Republic of Moldova

International Consultant to provide programmatic support in EU LEADER/CLLD approach implementation

Vacancy Number: Pr17/01490

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	10 Mar 2017, 12:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Apr 2017
Reference to the project:	Support to Agriculture and Rural Development Programme
Expected Duration of Assignment:	290 days
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Mr. Leonid Mazilu.

leonid.mazilu@undp.org

Background

The “Support to Agriculture and Rural Development” SARD Project is a three-year initiative funded by the European Union, and implemented by the UNDP. The main objective of the project is to foster confidence building in the Republic of Moldova by targeting regions and territorial administrative units with special status. People from ATU Gagauzia, Taraclia district and neighboring communities will benefit from improved development opportunities in their localities, grasping the benefits of the National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy. The proposed intervention will aim to address key gaps identified in the main strategic document of the region’s development in line with national priorities.

The project has the following components:

Component 1: Enhanced Dialogue and Community Empowerment;

Component 2: Local entrepreneurship and SMEs development;

Component 3: Small-Scale Infrastructure Refurbishment and Promotion of Inter-Municipal Cooperation.

It will contribute to enhancing the competitiveness of the agro-food sector in the target regions, promotion of local entrepreneurship, creation of jobs and raising income; as well as increasing capacities of local communities to identify development ideas, develop and fundraise resources as well as implement development projects. The project is connecting region’s authorities and structures to the national ones, facilitating dialogue and inclusion in development of national strategies, as well as connecting neighboring villages through inter municipal cooperation and implementation of the LEADER/CLLD approach.

Scope of work

In relevant to the synergic and comprehensive implementation of the three SARD Programme Components, the major objective of present assignment is to provide support to National, Regional and Local stakeholders to implement LEADER/CLLD measures aiming at enhancing the dialogue and community empowerment and at strengthening the territorial cooperation for rural/local economic development in Moldova, and in particular in the targeted territorial areas.

The scope of work will consist of gathering experiences, recommending the best EU LEADER/CLLD practices for the adjustment and pilot implementation in Moldova (with the specific focus on ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district), providing a clear guidance for short term and long term interventions, and based on the piloting exercise, supporting in institutionalizing the LEADER approach in the country.

The expected output of the present assignment is:

1. Based on EU and pre-accession LEADER/CLLD best practices and the SARD LEADER piloting exercise, support to the institutionalization of the LEADER/CLLD approach in Moldova provided.
2. Support to the implementation of the SARD LEADER/CLLD measures with focus on ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district, in synergy with other SARD components and with emphasis on multipliability of the process in Moldova provided. 5-8 pilot LAGs supported.
3. EU SARD LEADER/CLLD Public Awareness Campaign designed and implemented.
4. SARD LEADER/CLLD Lessons learned and knowledge products prepared and distributed to all relevant stakeholders.

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

Requirements for experience

1. Academic Qualifications:

• University Degree in Public or Business administration, planning, economics, or other relevant field. Master Degree will be considered as an advantage;

1. Working experience:

• At least 10 years of progressive professional experience in the area of Agriculture and rural development, municipal management and/or public administration, preferably in newer EU/pre-accession/MS candidate country;
• Experience of working with the LEADER/CLLD approach on local, regional and national levels is a must, former LEADER/CLLD implementation experience in Moldova is a strong advantage;
• Experience of launching, institutionalizing and active management of LAGs is a strong advantage;
• At least 10 years of experience of working with UNDP/EU funded local development projects;
• At least 10 years of experience of working in agriculture and rural development in multi-ethnic areas is an advantage;
• Proven experience in guidelines, legal documents, training, strategic programming and project proposal drafting.

III. Competencies:

• A solid experience in community mobilization, rural capacity development and LEADER implementation;
• Experience of work in multifaceted environment, that requires to combine and formulate common goals and crystalize win-win ideas and approaches;
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills;
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills in English, knowledge of Romanian and/or Russian is an 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. P11 form including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references;

2. Financial offer: All-inclusive remuneration rate per consultancy day.

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).  

Travel

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal, based on approach and methodology foreseen by the Consultant in the implementation of the assignment. 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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