Republic of Moldova

Two National Training Experts to develop and carry out a Training of Trainers course aimed at increasing training capacity of the Center for Continuous Electoral Training

Vacancy Number: Pr15/00848

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	12 Mar 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	30 Mar 2015, 10:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	23 Mar 2015
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Electoral Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	10 working days
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Now" button no later than 12 March, 2015 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.
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 project that aims to support strategic development of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) with the aim to strengthen the capacity of electoral administration to deliver professional, transparent and efficient electoral processes. Overarching goal of the Programme is to improve the democracy in Moldova through modernization of the electoral processes, through free and fair elections representing the will of the people and which are fully in line with the international standards and best practices.

 Planning and conducting elections is a complex and challenging task that places heavy legislative, political, social and logistical demands on all participants involved in elections. It is essential that people involved in this process possess adequate skills, knowledge and experience to successfully carry out their electoral responsibilities. Since 2008 CEC has been working to improve the design and implementation of training programs for temporary electoral officials.

 To meet increasing need for effective trainings and further certification of electoral officials, in 2011 CEC created the Centre for Continuous Electoral Trainings (CCET). The main goal of the CCET is to provide trainings for various electoral officials, electoral bodies’ staff members, judges, NGOs representatives, electoral observers, mass-media, political parties representatives and voters. The CCET mission is to create a favorable climate for insuring a correct and fair organization of unfolding elections in the Republic of Moldova promoting international standards and best practices in election management.

Scope of work

UNDP is looking to hire 2 (two) training experts (trainers) to train around 30 CCET trainers which will be employed during 2015 general local elections period, in order to deliver countrywide trainings of individuals, potential electoral officials, appointed by the local public administration and/or Moldovan political parties.

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualification

• Relevant University Degree in Political Science, International Relations or related area (Masters degree – an advantage);
• BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) accreditation is an advantage;

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in training and capacity building in elections;
• Minimum 2 years of experience in designing training programs for electoral officials with different background;

Competencies

• Strong analytical and drafting skills;
• Ability to analyse, plan, communicate effectively with stakeholders and present ideas clearly and effectively;
• Demonstrated interpersonal and diplomatic skills;
• Ability to enter new environments, adapt quickly and produce immediate results;
• Computer literacy – competent user of Microsoft Office programs;

Language requirements

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Romanian. Knowledge of Russian would be an asset.

Documents to be included

Interested individuals are invited to submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Technical proposal (justification of being suitable for the work, vision and working approach);
• Proposed detailed draft programme of the training course with the description of the content and training techniques;
• Financial proposal in USD (specifying a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days);
• P 11 form, personal CV 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 shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, 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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