Background

• To enable the Parliament to carry out immediate functions. This envisages procurement of IT equipment as per a rapid needs assessment conducted during the formulation process. In parallel with this, in the inception phase, the project will assist the Parliament in further enhancing its ICT system and flow of information inside the new parliamentary building and training of new MPs.
• To assist the Parliament in establishing its main mid/long term objectives and goals thus developing, together with all stakeholders, a Parliamentary Strategic Development Plan (PSDP). Parliamentary strategic development planning is the formal consideration of a parliament’s future course. It is a constructive way to support parliaments in the design of their own institutional development plans.
• To assist the Parliament with the implementation of the PSDP through performance- and results-oriented concrete actions plans. The activities will focus on achieving the overall objective: Parliament’s institutional capacity, transparency and effectiveness of legislative structures, systems and processes developed and knowledge of legislators and staff expanded through several streams of activities, covering core functions of the Parliament and its management capacity.
• In order to enhance donor coordination and to avoid duplication of efforts, the project will collaborate closely with other international and/or regional partners in the donor community during the implementation phase.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive desk review of the project documentation in the period 2010-2012,
• Interviews with relevant Stakeholders,
• Identify the planned, principle approaches and strategies that were employed in the project to meet the objectives of parliamentary reforms and map out the indicators used for monitoring/ evaluating the implementation and performance of the project,
•  Assess the design, implementation and results of the project and specifically examine the, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the project,
• Evaluate the degree to which the project has been successful, including the extent to which the targeted beneficiaries have benefited from the support,
• The analysis should differentiate between short and long term effects, with special reference to the parliamentary reform implications. If the results other than the planned ones have been reached, whether they are positive and or negative, these should also be described and analyzed,
• Assess whether the project implementation support and financing arrangements of UNDP were the most cost-effective to achieve the desired outputs and outcomes; and assess how the project’s management arrangements have been implemented;
• Identify and analyze the challenges and constraints which confronted the project during its implementation and draw lessons learnt,
• Assess the impact or prospects of the project enhancing the consideration of cross cutting issues such as gender and European Integration,
• Prepare and present a comprehensive evaluation report.

Competencies

• Strong analytical and drafting 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);
• Availability to work during the indicated /approved period;
• Demonstrated interpersonal and diplomatic skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders and to present ideas clearly and effectively;
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Romanian or Russian will be an asset;
• Computer literacy and ability to effectively use office technology equipment, IT tools.

Required Skills and Experience