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National Consultant for Project Formulation in the area of local development and migrationVacancy Number: Pr14/00773
Background
The Republic of Moldova is one of the few countries in the world with over 15% of its population living abroad as short or long term migrants. It is estimated that between 25-40% of the economically active population is involved in a migration experience. One of the reasons why this level of emigration has not resulted in a calamitous crisis is the fact that a significant part of the productive output of the migrants finds its way back to Moldova – most visibly in the form of remittances. It is estimated that, besides their remittance transfers, the long-term migrant households accumulate annually a total of about 1.6 billion Euros as savings which are kept abroad. 25% Moldovan migrants declare that they are ready to invest, preferably together with local public authorities, in their home communities in projects designed to improve the roads, irrigation, access to water, sanitation systems and gas, while very few would get involved in entrepreneurial activities. Taking into account the scale of the migration phenomenon in Moldova and its potential impact on the country’s transition capacity, following and complementing other Swiss initiatives in Moldova, and responding to the request of the Government of Moldova, Swiss Cooperation Office decided to deepen its engagement in this field by establishing a thematic Migration and Development non-core Program within the 2014-2017 Cooperation Strategy for Moldova. In a rapidly changing global environment, the work of UNDP Moldova and the broader UN family aligns with the new national development vision, Moldova 2020, and sector strategies. UNDP Moldova’s country programme for 2013–2017 has three major focus areas: Inclusive development, Democratic governance and Environment and energy. UNDP Moldova has an extensive activity at the local level, having covered so far more than 300 local communities with its interventions. Thus, SDC will partner with UNDP Moldova to support migrants play active role in the development of their home communities and, through the financial and non-financial contributions, together with local public authorities and specialized NGOs, ensure that people in communities have improved access to essential services, especially those related to health, water and proper sanitation. The joint intervention will be embedded in the on-going Joint Integrated Local Development. The following options are taken into account: a) strengthening the ties with the Moldovan Diaspora /migrants and promoting mechanisms for their human, social and financial engagement into the development of their home communities; and b) providing support to build the capacity of Moldovan national and local authorities to manage migration processes. Synergies with Health & Water domains of SDC Cooperation Strategy for Moldova will be fostered, especially at the local level. These are expected to contribute to the establishment of sustainable capacities and systematic collaboration among national and local authorities, civil society, and migrants` associations. SDC and UNDP joint intervention will, moreover, address in its design and implementation the transversal themes of gender equity, Human Rights based Approach and good governance as well as innovation. Scope of work
The overall objective of the assignment is to design a programmatic intervention related to migration and local development, thus tackling the issue of minimizing the negative consequences of migration and maximizing its development potential at the local level. The main areas of intervention would be: a) Community support schemes in rural areas and possible synergies with SDC interventions in Health and Water & Sanitation; b) Temporary, circular and virtual return of skilled professionals; c) Migrants` Home Town Associations or Others Alike or others as proposed by the Consultant. A particular attention should be paid to embedding HRBA approaches, gender equality and innovative tools, and whether/where there is scope for UN joint interventions. To achieve the above objectives the following key duties should be performed by the Consultant (in close cooperation/consultation with UNDP and other UN Agencies, SDC, national counterparts, development partners and other relevant stakeholders): Assessment:
Design and consultations
Requirements for experience
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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 including information on previous similar assignments; 2. Financial proposal; 3. Personal CV or P11 including past experience in similar projects 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 does 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 UNDP Moldova and the Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
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