Republic of Moldova

National Consultant to provide web programming services

Vacancy Number: Of13/00315

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	13 May 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	28 May 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	12 Jun 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Jun 2013
Reference to the project:	Support to UN Coordination
Expected Duration of Assignment:	up to 40 working days during June-August 2013
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Now" no later than 13 May 2013. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: valentin.turcan@undp.org and svetlana.doni-bostan@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

Background

UN Agencies in Moldova are actively engaged in supporting national development efforts of the country. Given the increased cooperation between UN agencies within the UN Team, a clearly structured, well-designed and well-illustrated public website is needed that is easy to navigate and to use. The current UN website is not supported by a Content Management System and lacks a clear internal structure. Also, each entry of data into the website requires not only inputs regarding the content but also regarding the design aspects. Updating the information therefore requires too much time. The new solution will help focus on content, and offer a well-structured and unified image for the entire site.

Using new corporate templates, especially designed for websites of UN Country Teams who are adopting the Delivering as One approach, the UN in Moldova website could transform into a more effective communication tool, providing information to a wide range of target audiences, including the general public, the Government, international and local media, development partners, civil society, academia and other partners.

Scope of work

Under the overall supervision of ICT Associate, Coordination Unit and Communications Unit the qualified individual contractor will be tasked to accomplish the following expected deliverables:

-       Assistance in developing of a Content Management System based on Django framework that meets the external web communication needs of the UN in Moldova.

-       The System must have multi-language support for: English, Romanian, and Russian.

-       Ensure compatibility of the website with different browsers and mobile devices: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 and later, Mozilla Firefox version 3 and later, Google Chrome version 16 and later, Android and IOS based tablets.

-       Assist in adjusting and resolving of all identified problems, in order to eliminate and fix the bugs and defects that might occur as a result of programming and designing errors.

 

Stage 1: Design and programming

• Attend and participate in a meeting with UN Coordination Unit, Communications Unit and IT Associate to understand various needs.
• Create Content Management System modules in Django framework based on existing data models and business logic, including a news application, UN publications application, donor coordination application, banners and special initiatives application and a general application.
• Design of public interface for the above-mentioned modules in line to the UN corporate templates using existing CSS and HTML layout
• The design of public interface should be based on jQuery library
• Ensure design and content makes all pages “print-friendly”

 

Stage 2: Test

• Check bugs and problems, diagnose and fix them
• Check W3C compatibility and scripts of the entire site
• The web site should have the functionalities of W3C compliant and CMS based -to allow content  updates by non-technical users.

Deliverables

1. View functions (in Django web-framework terms) for graphic user interface (GUI) developed by 31 July 2013 the latest.
2. View functions (in Django web-framework terms) for public presentation part developed by 31 July 2013 the latest.

Requirements for experience

Education:

• University degree in the  fields of computer science;

 

Experience and Skills:

• At least 4 years of experience in developing websites and/or web applications;
• Experience and advanced knowledge in web  software, languages and systems: Django web framework,  JavaScript, jQuery library, CSS, HTML, MySQL is required;
• Experience and advanced knowledge in open source CMS (Content Management System) installation and management is an asset;
• Knowledge of online social networking desirable but not required;
• Prior experience with International Organizations and/or international NGOs is an asset;
• Knowledge of English, Romanian and Russian.

 

Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN values and ethical standards;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensibility and adaptability;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Ability to work independently;
• Strong ability to demonstrate high quality final products under short deadlines.
• Ability to communicate issues and facilitate resolution in a timely manner.

 

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

 1. Financial proposal;

 2. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific deliverables. 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 (by deliverables).  

 

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