Republic of Moldova

Adviser to the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00342

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	18 Jul 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	25 Jul 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Aug 2013
Reference to the project:	EU High Level Policy Advice Mission to Moldova
Expected Duration of Assignment:	5 months
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the “Apply online” button no later than 18 July 2013. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: administrator@euhlpam.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

The overall objective of the project is to support the Government to implement its wider reform agenda, the Government Activity Programme and the National Development Strategy Moldova 2020, and in particular to assist the Government to develop the capacities required for the preparation, negotiation and implementation of the Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, and visa liberalization.

The specific objectives are to: Strengthen the policy-making, strategic planning and policy management capacities of selected line Ministries and State Agencies involved in the negotiation and implementation of the Association Agreement and visa liberalization; Enhance stakeholders’ knowledge and awareness of EU policies, legislation and regulations in sectors strategic to the conclusion of the Association Agreement including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, and to the implementation of visa liberalization.

The EUHLPAM will achieve these objectives through the continued delivery of an optimal mix of policy, legal and institutional advice. The EUHLPAM will ensure that the Moldovan authorities have direct access to EU best practice and reform experience in order to strengthen policy design and implementation.

Scope of work

The adviser to the Ministry of Environment will act within the Mission’s overall framework to provide policy advice support to the Ministry to undertake its strategic, regulatory and policy making roles and to ensure that the EU approximation agenda is further advanced in the environment sector while assisting in strengthening the strategic and institutional framework and administrative systems supporting the effective implementation and enforcement of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement targets and modernisation of the sector, in the general context of the European integration agenda.

He/she will report primarily to the Minister and regularly liaise with the Head of Analysis, Monitoring and Policy Evaluation Department, with a reporting line to UNDP. The Adviser will cooperate closely with the other Advisers in the team. All activities performed within the scope of this assignment will be closely coordinated with ongoing and planned EU-funded activities and with the EU Delegation in Moldova.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Ministry with the finalisation of the draft National Environmental Strategy and its Action Plan in particular by:

-          providing strategic advisory support to the Ministry to undertake its strategic, regulatory and policy making roles furthering the modernization of environmental policy and management in Moldova;

-          providing advice on institutional development of the Ministry aimed at better implementation of competencies in the environment field;

-          assisting the Ministry in its coordination role between Moldovan institutions with competence in the area of environment protection and European integration agenda and furthering the EU approximation agenda within the Ministry of Environment.

• Provide advice on the environment relevant chapters in view of implementation of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agreement and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Agreement in particular as far as the development, effective implementation and legal enforcement of the approximation of the environment legislation is concerned.

• Assist the Ministry with the finalisation of the Draft Law on Environment Protection.
• Provide any other related strategic advisory support upon the request of the beneficiary and/or project management.

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

 

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in (Environmental Law, Environmental Science/Protection, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics/Management). A PhD in the same areas would be an asset. A Bachelor’s Degree in the same areas combined with 17 years of experience in the environment sector will serve in lieu of a Master’s Degree.

 Years of experience:

• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience;

• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience, preferably for a national public administration of an EU Member State, and/or current or former EU candidate states/EaP countries and/or an EU Institution;

Competencies:

• Comprehensive knowledge of EU acquis and policies in environment;
• Working experience and knowledge of aspects related to international framework (agreements, programmes, institutions) in the environmental sector;
• Good knowledge of the environmental sector of the Republic of Moldova would be an advantage;
• Good drafting and communication skills;
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Romanian or Russian will be an asset. 

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, the duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and at least 3 references.

Financial proposal

The Financial Proposal shall specify a daily lump-sum fee and travel expenses quoted in separate line items. Payments are made monthly to the Individual Consultant based on the submission and approval of the monthly time sheets and activity reports. The Advisor is required to be present in Moldova at least 60% of the time. 

Travel

One time travel to join duty station/repatriation travel must be included in the financial proposal.  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.

 

Disclaimer In case of discrepancies between the text published on the website and the contents of the supporting documents, the provisions, instructions and conditions included in the supporting documents (published as Adobe Portable Document Format files) shall prevail. In case of discrepancies between the English version and the Romanian and/or Russian versions of text, documents or other content published on this webpage, the English version shall prevail.

Notice UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions as to vacancy announcements you may have received, please refer to this website. UNDP is currently aware of fictitious vacancy announcements that are being circulated through the internet, the purpose of which is to get people to register for a training and send in a fee. If you believe that you have received such a notice, please forward it, and any other related information you have received, to scamalert@undp.org. Since logos, emblems, names and addresses can be easily copied or reproduced, you are advised to take particular care in applying for vacancies, including undertaking all appropriate measures to protect against the unauthorised use of any personal information you may have provided as a result of the scam.