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Adviser to the Head of the General Police Inspectorate (Ministry of Internal Affairs).

Vacancy Number: Pr14/00568

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	03 Jul 2014, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	15 Jul 2014
Reference to the project:	EU High Level Policy Advice Mission to Moldova
Expected Duration of Assignment:	July 15, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the “Apply now” button no later than 03 July 2014. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: administrator@euhlpam.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. This Vacancy Annoucement is also placed at: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=47486
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

The EU High Level Policy Advisory Mission (EU HLPAM) is a project financed by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP.  The objective of the project is to support the Government to implement its EU-integration related reform Agenda and in particular to assist the government in developing the capacities required for the implementation of the Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, as well as the Visa Liberalization Action Plan. Specifically, the project aims at strengthening the policy-making, strategic planning and policy management capacities of selected line Ministries and State Agencies involved in the implementation of the Association Agreement and Visa Liberalization and at enhancing stakeholders’ knowledge and awareness of EU policies, legislation and regulations in sectors strategic to the implementation of the Association Agreement including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, and to the implementation of visa liberalization.

Scope of work

The Adviser will provide policy advice to the Head of the General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on a complex police-related areas, implementation of Police reform, support consolidation of qualitative police services including by promoting modern analytical and operational tools and solutions in the field of combating organized and cross-border crime, trafficking in human being, economic crime, cyber crime, property crime, operational mechanism for coordination and policy development of national and international detection and prevention of crime, special investigation measures, community policies, human resources management, monitoring and evaluation tools, external communication, project management, implementing Intelligence-led policing (ILP), drafting recommendation for capacity development response, concept of Crime Prevention and implementation of Moldova’s Association Agenda with EU. 

The Adviser will report primarily to the Head of the General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with a reporting line to the EU Delegation to Moldova, UNDP Moldova and the project manager. The Advisor will work closely with the other members of the team of EUHLPAM Advisors, especially with the Advisor to the minister of Internal Affairs.

Requirements for experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

• Master Degree (Law, Public Administration or similar) or a Bachelor Degree in the same areas combined with 15 years of professional experience linked to the area of required expertise

II. Years of experience:

• Preferably 20 years of professional experience
• At least 10 years of professional experience linked to the area of required expertise within the Police; preference to 15 years of such experience will be given
• At least 10 years of proven work experience in similar positions of advisory work for and/or implementation of reforms (legal and police authority) and/or different management positions, in providing advice to policy makers on related reforms issues, and/or in capacity building in current or former EU Candidate States/EaP countries
• Previous working experience in a high ranking position (e.g. Chief, deputy Chief) in National Police forces is an advantage

III. Competencies:

• A comprehensive knowledge of EU external assistance programmes and policies targeted at EaP countries.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Relevant international experience in the field (international missions and/or organizations)
• Previous work experience in Moldova or with Moldovan Police would be an advantage
• A comprehensive knowledge of the EU acquis and policies in justice and home affairs area;
• Proven report writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literacy
• A working knowledge of the Romanian language would be an advantage

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;
2. Financial proposal;
3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects, the duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and at least 3 references.

Financial proposal

The Financial Proposal shall specify a daily lump-sum fee and travel expenses quoted in separate line items. Payments are made monthly, based on the actual number of days worked, to the Individual Consultant subject to the submission and approval of the monthly time sheets and activity reports. 

Travel

One time travel to join duty station/repatriation travel must be included in the financial proposal.  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.