Republic of Moldova

BRIDGE facilitator to deliver a workshop on Access to Electoral Procedures

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00371

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	20 Sep 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Oct 2013
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	2 months, 11 working days
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" no later than 20 September 2013 Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: beatricia.revenco@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. Qualified women are encouraged to apply. Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

UNDP Moldova Democracy Programme/Elections (further referred as Programme) is a multi-year institutional development programme that aims to support the institutional consolidation of CEC as well as the modernization of the Moldovan electoral process towards:

• Improving the capacity of the CEC to meet European gender and human rights standards;
• Improving  the institutional environment for electoral management bodies that can deliver inclusive and modern electoral processes;
• Improving the electoral and population registration process in the Republic of Moldova.

The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter called CEC) is a permanent and independent state body, managing the electoral process in Moldova. Following a strategic planning process in 2010, CEC has developed a plan to expand and reorganize its apparatus from 30 to 37 public servants, resulting in recruitment of 14 new staff members. During the first quarter of 2013 within the framework of the Programme, a Training Needs Assessment has been conducted at the CEC. A comprehensive ongoing training programme has been elaborated.  This training programme covers all aspects of the individual and professional development of the CEC staff. Delivery of BRIDGE trainings is an important element of the CEC staff development. 

Scope of work

BRIDGE is a key component of UNDP electoral assistance worldwide. Moldovan BRIDGE programme started in 2009 with a Train the Facilitator (TfF) workshop. Since 2009 there have been ten thematic workshops held in Moldova (on Introduction in electoral Administration, External Voting, Civic Education, Voter Registration; Political Party Finance, Strategic Planning and Gender). CEC members and staff have also participated in regional thematic BRIDGE workshops and in one regional TtF.

As a next step, the Programme intends to organize and deliver a five day workshop on Access to Electoral Procedures module.

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

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Law, Public Administration, International development or related fields and at least 5 years of relevant experience;

Experience:

• Previous facilitation of BRIDGE modules to members and staff of established electoral management bodies;
• Previous facilitation of BRIDGE module on Access To Electoral Procedures;
• Professional experience of electoral management (each year of experience;
• Experience in facilitating BRIDGE workshops using an interpreter;
• Experience working on electoral issues in Eastern Europe/CIS;

Competencies:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English. Proficiency in Romanian and /or Russian will be considered as advantage;
• Ability to analyse, plan, manage diversity of views, adapt to different cultural environments.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and diplomatic skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively and present ideas clearly and efficiently

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;

Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable);

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 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 travel, 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.

 

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