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Local Expert on Corruption Prevention.

Vacancy Number: Pr14/00594

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	27 Jul 2014, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	31 Jul 2014, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	11 Aug 2014
Reference to the project:	EU High Level Policy Advice Mission to Moldova
Expected Duration of Assignment:	August - December 2014 (up to 40 work days)
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the “Apply now” button no later than 27 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.
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 Liberalisation 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.

The project is seeking to engage the services of a short term local expert on corruption prevention.

Scope of work

The local expert on corruption prevention will develop the assessment of procedural codes (Civil Procedure Code, Contraventional Code and Criminal Procedure Code) for identification of the most risky provisions which could determine a corrupt behaviour of judges/prosecutors and formulation of recommendations to improve the legal framework.

The local expert will report primarily to the High Level Adviser to the Ministry of Justice and the EUHPAM project manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessment of the procedural codes (Civil Procedure Code, Cortraventional Code and Criminal Procedure Code) in order to identify the most risky provisions which could determine a corrupt behaviour of judges;
• Development of recommendations in order to eliminate the risks of using judges/prosecutors discretion for corruption purposes;
• Preparation of the drafts of the amendments to the procedural codes;
• Correcting and editing the drafts of the amendments to the procedural codes, according to request of the representatives of the Ministry of Justice;
• Participation at the public debates on the drafts of amendments;
• Perform any other related tasks as assigned by the EUHLPA and/or the project manager.

Requirements for experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

•  A Masters’ Degree in Law or equivalent. A Bachelor’s Degree in the same areas combined with 7 years of experience in the sector will serve in lieu of a Master’s Degree.

 II. Years of experience:

• Preferably 7 years of relevant professional experience;
• At least 5 years of professional experience linked to the provision of policy advice in areas relevant to the assignment;
• At least 5 years of proven experience of working with the public administration in Moldova

III. Competencies:

• Proven knowledge of civil and criminal procedure law, judiciary system and litigation process of the Republic of Moldova;
• Proven knowledge and experience in law making process, law drafting technique in the Republic of Moldova;
• Proven knowledge of EU external assistance programmes and policies targeted at EaP countries.
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven report writing skills
• Computer literacy
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluency in Romanian and Russian languages

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 and providing a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work

2.         Financial proposal;

3.         Personal CV including past experience in similar assignments, the duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and at least 3 names for a reference check.

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

 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.