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International Expert to support the Civil Society initiative on Confidence Building Measures in the areas of Economy/Trade and Humanitarian Aid/Social issuesVacancy Number: Pr13/00365
Background
The “Support to Confidence Building Measures” Programme (SCBM Programme) is funded by the European Union and co-funded and implemented by the UNDP Moldova. The overall objective of the Programme is to build confidence between Chisinau and Tiraspol by involving local authorities, civil society organizations, business community and other stakeholders in join work and spurt economic and social development on both sides. The SCBM Programme seeks, inter alia, to enhance the economic development and contribute to economic rapprochement between the two banks by promoting cross-river exchanges and expanding the range of business support services; empowering local communities and actors from both sides to participate in collaborative projects addressing pressing development needs and ensuring the delivery of essential public services; addressing common environmental development concerns; fostering civil society development by enhancing the capacity of NGOs to generate activities which promote cross-river collaboration and address key development needs. The current phase of the SCBM Programme (April 2012 – March 2015) focuses on 5 key areas, which include a range of sub-projects with a strong focus on partnerships from both banks: business development, civil society, social infrastructure, environment and health. The Civil Society Initiative falls under the Civil Society component (No 3.1) of the SCBM Programme, “Dialogues programme between experts, opinion leaders”. It is intended to serve as a key mechanism to convene actors from both banks of the Nistru River, promote cooperation and encourage the development of joint solutions. It will succeed the pioneering Transnistrian Dialogues project (2006-11) which established informal platforms (workshops, seminars, study visits, etc.) for linking top-level decision makers, members of the technical working groups and professionals and experts from the economic and social sectors on both sides of the Nistru River. The project will continue working with groups who have participated in Transnistrian Dialogues and will also expand to capture other segments of the society who may be interested in joint collaboration in a range of different sectors. The project will draw lessons from other projects, such as IMPACT, implemented in 2007-09. This initiative will focus on dialogue between experts from both banks in order to work out development projects and will provide an analytical tool for elaboration of projects that may later be implemented on the ground. Scope of work
The aim of the current initiative is to create an informal platform for civil society leaders and experts to support, through dialogue, the initiation of mutually beneficial development projects. The informal setting and environment under this project will enable the groups to identify and focus on non-political, developmental areas and concerns that are of strong interest to both sides, and work out, with the help of civil society, experts and UNDP project team, the modalities of turning them into workable projects that could be realistically implemented on the ground. The ideas generated through these dialogues will be translated into specific confidence-building projects and blueprints for further development interventions, which will fill in the next phase of the CBM program. Following consultations with relevant stakeholders from both sides on the WGs that they would like to focus on, at the first stage this initiative will provide an informal platform for Economy/Trade and Social Protection/ Humanitarian Aid processes. Representatives of SCBM Working Groups could be involved in their capacity as experts who can provide a “reality check” on project ideas offered by the group and help to turn them into practical initiatives. At a later stage, other groups will be added to this informal civil society platform. For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
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Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information in English to demonstrate their qualifications: 1. Proposal: (i) Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work; (ii) Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work; 2. Financial proposal in USD; 3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and the contact details of at least 3 reference persons. 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 per day, number of anticipated working days, travel, per diem, mobile phone costs). Travel All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. Expected travel during the assignment period includes at least 3 trips to the Duty Station (Inception, Concluding Working meetings, finalization of blueprints and their presentation) and one trip per each location of the research visit (2 trips in total). 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.
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