Republic of Moldova

BRIDGE co-facilitator to deliver a ten days “Train the Facilitators” workshop in the Republic of Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00407

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	12 Nov 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	25 Nov 2013
Reference to the project:	Democracy Programme: Parliamentary Development and Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	16 working days
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" no later than 12 November 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. This Vacancy Announcement is also placed on the following web page http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=41388.
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.

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 11 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.

Scope of work

As a next step, the Programme intends to organize and deliver a ten days workshop during which representatives from Moldovan CEC and CEC Continuous Training Center are expected to learn and build knowledge in electoral area and be trained for delivering further BRIDGE trainings to representatives of Moldovan electoral administration on  both central and local level.  In this regard, UNDP requires the services of one accrediting BRIDGE facilitator who will lead and co-facilitate the “Train the Facilitators” workshop and will conduct semi-accreditation of selected participants.

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

Requirements for experience

         I. Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Law, Public Administration, International development or related fields
  
  

       II. Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in the area of electoral assistance and/or democratic governance.
• Previous experience in facilitating BRIDGE modules to members and staff of established electoral management bodies ;

     III. Competencies:

• Fluency in Russian and English, including experience facilitating BRIDGE workshops in Russian;
• Experience in conducting BRIDGE  modules in Europe and CIS region is a plus;
• Experience in working with UNDP or UN on electoral assistance or capacity development activities as advantage;
• Excellent communication skills.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information 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 (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

The consultant will have one mission in Moldova, from 29 November to 13 December 2013 (15 days to be spent at the duty station). 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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