National Consultant for preparing the Training Manual for service refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians

Vacancy Number: Pr14/00505

Location:Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline: 22 Apr 2014, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:Individual Contract
Starting date: 05 May 2014
Reference to the project: Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan
Expected Duration of Assignment:May-July 2014, 40 working days
Submission Instructions:

Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply on-line" button no later than  22  April  2014.

Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: ozonmd@mail.ru. 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.

Supporting Documents:
Terms of Reference
Individual Consultant Procurement Notice
Personal History Form (P11)
UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract



Background

The XIXth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in September 2007, through its Decision XIX/6, adopted an accelerated phase-out schedule for HCFCs. The 54th Meeting of ExCom in April 2008, through Decision 54/39, adopted guidelines for preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans. These guidelines provided indicative outline and contents of the HCFC phase-out management plans, which are essentially based on earlier guidelines developed and followed for the Terminal Phase-out Management Plan (TPMP) (RMPs/TPMPs/SPPs/NPPs). The decision featured the following key elements: 

a)      Adoption of a staged approach to implementation of the HCFC phase-out management plans within the context of an overall national strategy. The first stage would focus on compliance with the 2013 freeze and 2015 reduction targets. The second stage would focus on HCFC phase-out in compliance with the future reduction control targets; 

b)      Commitments to achieving the 2013 (freeze at the 2009/2010 baseline level) and 2015 (10% reduction) control milestones through performance-based agreements. 

The HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) for the Republic of Moldova for the period 2011-2015, stage 1 has been prepared by the National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova to meet obligations that the Republic of Moldova has assumed as a Party to the Montreal Protocol. At the 63rd ExCom meeting in December 2010, the HPMP-stage I for Moldova was approved for implementation.

The primary focus of the HPMP-stage 1 is on the actions required to achieve the immediate phase target of a 2013 freeze at the baseline (determined by the average consumption of HCFCs in 2009 and 2010) and  the subsequent 10% reduction of the baseline by 2015.

The HPMP  is the first stage of the long term strategy directed to meeting the 2020 (35 % baseline reduction) and 2025 (67,5% baseline reduction) phase out targets & ultimately complete elimination of HCFCs consumption in 2040.

The activities included in the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) implementation project for the Republic of Moldova for the period 2011-2015, stage 1 are meant to support the country in achieving a 10 per sent reduction in HCFCs consumption by  2015.

The HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) project includes and prioritizes various activities including establishment of suitable policy and regulatory support frameworks,  training and certification of service technicians, improvement of data collection systems and control and monitoring of the HCFCs consumption, public awareness campaigns.

Scope of work

The objective of this consultancy service is to prepare the Training Manual for service refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians, moving the process of training and certification of refrigeration technicians to a higher level, in line with international level requirements.

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

 

Requirements for experience

 1.  Academic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in education, science, engineering (Mechanics, Refrigeration) or any other relevant fields.

 2.  Years of experience:

  • At least 5 (five) years experience in the relevant field.
  • At least 5 (five) years experience in curriculum development, and course materials design and teaching aids, preferable related to technical, vocational and educational training with a sound understanding and knowledge of the sector regionally.
  • Experience with working in international assistance projects. Previous experience with UNDP is a very strong advantage.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (Ms Word, Excel, Outlook etc.).

 3. Competencies and skills:

  • Good knowledge of refrigeration and air-conditioning sectors: current situation, trends and problems to be solved, familiarity with the Montreal Protocol and country programme on ODS phase-out in Moldova, legal requirements of the EU Regulation no. 842/2006.
  • Skills to research, design, and produce quality knowledge products (reports, policy papers, research papers, curricula,  etc.).
  • Demonstrate capacity of team-oriented work, excellent planning and organizational skills.
  • Ability to achieve results and deadlines in a timely manner, maintaining a high standard throughout.
  • Proficiency in  written and spoken  Romanian and  Russian.  Knowledge of  English will be a strong asset.

 

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

 1. Financial Proposal; in (USD, specifying a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days);

 2. Signed and dated P-11 form.

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. No travel is envisaged under this assignment.


 

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