2 National Consultants: Support the elaboration of the electoral education and democratic processes curriculum and course in the selected universities and faculties and promotion of these..Vacancy Number: Pr21/02347
Contacts: Ms. Olga Crivoliubic. olga.crivoliubic@undp.orgBackground
Electoral support and capacity development are part of UNDP’s democratic governance assistance worldwide, through which UNDP helps nations build democratic frameworks to improve representation, accountability, and transparency for the benefit of citizens. UNDP has a long-standing partnership with the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Ministry of Education and Research and the Center for Continuous Electoral Training (CCET) aiming at advancing the electoral education and democratic electoral processes in Moldova. This partnership, which spans over 10 years, resulted in the establishment of strong professional institutions, development of a modern State Automated Information System “Elections” (SAISE), the enhancement of the State Register of Voters’ accuracy and the design and implementation of effective long-term civic and voter and citizens education instruments. Throughout the last electoral cycles, CEC and CCET demonstrated a high level of capacity in organizing the Presidential, Parliamentary Elections and General Local Elections. Despite the challenges and persistent financial limitations faced by the institutions, due to the continuous UNDP’s support, the CEC and the CCET delivered “well-administered elections” as attested by OSCE/ODIHR Observation Missions. Since 2017, the Project "Enhancing democracy in Moldova through inclusive and transparent elections” supports the Central Electoral Commission to enhance the transparency and inclusiveness of the electoral process in Moldova by ensuring a more independent and credible electoral administration and better informed and pro-active citizens. Successively, on 1st of August 2020, the second phase of the Project “Enhancing Democracy in Moldova through Inclusive and Transparent Elections – EDMITE” has started. The overall goal of the Project is to achieve an enhanced integrity, transparency, and inclusiveness of the electoral process in Moldova by ensuring a more independent and credible electoral administration and better informed and pro-active citizens. Hence, the project has an outward-oriented approach, focusing on the electoral process and all relevant actors (CEC, CCET, ministries and government agencies, educational institutions, civil society). One of the Project’s objectives is to enhance the civic education on electoral subjects and participation of citizens in the electoral process. Youth forms more than 31% of the electorate in the country and the ones that are socially active are also University students, they have also the potential to bring the change and contribute to the broadening of the knowledge and raising awareness of the society. In this sense, the UNDP Project aims to support 3 Universities across the country to conceptualize, design, and implement an electoral curriculum and course, aimed at promoting the electoral education and democratic processes among students. Based on existing collaboration agreements, the project will intend to cooperate with the following universities: Alecu Russo University from Balti, Comrat State University, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu State University from Cahul and Moldova State University from Chisinau. Assisted with the support of the Center for Continuous Electoral Training, the curriculum and course on electoral education and democratic processes will be administered by the universities in which it will be rolled out with guidance from the Center for Continuous Electoral Training and the project team. Scope of work
The general objective of the assignment is to develop a university education curriculum aimed at promoting electoral education and democratic processes. The assignment is aimed to be implemented in two stages. The second stage will be subject to additional funding approval and confirmation of the assignments under the second stage will be confirmed separately after the fulfillment of the first stage. Specific objectives will include: During the first implementation stage (January-March 2022):
During the second implementation stage subject to additional funding approval (April – November 2022)
For the purposes of this assignment, the 2 national consultants will collaborate with the principal national consultant (Team Leader) and the international consultant contracted by the UNDP Project. The 2 national consultants will act as team associates, broadly collaborating with the principal national consultant. The 2 national consultants will be assigned to work in distinct universities, always coordinating their actions with the principal national consultant (and the Project team if required) and jointly performing and contributing for the general submission of the main deliverables. The 2 National Consultants (national consultants or depending on the context – the consultant) will provide expertise and coordination support for the implementation of the assignment. For the realization of the assignment the 2 consultants will undertake premises visits to the assigned university / faculty aiming to engage with the university’s teachers, students, and faculty staff members. In case of covid restrictions, the 2 consultants will continue to engage staff and people by setting and conducting consultation meetings via ICT tools and communication platforms (online and via phone). Note: for the purposes of the assignment, it is suggested that the consultant conducts on-site assessments and interviews with the representatives and staff of the relevant selected university and faculties, teachers, students. For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
Academic Qualifications:
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Personal qualities:
Documents to be included
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. Payment will be made upon the successful completion of the tasks assigned and submission of the assessment report. Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. To assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals the financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, communication costs, travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).
Travel All envisaged local travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station. No international travel is envisaged under this assignment. | |||||||||||||||||
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