Republic of Moldova

National Consultant on Awareness Raising and Facilitation of Inter-Municipal Cooperation Activities in Telenesti district

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00306

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	19 Apr 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	25 Apr 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	29 Apr 2013
Reference to the project:	Joint Integrated Local Development Programme
Expected Duration of Assignment:	Estimated workload up to 20 days during 2 months
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted on-line by pressing “Apply on-line” link, no later than 19th of April  2013. 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

Contacts:

Mr. Constantin Elisei.

constantin.elisei@undp.org

Background

The Overall Objective of the JILDP is to support better and equitable service provision and sustainable local development, facilitated by the improved legal and institutional framework resulting from the implementation of the National Decentralization Strategy. The Immediate Objectives of the Programme are:

-  To support the Government in improving the policy and legal framework as mandated by the National Decentralization Strategy to ensure local autonomy, availability of resources, and more effective local management for better and equitable service provision.

- To improve the capacity of Local Public Authorities/LPAs to deliver efficient, equitable and accessible local public services, to facilitate sustainable development and foster social inclusion.

    Being supported by UNDP-Moldova, Telenesti town revitalized in 2008 its solid waste management service. Within a 2 years period, the newly-created municipal waste management company succeeded to ensure its financial and technical sustainability, and became one of the   most representative national ‘best practices’ in the field.

    In 2010 Telenesti town and other six neighbourhood rural communities agreed to initiate an inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) to ensure a regional coverage of the waste management service delivery. The emerging IMC initiative has been generously granted by the Government of Moldova with 8.5 million MDL assistance package [regional ecological dump, 200 containers installed in 6 villages, 1 garbage track].

     Nevertheless, like other over 20 similar projects supported by the Government, the partner-municipalities are facing significant difficulties in setting up the legal, financial and institutional arrangements for establishing a functional waste management IMC. In 2012, partnering with Think Globally Develop Locally UNDP Project of Bratislava Regional Centre, JILDP provided assistance for an effective organization of Telenesti waste management IMC mechanism, and its transformation in a demonstrative model to be replicated.

     The prerequisite of creating a model IMC mechanism in the solid waste management area is the increased awareness among all waste producers and public institutions of the new solid waste service system. To achieve programme objectives JILDP/UNDP seeks an experienced short-term consultant to organize an information and raising awareness campaign in the field of solid waste management for inhabitants from Telenesti district.

Scope of work

The overall objective of the National Consultant on IMC Awareness Raising and Facilitation (hereinafter Consultant) assignment is to facilitate the process of raising awareness at local level in in the field of solid waste management for the inhabitants of four villages (Inesti, Verejeni, Banesti, Budai) from Telenesti district. More specifically, the Consultant will design promotional materials, organize and facilitate local events and support local authorities from the four villages to implement successfully the IMC process and the awareness campaign at local level.

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

 

Requirements for experience

1. Academic Qualifications:

• University      Degree in Communication, Public Administration or other relevant fields

     2.  Years of experience:

• Experience of developing and performing  communication materials
• Experience in conducting raising awareness campaigns in solid waste management area will be a considerable asset
• Proven experience of work at local level, with local  public authorities
• Experience of organizing and conducting public hearings
• Previous experience or related work for a donor organization, consulting company, or NGO. Previous experience in working  with UN agencies is an asset.

     3.  Competencies:

• Demonstrated  capacity of team-orientation work, excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Ability to achieve results and deadlines in a timely manner, maintaining a high standard throughout.
• Sensitivity and respect for human rights and gender equality

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;

2. Financial proposal;

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and 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 fee, taxes, 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 the case of unforeseeable travel, 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.

 The Consultant will travel periodically to the assigned projects to the program grantees when needed. The JILDP project will provide the Consultant with the transportation means prior to duly agreed fields trips.

 

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