EU4MD/ 2 (two) national consultants in strategic planning for elaboration of the social-economic development Strategy of Ungheni region 2022-2030.Vacancy Number: Pr22/02425
Contacts: Ms. Victoria Josan. victoria.josan@undp.orgBackground
The EU4Moldova: Focal regions Programme (further Programme) is based on the European Commission Implementing Decision on the Annual Action Program 2018 in favour of the Republic of Moldova and is funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme. The overall objective of the five-year Programme is to strengthen the economic, territorial and social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova through smart, green, inclusive, sustainable and integrated socio-economic development as well as improving the standards of living of the citizens in the focal regions: Cahul and Ungheni. To this end, this Programme will address the urban-rural divide and regional disparities, stimulate economic growth and job creation, refurbish and upgrade targeted social and technical infrastructure in selected focal regions (smaller towns and villages) while taking into account climate change and gender perspective in the activities of the Programme. Specific objectives:
The Program objectives will be achieved through measures targeted at: (i) capacity building to support the implementation and monitoring of local economic development plans; (ii) civil society engagement in local planning, governance processes and basic social service delivery; (iii) provision of investment funding in support of the creation and/or development of social and technical infrastructure which, combined with the outcomes from interventions (i) and (ii) above, will have an immediate, visible and tangible impact on employment creation, the standard of living of the population in the focal regions. Scope of work
The EU4Moldova: focal regions Programme intends to contract 2 (two) national consultants experienced in strategic planning to offer consultancy, expertise and assistance to the Working Group of the Ungheni District Council in elaboration of the draft Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Ungheni District for the period 2022-2030, including.
Important note 1: The potential candidates should clearly state in the Application Letter for which of the two positions they apply. The candidates may apply for both positions and this should be clearly stipulated in the Application Letter, with the possibility to be selected only for 1 position. The National Consultants shall work as a team, on the basis of the methodological approach and of a detailed action plan that shall be developed at the start of the activities, and which shall be agreed with the Local Working Group of the District Council and approved by the Programme. The general objective of the National Consultants resides in offering assistance, organizing and performing a set of activities to elaborate the draft Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Ungheni District for the period 2022-2030. The new policy document will focus on the new paradigm of economic development aimed at increasing the economic competitiveness and attractiveness of the Ungheni district, increasing territorial, economic and social cohesion, attracting investment, capitalizing and developing physical, natural, financial, social and human capital to ensure an intelligent development of the district's localities. For the current assignment,
In addition to the tasks, activities mentioned further the Consultant 1 Team leader, will be responsible for coordination and consistency of produced reports, including:
Requirements for experience
The following qualification criteria shall be applied in selecting the Consultants: Academic qualifications:
Experience:
Competences:
United Nations Development Programme in Moldova promotes the diversity of the labor force. Women, people of disabilities, LGBT, Roma and other ethnical, linguistic or religious minorities, people living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens with legal right to work in the Republic of Moldova are encouraged to apply. Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications: 1.Proposal explaining how applicant responds to each of the qualification requirements and why he/she is the most suitable for the work. The candidates may apply for one or for both of these positions (Consultant 1 and/or Consultant 2), which will be clearly stipulated in the application letter. 2.CV including records on past experience in similar projects/assignments and concrete outputs obtained. 3.Referring to experience requirement, the following evidence must be presented together with the application package: a) list of the last 3 contracts in which the Consultant was involved in the last 5 years and his/her role in them b) list of local development policy documents, indicating the district/municipality/community, year of elaboration and link to the documents or documents itself (electronic version in .pdf format) c) list of the last 3 facilitated events/trainings d) the last strategy elaborated for a district or region 4.Financial proposal - in USD, specifying a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days, incorporated in the Offeror’s Letter to UNDP confirming interest and availability for the Individual Contractor (IC) assignment. Financial proposal
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount. The payment for services will be made post factum on a lump-sum deliverables basis, as per contract, after the work has been accepted by the Programme Manager. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of offers, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fee per day, mobile phone costs, number of anticipated working days, etc.). | |||||||||||||||||
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