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National legal consultant for Green City Project.

Vacancy Number: Pr19/01896

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	07 Oct 2019, 14:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	10 Oct 2019
Reference to the project:	Moldova Sustainable Green Cities - Catalyzing investment in sustainable green cities in the Republic of Moldova using a holistic integrated urban planning approach
Expected Duration of Assignment:	100 working days
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Offeror's Letter confirming Interest and Availability OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Mr. Alexandru Rotaru.

Background

The objective of the project is to catalyze investments in low carbon green urban development based on integrated urban planning approach, by encouraging innovation, participatory planning and partnerships between a variety of public and private sector entities. 

The strategy of the project is to create, launch and support a new institutional mechanism called “Green City Lab” (GCL) as a vehicle for encouraging and supporting new innovative measures and approaches in addressing the urban development challenges and barriers

The project therefore will support the design, launching, and establishment of the Green City Lab to become the leading knowledge management and networking platform, clearing house, an facilitator of financing various green urban development projects,   and a source of innovations and expertise to catalyze sustainable low carbon green city development in Moldova with a mission to transform Chisinau and other cities/towns  in Moldova into modern green and smart European cities with improved quality of life for their citizens, while also demonstrating opportunities for sustainable economic growth.

The Green City Lab is expected to be a self-sustaining entity, operating on a commercial basis (as part of the UNDP in initial stage/ or separate independent entity), that does not rely on technical assistance funding alone, so that by the end of the project it can continue to operate and grow.

The project’s objective will be achieved through three key outcomes as follows:

Outcome 1:  Fully operational and sustainable Green City Lab recognized by the key stakeholders as the leading innovation, knowledge management and networking platform and a source of expertise for catalyzing sustainable low carbon green city development in Moldova with secured funding to continue its operation after the UNDP/GEF project closure. 

The Contractor will be assigned with the implementation and advisory services for the achievement of the outputs falling under this outcome.

Outcome 2:  Successfully completed pilot/demonstration projects facilitated by the GCL (described in detail in the project document) with related monitoring, reporting and verification of the results in the areas of:

• integrated and participatory urban land use and mobility planning;
• residential building energy efficiency and renewable energy use;
• resource efficient waste management.

Outcome 3: Knowledge management and M&E to facilitate learning, scaling up and replication of project results.

Beside the standard UNDP M&E procedures and requirements, this component encompasses monitored and evaluated overall results of the project and lessons learnt with compiled KM materials, recommendations for the removal of the identified complementary barriers, including institutional and regulatory improvements, and related public outreach and TA to scale up, replicate and mainstream the project results.

Scope of work

The Consultant will have the following responsibilities:

• Closely engage with key stakeholders, for identification of the best option for the Green City Lab (GCL) set-up and necessary institutional arrangements, including participation in discussions with potential founders.
• Take lead together with International and National Business Development Consultants, and project team in presentation and approval of the selected institutional set up at the Project board meeting.
• Providing advice and assistance in drafting the final version of the GCL business model and plan.  
• Draft the statutory documents; shareholders agreements, articles of association, GCL board composition terms of reference.
• Providing expertise regarding the legal procedures and practices that may arise in the process of registration of the Green city lab.
• Provide legal support to National and International Business development Consultants in developing ToR for additional GCL staff needed (if any) and ToR for the team of experts and/or companies to be hired to support the capacity building of the existing Green City Lab staff.
• Provide legal support to the project team in developing an exit strategy for the Green City Lab.
• Drafting necessary legal documents identified and required for the implementation of the selected demo projects (including EMIS).
• Performing legal expertise of the legislation and provide legal opinion on various issues upon request.
• Perform critical analysis of regulatory framework and develop relevant legal recommendations upon Project Manager request.

Requirements for experience

Academic qualifications:

• Master’s degree in law (public, private, environmental or economic).

Experience:

• Strong knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova;
• At least 5 years of working experience in legal area, preferably with the focus on business regulation and environment;
• Good knowledge of the legal procedures as governed by the legislation of the Republic of Moldova, in the field of civil law, business law, environmental law;
• Experience of working for the business companies or in the alike field will be an advantage;
• Strong analytical and inter-personal and communication skills;
• Fluent in Romanian, English and Russian languages;
• Full computer literacy.

Language requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written Romanian/Russian/English.

Documents to be included

1. Proposal:

• Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
• Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable);

2. Financial proposal;

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references;

4. Offeror’s Letter confirming Interest and Availability.

Financial proposal

Lump sum contracts

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, taxes, travel costs, accommodation costs, communication, and number of anticipated working days).