Republic of Moldova

Consultant to evaluate the Parliamentary Territorial and Information Offices

Vacancy Number: Pr16/01377

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	22 Aug 2016, 14:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	29 Aug 2016, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	05 Sep 2016
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Parliamentary Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	September - October (up to 30 days)
Supporting Documents: Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Terms of Reference Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Ms. Victoria Muntean.

victoria.muntean@undp.org

Background

UNDP project “Strengthening Parliamentary Governance in Moldova”, further on referred to as the SPGM project, is designed to address the main needs of the Parliament of Moldova in the areas of legislation making, oversight and representation during the on-going process of domestic reform spurred by closer relations with the EU. The project is also assisting in making the Parliament’s legislative activity more open, transparent and participatory through establishing tools and mechanisms for the engagement with the Civil Society, professional associations and general public. Project interventions will offer and encourage equal opportunity for male and female participation.

In order to bring Members of Parliament (MPs) closer to the constituents, the Parliament of Moldova, with support of UNDP, established 4 Parliamentary Territorial and Information Offices (PTIOs) in Edineţ, Orhei, Leova and Comrat in autumn 2014. The PTIOs were conceptualized as a pilot project to last for two years. In line with best practices of project management, the pilot phase of the PTIOs is subject to an evaluation. The objective of this evaluation will be to identify achievements and gaps in the functioning of the PTIOs during piloting period of 2014 - 2016, enable an independent review of the legal framework, financial means and human resources policy, and assess public perception of the PTIOs.

In this context, the UNDP SPGM project is seeking to hire a consultant to conduct the evaluation of the functioning of the PTIO’s, based on the criteria further described under section 2 of the Terms of Reference and subsequently develop an evaluation report including recommendations and further actions to be undertaken

Scope of work

The expected output for the consultant’s assignment is to conduct an evaluation of the PTIOs, considering the relevance, effectiveness, sustainability, and impact of the PTIOs, identifying the lessons learned and assessing the scope for continuation/replication of the model or its subsequent adjustment.

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

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master degree or equivalent (5-years university education) in Political Sciences, Law, Public Administration or related field or equivalent;

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in performing results-based management analyses (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
• Extensive and proven experience in conducting project / programme monitoring and evaluation;
• Proven experience in developing analytical reports and conducting research on areas as democratic governance, local governance, public finances, communications;
• Proven technical experience in parliamentary processes, including experience in the field of legal analysis and research and functions of the parliament;
• Experience in participating in debates, round tables or other types of focused discussions;
• Experience in working with government institutions, international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset);

Competencies:

• Extensive research and analytical skills;
• Ability to analyze, plan, communicate effectively orally and in writing, draft report, organize and meet expected results, adapt to different environments (cultural, economic, political and social);
• Fluency in English, Romanian and Russian;
• Computer literacy and ability to effectively use office technology equipment, IT tools.

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.

Documents to be included

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

1. Brief methodology to describe the implementation of the assignment (maximum 5 pages)
2. 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);
3. 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. );
4. 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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