Republic of Moldova

Legal consultant to assist the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova on alignment of the State Register of Voters legal provisions to the current normative framework

Vacancy Number: Pr14/00501

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	15 Apr 2014, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	22 Apr 2014
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	22 April -20 June 2014 (20 working days)
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" no later than 15 April 2014. 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 “Programme for improving the quality of Moldovan Democracy through Parliamentary and electoral support” is a multi-year institutional development programme that aims to support the institutional consolidation and modernization of both Moldovan Parliament and Moldovan Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

Electoral component of the Programme (Programme) provides continuous assistance to the CEC towards improving the capacity of the CEC to meet European gender and human rights standards; improving the institutional environment for electoral management bodies to enable them to deliver inclusive and modern electoral processes;and improving the electoral and population registration process in Moldova.

In May 2008 the Parliament of Moldova approved Law #101-XVI (Law No. 101) on the Concept of the State Automated Information System “Elections” (SAISE) for the development of an integrated automated system for elections management, including the State Register of Voters. SAISE is a comprehensive election management system which integrates key IT tools and functions needed by the CEC to conduct elections. Law No. 101 is scheduled to be fully implemented by 2015 and envisages establishment of the State Register of Voters (SRV) to be maintained by the CEC. It states that “The State register of voters is a single integrated information system to record the voters in the Republic of Moldova, destined for collection, storage, updating and analysis of information about citizens of Moldova who have reached 18 years and are not legally restricted in their civil right” (Chapter 1, Para. 2).

One of the Programme’s objectives is to assist the CEC with further development of SAISE and, specifically, the State register of Voters. Support will be provided through assistance with development and alignment of the new regulations on SRV to the existing normative framework and support to IT development.

Scope of work

The Program intends to contract an experienced legal consultant (“Consultant”) to provide the CEC with the necessary support in finalization of development of the new legal provisions on SRV and its alignment to the existing national legal framework.

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

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or higher in Law or other relevant field;

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in Legal drafting (e.g. laws, Governmental decisions, etc.);
• Previous experience in working with Moldovan Central Public Administration institutions;
• Experience in working with electoral legislation of Moldova;
• Proven experience in dealing with international electoral standards and best practices will be a strong asset;
• Experience in performing regulatory impact assessment of legal acts will be a strong asset;
• Experience in drafting normative acts in elections related area will be a strong asset;
• Previous experience in working within UNDP or other international organisations will be an asset;

Competencies:

• Proven knowledge of Moldovan Legal framework;
• Strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge of Romanian and Russian (verbal and written) is a must. Knowledge of English will be a strong advantage.

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 and personal CV.

 

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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