Location: | Chisinau, Moldova |
Application Deadline: | 05 Sep 2018, 16:00 (GMT+2:00) |
Application Extended deadline:
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12 Sep 2018, 16:30 (GMT+2:00)
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Type of Contract: | Individual Contract |
Starting date: | 20 Sep 2018 |
Reference to the project: | Strengthening Parliamentary Governance/Parliament II |
Expected Duration of Assignment: | September – November 2018 |
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Offeror's Letter confirming Interest and Availability Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract |
The goal of the UNDP “Strengthening Parliamentary Governance in Moldova” Project, further on referred to as the SPGM project, is designed to address the main needs of the Parliament of Moldova in the areas of law-making, oversight and representation during the on-going process of domestic reform spurred by closer relations with the EU. The project also assists in making the Parliament’s legislative activity more open, transparent and participatory through establishing tools and mechanisms for the engagement of civil society, professional associations and the public. Project interventions will offer and encourage equal opportunity for male and female participation.
In its efforts towards becoming a transparent institution, actively involved in the direct dialogue with citizens and civil society, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (PRM) has undertaken numerous steps to strengthen its outreach and educational role. Starting with 2013, the parliament launched multiple informational and educational activities to provide citizens a better insight of the law-making and decision-making processes, thus encouraging participatory democracy.
Building on the Parliament’s Communications Strategy and Action Plan, as well as the Concept on Civic Education titled “My Parliament”, the legislature aims to further enhance its public engagement and education roles in line with the best international parliamentary practices. In this context, the parliament intends to create a consolidated vision on approaches and innovative tools to engage citizens in the work of the legislature.
Therefore, UNDP is looking to hire a consultant to support the parliament in developing a 4-year civic education programme.
The expected output for the consultant’s assignment is to support the PRM in designing a comprehensive framework describing the mission, vision, objectives and activities for enhancing parliament’s role in the provision of civic education on the work and role of parliament in line with the best international practices. The consultant is expected to identify a range of activities that can be carried out by the parliament’s existing team of communication and media experts in cooperation with other stakeholders. In order to achieve the stated objective, the Consultant will have the following responsibilities:
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Deliverables |
Tentative timeframe/deadline |
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Inception report containing the detailed work plan developed |
By 26 September 2018 |
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Mapping of ongoing civic education programmes and key stakeholders in the process of design, accreditation and delivery of civic education in Moldova developed, and initiatives and methodologies employed by various stakeholders in civic education at national level reviewed |
By 17 October 2018 |
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Roundtable on parliamentary civic education with participation of staff from two other European parliaments organised and facilitated |
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Draft report containing the findings and recommendations following the mapping and review developed and submitted for review |
By 24 October 2018 |
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Draft parliament’s civic education programme and activity plan describing the mission, vision, objectives and activities for the PRM developed and submitted for approval |
By 14 November 2018 |
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Organize a presentation of the civic education programme and activity plan for feedback and finalization |
By 30 November 2018 |
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Final report and civic education programme strategy and activity plan submitted to the beneficiary for approval |
By 14 December 2018 |
*This is a tentative timeframe. The final dates for providing the deliverables will be confirmed after the consultations with the Parliament and UNDP.
The consultant will work under the guidance of the UNDP Technical Specialist for substantive aspects of the assignment, and under the direct supervision of the UNDP Senior Project Officer – for administrative aspects. The consultant will report to the Parliament appointed representative and the UNDP Technical Specialist.
The consultant will work closely with the parliament’s General Communication and Public Relations Department.
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference.
Academic Qualifications:
Years of experience:
Competencies:
The UNDP Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women and men, persons with different types of disabilities, LGBTI, Roma and other ethnic, linguistic 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.
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
The financial proposal will specify the daily fee, travel expenses and per diems quoted in separate line items, and payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked.