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National consultant to assess the costs of implementation of the proposed law on the psychological activity in the Republic of Moldova.

Vacancy Number: UN23/02845

Location:	Home based
Application Deadline:	20 Oct 2023, 23:00 (GMT+2:00)
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	Up to 15 working days, from November 2023 to June 2024
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference

Background

Given the situation in the Republic of Moldova, when there is no specific legislative framework regulating and harmonizing the psychological activity, the parliamentary standing Committee for Social Protection, Health and Family has started in past years the elaboration of a draft law on the performance of the psychological activity. During 2020, the parliamentary standing committee for social protection, health and family has worked to develop a comprehensive and aligned to the international standards legal framework which will, on one hand, consolidate the efforts made by the psychologists and, on the other hand, will ensure that the specialized psychological services available to those in need, including women and girls survivors of gender-based violence, are efficient and systemic. In this context, UN Women supported the process based on request from the Committee for Social Protection, Health and Family, through national consultants who provided expertise in evaluating and finalizing the draft law on the psychological activity in the Republic of Moldova. Additionally, UN Women supported organization of public discussions regarding the content/adjustment/validation of the developed documents.

Considering the final stage of the draft law, the Committee for Social Protection, Health and Family intends to organize additional public consultations to seek final views from professionals and organizations in the field to be integrated in the package of the draft law, including ensuring the costing of the implementation of the new proposed law subject for further consultations and approval of the Parliament.

The national consultant is required to support the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Social Protection, Health and Family and the other national consultants involved in finalizing the package of the draft law in estimating the benefits and costs of approval and implementation of the law.

The required tasks to be fulfilled:

• Establish the workplan and methodology on determining the financial implications of implementing of the new proposed law;
• Conduct the estimation of the costs of implementing of the new proposed law both to public and private sectors;
• Ensure consultations and interviews as needed with relevant stakeholders;
• Participate in person or online in all relevant meetings and consultations, initiated by Parliamentary Standing Committee for Social Protection, Health and Family and its members;
• Draft an assessment report of the findings on the costing and validate it with national stakeholders. A report should be drafted that will elaborate on the methodology used, the consultations carried out, the estimate for the country as well as some reflections on the methodological and data challenges of arriving at such estimates;
• Submit the final version of the report with inputs, feedback from stakeholders from the validation meetings incorporated.
• Submit final report for the assignment.