Republic of Moldova

Lead facilitator to deliver BRIDGE External Voting workshop in Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr14/00494

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	25 Mar 2014, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	02 Apr 2014
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	2 April - 31 May 2014 (11 WD)
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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 (hereinafter referred to as “Programme”) is a multi-year institutional development programme that aims to support the institutional consolidation of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova (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 CEC is a permanent and independent state body managing the electoral process in Moldova, directly involved in the planning and organization of the External Voting (EV) process.

 

BRIDGE is a key component of UNDP electoral assistance worldwide and an important element of the Moldovan CEC staff development. Moldovan BRIDGE programme included 11 thematic workshops:  on Introduction in Electoral Administration, Voter Registration, Strategic Planning, Gender and other modules as well as two BRIDGE Train the Facilitator (TfF) workshops (one in 2009 and one in 2013).

 

The current year is an electoral year for Moldova with regular parliamentary elections expected at the end of 2014.  In an effort to strengthen capacities of the CEC and other stakeholders  the Programme intends to organize and deliver a five day workshop on External Voting (EV) module, to train newly recruited staff of the CEC, relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Diaspora Agency representatives, as well as other stakeholders. For this purpose a team of two BRIDGE accredited facilitators will be established.

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

Scope of work

UNDP wishes to contract one Lead BRIDGE facilitator (hereinafter referred to as Lead facilitator) to lead the process of preparation/customization and submission for approval and translation the workshop materials and subsequently to lead facilitation of the workshop during the third week of May 2014 (subject to agreement with the CEC). Potential collaboration with Semi-accredited facilitators in the delivery of the workshop should be taken into consideration.

Requirements for experience

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Law, Public Administration, International development or related fields;
• Fully Accredited BRIDGE facilitator;

Experience:

• Previous facilitation of at least 7 BRIDGE modules to members and staff of established electoral management bodies ;
• Previous facilitation of BRIDGE module on External Voting;
• Previous experience in leading a team of BRIDGE facilitators will be an asset;
• Professional experience in electoral management area  will be a strong asset;
• Experience working on electoral issues in Eastern Europe/CIS region;
• Experience in delivering BRIDGE trainings with an interpreter is an advantage;

Competencies:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Romanian language will be considered a very strong asset;
• Good communication and  demonstrated interpersonal skills;
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills;
• Ability to analyse, plan, manage diversity of views and adapt to different cultural environments;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and creativity/resourcefulness.

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 candidate for the work including past experience in similar Projects (please provide brief information on each of the above qualifications, item by item);

2. Financial proposal;

3. Duly completed and signed P11 Form, personal CV 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

Timeframe for the work of the Lead facilitator is tentatively planned through April and May 2014. Consultancy will involve 11 days of work, 8 of which shall be conducted in Moldova in the period 14-23 May 2014 (inclusive). Please note that weekends shall not be reserved for working.

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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