Republic of Moldova

National Consultants to facilitate local development activities

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00313

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	14 May 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Jun 2013
Reference to the project:	Joint Integrated Local Development Programme
Expected Duration of Assignment:	Starting from June 1st 2013, estimated workload up to 55 days per community during 24 months
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted on-line by pressing “Apply on-line” link, no later than 14 May  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 Terms of Reference RO Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal Histary Form UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Mr. Constantin Elisei.

constantin.elisei@undp.org

Ms. Olesea Cazacu.

olesea.cazacu@undp.org

Background

The Overall Objective of Joint Integrated Local Development Programme (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/LPA to deliver efficient, equitable and accessible local public services, to facilitate sustainable development and foster social inclusion.

The interventions at the local level (30 target communities) will aim at developing models of operational local governments - ‘champions of change’ - by providing support to implement changes in the operation and structure of local governments in line with the changes brought by the Decentralization Strategy. JILDP will assist LPA in improving their capacity and operations, will support target communities and their local authorities to provide quality and equitable public services to achieve sustainable human-cantered and gender-responsive economic and social development, in the main areas affected by the Decentralization Strategy.

In order to efficiently implement the designed systems and procedures, the Programme will work to consolidate the LPA capacities in the above-mentioned areas along three dimensions: i) improvement of individual professional capacities through training of municipal officials and local administration staff in strong cooperation with the Academy of Public Administration and CALM; ii) strengthening of institutional capacity, through the introduction of improved methods and organizational arrangements for delivery of quality services and managing municipal public resources and iii) build-up of systemic capacity for effective inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) and intergovernmental relations between local authorities and the central level authorities and administration.

To facilitate the interventions in the 30 target localities JILDP is seeking 5 teams composed of 2 consultants each to act as the primary operational units in the field. A team will comprise two consultants with different profiles and tasks to be performed in the same locality. As the programme has two implementing partners, one of the consultants will be contracted by UNDP (under this ToR) and another one by UN Women (under a different ToR).

Scope of work

The overall objective of the National Consultants assignment (hereinafter Consultants) is to facilitate the process of capacity building of local public authorities and support them in implementation of local development activities in JILDP target localities.

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

Requirements for experience

1. Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in the relevant field (development studies, social science, public  administration, politics, law etc.).

     2. Years of experience:

• At least 5 years of practical experience of community development work with local public authorities and local community groups;
• Proven experience of developing and delivering training modules, particularly in local governance field;
• Proven experience in performing similar activities and assignments;
• Proven experience in NGO sector, partnership development, capacity building, training etc.

     3. Competencies:

• Good knowledge of Moldovan rural area context;
• Knowledge and skills of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Excellent command of Romanian and Russian, and basic knowledge of English language;
• Competence in one or more of the minority languages relevant forMoldova, including Romani, Gagauz, Ukrainian, Bulgarian or other languages is an asset.
• Demonstrated capacity of team-orientation work, excellent planning and organizational skills;
• Good communication and writing skills
• Sensitivity and respect for human rights and gender equality
• Ability to achieve results and deadlines in a timely manner, maintaining a high standard throughout;

Documents to be included

1. Proposal explaining why they are the most suitable for the work. The Consultant shall mention for what LOT or LOT’s he submits the application.

2. Financial proposal with LOT’s specification.

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 [1. fee per consultancy day in community, including transport costs; 2. fee per consultancy day in the office]  of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

If Consultant applies for more than one LOT, he shall submit separate financial proposal for each LOT.

 

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