Republic of Moldova

Programme Assistant/Translator

Vacancy Number: Pr12/00147

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	20 Jul 2012, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	29 Jul 2012, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	30 Jul 2012
Reference to the project:	Joint Integrated Local Development Programme
Expected Duration of Assignment:	5 months
Submission Instructions: Proposal should be submitted by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org no later than 20 July 2012. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail constantin.elisei@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 Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

UNDP  and  UN  Women  in  partnership  with  the  Government  of  Moldova (State  Chancellery)  are implementing the Joint Integrated Local Development Programme (JILDP). The JILDP was designed to improve the policy framework, as well as to support the administrative systems and procedures focused on efficient transfer of competencies to Local Public Administrations (LPAs), decentralization and promotion of LPAs’ role in decision making. It also helps in building the capacity of LPAs to plan, implement and monitor their strategic plans and improve local public service delivery, involving civil society and community efforts and participation.

Given the overall development context, related to the impact of the political and economic crisis, and considering the priorities of the Coalition for European Integration, new Government Programme, as well as the National Development Strategy, Decentralization, Sustainable Local Development and Democratic Local Governance represent key issues to be addressed in order to respond to existing country priorities and development challenges.

Key components of the programme:

Policy Advisory and Advocacy Component:  Program will strengthen the capacity of the key ministries and partners  (the  Parliamentary  Commission  on Decentralization,  State  Chancellery,  Ministry  of  Finance, Ministry of Labor, Social protection and family, Ministry of Construction and Regional Development among others) in elaborating policies, legislation & implementation mechanisms taking into account  human rights and gender equality dimensions to advance the administrative and fiscal decentralization reform that shall accelerate human rights and gender   responsive development at the regional and local level. Broad participation and engagement will be the core for the design and implementation of the reform.

Local Self-Governance and Participation Component: The capacity of the districts and municipalities to plan, budget,  implement, monitor  and evaluate local  development  as  well  as  to manage  efficiently  service delivery in the targeted areas, as well as the capacity to provide services will be assessed and strengthened through  applying  human  rights  and  gender  equality approach..  Capacities  of  Associations  of  Local Authorities will be enhanced to advocate for better decentralization and local development policies.

Community Empowerment Component: The JILDP will encourage and facilitate active participation of community members, especially women, youth, elderly and disabled, as the primary recipients of all local development initiatives, in the local development processes and decision-making. The Joint Programme will support local communities to have better access to improved services.

Transnistria and Security zone Component: The JILDP will be expanded to the Transnistria Region and will work more thoroughly in the security zone. It will cover all 5 districts of the region and the areas from the security zone which are based on the left bank of Nistru River  but are under Moldovan Government control. 20 communities from the Transnistria region will be supported and 9 from the security zone.

The Programme will be implemented and will advocate for using Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) and Gender equality mainstreaming (GE) which calls for greater participation, accountability, transparency and non-discrimination in all national and local development processes.

Scope of work

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the JILDP Project Manager/Managing Director and in close cooperation with the Chief Technical Advisor, the incumbent will ensure the provision of translation, administrative and logistical services of the highest quality and standards to JILDP staff, national counterparts and stakeholders. 

The Programme Assistant/Translator works in close collaboration with the Programme, Operations, Communications and other project teams in the Country Office (CO) for effective achievement of results, anticipating and resolving complex project-related issues and information delivery.

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

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in English language, international relations, or related areas; certification in administration desirable;

Years of experience:

• At least three years of experience in administrative work, or other substantive area is required; At least three years of progressively responsible experience in interpretation/ translation with a national/international organization;
• Fluency in both oral and written English, Romanian and Russian is a must.  Working knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset;
• Previous experience in development assistance or related work for a donor organization, consulting company, or NGO is compulsory. Previous experience with UNDP is a very strong advantage;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, Outlook etc)and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
• Demonstrated capacity of team-orientation work, excellent planning and organizational skills;
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills; including the ability to effectively communicate with persons from a variety of backgrounds;
• Ability  to  achieve  results  and  deadlines  in  a  timely  manner, maintaining  a  high  standard throughout.

Competencies and Skills:

• Professionalism: Understanding of the functions and organization of the work; demonstrated ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given, shows pride in work and in achievement; demonstrates professional competence; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems and challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others and respond appropriately; asks questions o clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tones and style to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Planning & Organizing: develops clear goals that are consistent with the objectives; identify priority activities and assignments; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; monitors and adjust actions when necessary;
• Accountability:   Takes   ownership  of   all   responsibilities  and   honors   commitments;   operates   in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes  responsibility   for   delegated   assignment;   takes   personal   responsibility   for   his/her   own shortcoming and of the subordinates, where applicable.
• Achieving   Results:   manages   time   to   ensure  work   is   completed   to   deadlines   and   targets; Prioritizes to ensure important deadlines are met; Manages obstacles to getting work done.
• Team work: regularly assists others in their work; has supportive and cooperative relationships   with other colleagues in the team; complements the work of other team members.
• Commitment to continuous learning: learns new things and keeps knowledge and skills up to date; volunteers for training and development; explains new methods of work to colleagues and voluntarily shares useful information
• Oral and written proficiency in Romanian and English;
• Knowledge of Russian would be an advantage.

Documents to be included

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

1. Financial proposal
2. Personal CV/ P11 form including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Financial proposal

 

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