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National Consultant on policy development and strategic communication.

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00270

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	18 Feb 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	20 Mar 2013
Reference to the project:	Programme for Improving the Quality of Moldovan Democracy through Parliamentary Support
Expected Duration of Assignment:	6 months, with possible extension
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply online" button no later than 18 February 2013. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: sergiu.galitchi@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

Mr. Sergiu Galitchi.

Background

The EU-Moldova Association Agreement, currently in negotiation process, places a large emphasize on the approximation and harmonization of Moldovan legislation to European standards. This process significantly increases the amount of draft legislation and policy documents to be considered by the Parliament. In this context, it is important to ensure the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy and European Integration (CFPEI) has the sufficient capacity to be the lead parliamentary committee in advising the other committees and citizens about all EU related legislation and changes expected for national legal framework.

The UNDP Democracy Project focuses its activities to strength committees’ capacities by providing support for specialized legal expertise and organization of outreach events. The role of the CFPEI in relation to draft legislation and policies is to monitor the progress of negotiations of the Government with EU, check that Republic of Moldova obligations to transpose EU law are adhered to, advise Parliament and its committees on EU aspects and ensure that statements of compliance with EU law are obtained as appropriate.

In this context, UNDP is seeking to hire a national consultant to assist the CFPEI in analyzing and developing of relevant legislative proposals and public policies and also advice on, and where necessary develop effective communication instruments to the public on issues related to the European Integration process.

Scope of work

The activity of the national consultant will consist in providing technical assistance, expertise, guidance and day-to-day transfer of knowledge to the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy and European Integration (CFPEI) members and staff, in order to strengthen their capacities and enhancing the awareness on the EU integration process.

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

Requirements for experience

I.   Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in International or European affairs and/or in EU Law;

 II.  Years of experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in International and/or European affairs and/or Parliamentary field;
• Knowledge of law making process, law drafting technique, legal approximation technique and the evaluation of compliance methods;
• Experience in organizing outreach events, roundtables, policy forums etc;
• Experience in working with international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset);
• Extensive knowledge of the functioning of Parliament and the legislative process;

 III.  Competencies:

• Strong analytical, drafting and research skills;
• Ability to design and deliver presentations;
• Excellent command of Romanian, fluency in English and Russian, knowledge of one more foreign language (German, French, Italian or Spanish) would be an advantage;
• Computer literacy and ability to effectively use office technology equipment, IT tools.

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;

2. Financial proposal in USD;

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 reference persons.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (in one installment upon accomplishment of the task). Payment is 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, taxes, miscellaneous expenses and number of anticipated working days).

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.