National policy consultant to support Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development to define and promote for adoption the policy document National Energy and Climate Plan (emergency support).

Vacancy Number: Pr22/02491

Location:Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline: 04 Jul 2022, 16:30 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:
14 Jul 2022, 16:00 (GMT+2:00)
Starting date: 20 Jul 2022
Reference to the project: Energy Security/FPI
Expected Duration of Assignment:July 2022-June 2023
Submission Instructions:

Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" button, no later than 4 July  (Moldova local time).

Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: silvia.pana-carp@undp.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.

Supporting Documents:
Procurement notice
Terms of reference
OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT
UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract
Personal History Form (P11) UN Women



Background

In November 2018, the Energy Community Ministerial Council adopted the Recommendation 2018/01/EnC-MC, recognizing, that the development of integrated national energy and climate plans by the Contracting Parties would support the attainment of the long-term energy and climate policy objectives, reduce the administrative burden and enhance transparency while promoting investor certainty in the region.

The adoption of Governance Regulation 2018/1999 on 30 November 2021 marked the next step. Adopted and adapted by Decision 2021/14/MC-EnC, the Regulation sets common rules for planning, reporting and monitoring on energy and climate policies and targets. In particular, the Contracting Parties will be required to submit National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs).

According to the article 3 of the consolidated Governance Regulation, by 30 June 2024, and subsequently by 1 January 2029 and every ten years thereafter, each Contracting Party shall notify to the Energy Community Secretariat an integrated national energy and climate plan. The integrated national energy and climate plan shall consist of the sections set out in paragraph 2 of the Article 3 and in Annex I of the Regulation. The first plan shall cover the period from 2025 to 2030, taking into account the longer term perspective. The subsequent plans shall cover the ten-year period immediately following the end of the period covered by the previous plan. NECP should lay down the pathway to achieve targets set for 2030 regarding the increase of renewable energy in overall energy consumption, increased energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Further, the NECPs should also include a perspective until 2050 in order to ensure consistency with long-term relevant policy objectives at EU, UNFCCC and Energy Community level.

 

Scope of work

In order to reach the proposed objective, national policy consultant is expected to perform the following tasks:

  1. Support the existing contractor/company to draft the narrative parts of the NECP, by providing required inputs;
  2. Setting up the working groups relevant for NECP development and coordination and organize and conducting respective meetings. 
  3. Develop the Concept of the policy document NECP as required by the Governmental Decision #386/2020 and support MIRD to promote it for approval by State Chancellery;
  4. Define the text of the draft policy document NECP in line with the requirements of the Governmental Decision #386/2020 and Law 100/2017 on normative acts, including related package required for its consideration and approval by the Government.
  5. Public consultation of the draft policy document NECP.

Support the MIRD in promotion of the draft policy document NECP

Requirements for experience

  • At least 5 years of proven professional experience in policy documents drafting and promotion.
  • At least 5 years of working experience in the institutional consultancy.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:  

  1. Proposal, explaining why he/she is most suitable for the work, including past experience in similar assignments, providing a brief information on above qualifications and methodology on how he/she will approach and conduct the work (if applicable). 
  2. OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT
  3. CV with at least three names for a reference check. 

Financial proposal

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)