Republic of Moldova

International Consultant on forensic issues for the Police forces from Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr15/00900

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	19 Apr 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	30 Apr 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 May 2015
Reference to the project:	Support to Justice Sector Reform Project
Expected Duration of Assignment:	May 2015 – April 2016 (up to 250 working days with a possible extension)
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Now" button no later than 19 April 2015. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: alexandru.cocirta@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.  This vacancy announcement is also published on: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=55286
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Procurement notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Mr. Alexandru Cocirta.

alexandru.cocirta@undp.org

Background

The overall objective of the Police Reform Project is to strengthen and support the comprehensive efforts to reform the police forces in the Republic of Moldova. The project seeks to further strengthen the capacities of national stakeholders in specific areas with the focus on the tangible and visible results both for the target groups involved and the broader public. The project will also address activities that are equally important for a steady progress in the implementation of the police reform, but which have not received the relevant attention yet. The proposed overall objective will be achieved by implementing the following project components:

1. Enhancing the capacities of the General Police Inspectorate staff in the area of crime scene management and evidence collection;
2. Strengthening the linkages between the police and community in the framework of the overall police reform;
3. Strengthening the capacities of the General Police Inspectorate to comprehensively implement the police reform agenda.

The current consultancy is sought under the third Project component. Police reform is one of the major goals of the Moldovan Government to increase the efficiency of Police and increase the level of the population`s trust in Police. 

One of the activities of the project is the Embedded Advisors Program. The main goal of this activity is to provide the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Police Inspectorate, and where applicable other criminal investigation bodies, with assistance in strengthening the capacities to design and implement activities primarily focused on legislative reform, organizational efficiency, anti-corruption, case management, etc. Embedded advisors will have the advantage of working side by side with beneficiaries, understanding problems first hand and offering practical advice and expertise.

Forensics is one of the strategic areas where the capacities of Police needs to be improved in order to strengthen its role in the democratic society, raise the quality of performed work, increase public trust, enhance cooperation with national and international partners and achieve the standards and requirement of international accreditation for forensic laboratories. 

Scope of work

The main objective is to assist and enhance the institutional capacities of the General Police Inspectorate in order to achieve the international accreditation of forensic laboratories in line with ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The main focus of the assignment shall be on implementing and ensuring the functionality of the quality assurance mechanism.

The Consultant will also coach a number of Police staff members on quality assurance mechanism and will provide daily transfer of knowledge towards strengthening the Beneficiary`s capacities to engage in international accreditation processes.

The Consultant will ensure analytical support, facilitating the communication and cooperation with different stakeholders on forensics related issues. The assignment shall be carried out in close cooperation with the Forensic Centre of the General Police Inspectorate.

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

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent (5-year university education) in Forensics, Criminal Investigation, Police Studies, Law or any other relevant field. A Bachelor’s Degree in the same areas combined with 15 years of relevant experience is considered as equivalent;

Years of experience and sphere of experience:

• At least 10 years of continuous professional experience in forensics issues;
• At least 7 years of professional experience linked to the provision of policy advice in international accreditation of forensic laboratories in line with ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

Competencies:

• Proven experience in designing and implementation of quality assurance mechanism within a laboratory environment. Experience in working with Police forensic laboratories shall be an advantage;
• Proven qualifications (certificates, diplomas, etc.) in implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 shall be an advantage;
• Professional experience in Central and Eastern Europe on similar assignments shall be an advantage;
• Proven experience in designing and delivering presentations and training programs;
• Demonstrated skills in knowledge transfer techniques, such as coaching and mentoring;
• Proficiency in Romanian and/or Russian language(s);
• Knowledge of English would be a strong advantage.

Personal qualities:

• Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations; in particular, is respectful of differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status;
• Responsibility, creativity, flexibility and punctuality.

The UNDP Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Documents to be included

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

1. Technical Proposal: 
   • explaining how applicant responds to each of the qualification requirements (particularly providing details on the previously implemented similar projects) and why he/she is the most suitable for the work;
   • describing a short vision on achievement of tasks;
2. Duly completed P-11 Form with three references
3. Financial proposal (LUMP SUM) in USD, specifying requested amount per day (fee) and all related costs (e.g. DSA, travel, phone calls etc.);

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 fees and taxes, 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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