Republic of Moldova

National Consultant to support the coordination process of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy for 2011-2016 (Pillar 3 and 5)

Vacancy Number: Pr12/00188

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	05 Sep 2012, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	24 Sep 2012
Reference to the project:	Transitional Capacity Support for the Public Administration of Moldova
Expected Duration of Assignment:	6 months
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted on-line or by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org , no later than 5 September, 2012. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: silvia.apostol@undp.org . Please notice that this address is for information requests only, please do not send or copy your application package to this address.  Please notice that, in line with TCS Project rules, which guard against subtracting capacity from the civil service, current civil servants are barred from applying for this position. The former civil servants are eligible to apply not earlier than in a year after the separation from civil service.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

The project “Transitional Capacity Support for the Public Administration of Moldova” was designed upon the request of the Government of Moldova to enhance capacities of the Moldovan Central Public Administration in order to accelerate the reform process and achieve Moldova’s short-and medium term development goals. The project seeks to address urgent short-term capacity needs of the public administration at a time when Moldovan central government institutions face serious financial and human resources gaps. In addition to helping the Government pursue critical reform priorities, the intervention is designed to catalyze the on-going implementation of central public administration reform by engaging national consultants for a short and medium term. It is coordinated and managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and State Chancellery of Moldova and will complement on-going work by other donors. The Moldovan Diaspora and non-governmental sector, including the private and civil society sectors, would be the main source for such consultants. They would not be expected to become permanent staff of the civil service, but based on a competitive process, would be hired for a defined period. Capacity building consultants (CBC) would be engaged and their ToRs defined in a way that would protect the integrity of the civil service work to strengthen its intrinsic capacity. One of the main goals of the TCS project is the transfer of knowledge from consultants to civil servants. In this respect the engaged consultants will provide advice, coaching and skills transfer to the civil service on a permanent basis. Also, the involvement of officials of the beneficiary institutions in monitoring process of the consultants will facilitate direct interchange of knowledge and will ensure closer cooperation between officials of the Ministry and the experts engaged.

The reform of the Justice Sector, in line with the EU integration objectives of the Republic of Moldova, represents an important priority for the Government Programme “European Integration: Freedom, Democracy and Welfare" (2011-2014).  In this context the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova has adopted the Justice Sector Reform Strategy for 2011-2016 (hereinafter the Strategy) and the Actions Plan that provide technical measures, actions and directions on how to perform the reforming process in the justice sector. The aim of the Strategy and of the Action Plan is to build an accessible, efficient, independent, transparent and professional justice system with high public accountability, consistent with European standards regarding the rule of law. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is responsible for the cross-cutting planning, coordination and monitoring the Strategy and its Action Plan.   

As the coordination role requires a substantive and complex engagement on behalf of the MoJ, the Government of Moldova has requested the support of an experienced national consultant to assist with the coordination of the Strategy implementation process.  

Scope of work

The activity of the National Consultant will consist in providing technical assistance, guidance and day-to-day transfer of knowledge to the MoJ staff, in order to improve and strengthen its coordination and planning skills, tools and system, according to the international best practice, including in the coordination process of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy for 2011-2016 (Pillar 3 and 5).  

In order to achieve the proposed objectives, the National Consultant will be responsible for:

• assisting Working Groups in developing Activity Plans (2013) resulting from the Justice Sector Reform Strategy and its Action Plan (Pillar 3 and 5). Supporting the Working Groups in the implementation of the envisaged monitoring and coordination activities;
• organizing regular meetings of the relevant Working Groups, providing necessary technical assistance and ensuring dissemination of information within its members and other interested parties;
• supporting the collection of the relevant information from the members of the Working Groups and other responsible institutions in order to develop appropriate Sectorial Monitoring Reports (for 2012);
• supporting the cooperation between key partners of the MoJ, including civil society, and judiciary, prosecutors, investigator, notaries, bailiffs, advocates and other legal professions and institutions by involving them into the Working Groups planned activities;
• assisting the Analysis, Monitoring and Policies Evaluation Unit from the MoJ in developing the MoJ Annual Working Plan (2013), in line with the provisions of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy (Pillar 3 and 5);  
• ensuring the transfer of experience and knowledge to the MoJ staff in coordination, monitoring and strategic planning area. Provide guidelines and amendments to the existent internal regulation to strengthen institutional capacities;
• cooperating and ensuring a good communication and exchange of information with other National Consultants, MoJ staff, relevant institutions, partners of development, public concerning the monitoring process of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy implementation;
• facilitating the training of Working Groups members in monitoring and coordination of Strategy implementation area;
• to assist on regular basis the specialists of the MoJ working on similar activities;
• to perform any other related activities which may emerge and might be requested during contracted period.

Requirements for experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in law, public policy and administration. Master degree in the respective areas will constitute an advantage;

II. Years of experience:

• 3 years experience in drafting medium term strategies and action plans, including monitoring tools;
• Experience of working in the Justice Sector would constitute an advantage; 
• Similar experience in assisting the Government of Moldova in advisory and/or technical assistance capacity, with projects funded by international donors;  

III. Competencies:

• Understanding of how Government and inter-ministerial cooperation works;
• Proven ability to design and deliver presentation;
• Skills in knowledge transfer techniques, such as coaching and mentoring;
• Proficiency in Romanian, Russian and English;
• Computer proficiency, including knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.).

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 requirements (please provide brief information on each of the above qualifications, item by item);

2. Financial proposal;

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and contact details (phone number and e-mail address) for at least 3 references or dully filled Personal History Form (P11).

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).  

 

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