthen the capacity of electoral administration to deliver professional, transparent and efficient electoral processes.

Overarching goal of the Programme is to improve the democracy in Moldova through modernization of the electoral processes, through free and fair elections representing the will of the people and which are fully in line with the international standards and best practices. This objective is to be reached through support in development of the capacities of electoral administration on central, regional and local levels to deliver inclusive and professional elections using official data and modern IT tools.

In 2011, the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training (CCET) was created as a public institution by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission No. 1030 as of 09 December 2011, based on article 26 of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova with the objective to organize and deliver trainings and certification of Moldovan electoral officials and other stakeholders.

In line with its main objective, CCET fulfils functions such as preparing and disseminating didactical and informative materials, studies, methodological and scientific researches; proving analysis, consultancy and expertise services; creating partnerships and cooperating with educational institutions in developing training programs in order to deliver the best electoral practices to the people involved in the organization and development of the elections in Moldova.

Scope of work

In the light of preparations for the unplanned upcoming Presidential Elections, the IT support for upgrading the E-learning Platform, for integrating the IT based Register of Electoral Officials to the State Register of Voters, as well as for developing new IT modules and functionalities become a priority of the CCET.

The Programme intends to contract a local experienced IT consultant - PHP Programmer (further referred as Consultant) to assist CCET in preparing the E-learning Platform and related IT modules as to ensure transparent, inclusive and professional elections.  

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

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in IT, system programming/developer or other related field;

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least 3 years of practical experience in IT programming area, specifically PHP;
• Proven experience of working in web technologies, HTML5, CSS 2.1, CSS 3, JavaScript, XML Web Services MySQL;
• Experience in design of the load balance of the web applications, using nginx is an asset;
• Experience in developing databases for public authorities and/or electoral processes is a strong asset;

Competencies:

• Ability to analyze, plan, manage diversity of views, adapt to different environments (cultural, economic, political and social);
• Excellent communication and networking skills;
• Proficiency in Romanian and Russian. Knowledge of English is a strong asset.

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.

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 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, number of days needed to complete the assignment, including all related costs, travel, phone calls etc.);
3. Duly completed P-11 form, 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 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 case of unforeseeable travel for the business purpose, 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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