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Lead international consultant for the participatory and inclusive development of the 2020 Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Republic of Moldova .

Vacancy Number: Pr19/01936

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	16 Dec 2019, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	23 Dec 2019, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	23 Dec 2019, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	08 Jan 2020, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Starting date:	06 Jan 2020
Reference to the project:	Strengthening the National Statistical System
Expected Duration of Assignment:	January – May 2020, up to 45 working days
Supporting Documents: Terms of reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Mr. Dumitru Vasilescu.

Background

In September 2015, along with the other 192 Member States, Moldova endorsed the new Sustainable Development Agenda – the 2030 Agenda, with 17 goals and 169 targets. A very important part of the follow-up process is the Voluntary National Review (VNR), to which countries sign up voluntarily and report on their progress on implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Moldova intends to present its first VNR Report in July 2020 at the High-Level Political Forum in New York, USA.

The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Moldova is very well positioned to support the Government’s efforts to take stock of the progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in Moldova and provide technical assistance for the preparation of the first VNR Report.

The United Nations provides its support to Governments around the world in preparation of the VNR Reports. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) offers guidance through regional and global workshops – dates to be specified at later stages. The UNCTs globally offer a variety of tools and methodologies designed to assess progress in implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs that might feed into the VNR process and the Report. These tools and methodologies include e.g. Rapid Integrated Assessment, SDG Complexity Analysis, and others.

Therefore, to support the Government in the preparation of the VNR, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) Moldova seeks to contract four national experts to support the State Chancellery in the organization of the of VNR process and drafting of the VNR report.

Scope of work

The scope of the consultancy is to support the State Chancellery in the development and drafting of the VNR report to be presented by the Republic of Moldova at the HLPF in July 2020.

The UNCT is looking to contract three national consultants specialized as follows:

• One national consultant specialized in economic policies;
• One national consultant specialized in social policies (education, health and social protection);
• One national consultant specialized in environment and energy policies.

The Lead Consultant will lead the team of thematic national consultants, coordinate and integrate all deliverables of the local sector consultants.   The Lead expert will also cover the Governance area of the future VNR.

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree or equivalent (5 years University degree) in one of the areas relevant to the thematic specializations above (i.e. Law, Public Policy, Human Rights, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Environment, Energy, or other relevant fields).

Years of experience:

Proven experience (minimum 7 projects) in evaluating policy documents and in drafting policy documents;

Has an advanced understanding, knowledge and experience (minimum 2 projects) in applying Gender Equality and Human Rights Based Approach to development and/or policy-making;

Proven experience (minimum 2 projects) in and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Proven experience (minimum 7 projects) in leading teams of consultants and coordinating analytical products;

Extensive experience of working with government, public, civil society organisations and development partners (minimum 7 projects in total).

Competencies:

Professional organisational skills and delivery in a timely and qualitative manner;

Proven research, analytical and writing skills;

Fluency in Romanian and English, Russian will be an asset.

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;
• Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable).

2. Financial proposal quoted in USD (including travel of 1 mission to the R. of Moldova).

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

Financial proposal

Travel

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal (1 mission to validate the final report is planned). 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.