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INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT ON GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETING (GRB) IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - CANCELLED.

Vacancy Number: Ex15/00805

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	20 Feb 2015, 18:00 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	10 Mar 2015
Reference to the project:	Joint Integrated Local Development Programme
Expected Duration of Assignment:	6 months
Submission Instructions: Applications should be submitted on line and include fully completed UN Women Personal History Form P11 as attachment instead of CV/resume, with the mark “International Consultant, GRB / UN Women in Moldova” by 20 February,  2015, COB. Failure to disclose prior employment or making false representations on this form will be grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of his/her application or termination, where the appointment or contract has been issued. Please note that UN Women Moldova reserves the right to select two or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. The United Nations in Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply. UPDATE as of 04/02/2015: This process is hereby cancelled.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UN Women UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

Mr. Corneliu Eftodi.

Background

Over the past years, regionally and in Moldova UN Women has provided support to national and local stakeholders in strengthening democratic governance and advancing women’s rights through initiatives aimed at mainstreaming gender in policy planning and budgeting.

In 2014, UN Women launched the 3-year regional project on Promoting Gender Responsive Policies in South East Europe and Republic of Moldova financed by Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and Swiss Agency Development and Cooperation. It is a direct follow up of the UN Women CSEE regional project “Promoting Gender Responsive Policies in South East Europe” (2011 -2013) that covered Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia.

The second Phase of the regional project (2013-2016) has as ultimate aim to contribute to the implementation of commitments towards achieving gender equality. To achieve this aim, three distinct outcomes are anticipated:

Outcome 1: Sectoral programs and budgets at the central and local levels reflect better gender equality concerns

Outcome 2: Strengthened oversight of central and local government programs, policies and budgets towards gender equality commitments

Outcome 3: Exchange of knowledge and learning on GRB facilitates replication of good practices and lessons learned

Introduction of the gender-responsive budgeting is part of the Moldovan gender equality agenda, as set out by the Gender Equality Law and Gender Equality Action Plan. Previous preparatory work has been done in Moldova to raise awareness on GRB within Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family (MLSPF), Ministry of Economy (MoE) as well as some other actors. In particular, the representatives of these institutions had a chance to get acquainted with the Austrian experience of gender-responsive budgeting during a special study visit to Austria.

Scope of work

The purpose of the consultancy is to ensure high quality methodological expertise and guidance, as well as high level advice on GRB introduction in the Republic of Moldova, up to international, particularly European, standards and best practices.

Under direct supervision and guidance of GRB / UN Women Programme Analyst and the Regional Project Manager  the selected international consultant’s objective is to ensure high quality methodological expertise and guidance, as well as high level advice on GRB introduction in the Republic of Moldova, drawing from the best international and regional (particularly European) experiences.

This objective is expected to be achieved through a combination of instruments, including trainings, coaching, mentorship, development of guides and methodological materials, technical/debriefing sessions, learning-by-doing, review of the developed materials, high level events, etc.

The work on GRB is to be largely performed in close synergy with and building on the on-going performance-based budgeting and decentralization reforms in Moldova, and UN programs supporting those reforms – most notably the Joint UNDP/UN Women Integrated Local Development Programme (JILDP) and previous support within the UNIFEM 2009-2012 GRB project results.   

Requirements for experience

Education:

• University/graduate degree in public administration, law, economics, finance, social sciences or other related field;
• Formal education in gender issues is a strong advantage.

Experience:

• At least 7 years (of which at least 2 years – international experience is desirable) of professional hands-on work experience on gender related issues including GRB (examples of the relevant documents / products to be provided);
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering capacity building initiatives (list of relevant initiatives, and examples of the relevant training materials to be provided);
• Previous experience on promoting GRB at the policy and decision making level (members of Parliament and Government, ministries) is an advantage;
• Previous experience of practical GRB work on local budgets is an advantage (examples of the relevant documents / products to be provided);
• Previous experience of work in Eastern Europe, Republic of Moldova and good understanding of its context, is an advantage; 
• Previous experience in the UN system is an advantage.

 Language Skills:

• Fluency in both oral and written English. Knowledge of Russian and/or Romanian is an advantage. 

Documents to be included

Interested candidates must submit via online submission system the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualification:

1. Letter of Intent, 1-2 pages (including justification of being the most suitable for the work, most relevant previous experiences, etc);
2. Duly filled Personal History Form (PHF11)/CV, including records on past experience in similar projects/assignments and specific outputs obtained;
3. Financial proposal (in USD) - - specifying an all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs as per template provided

 *Please note that only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.

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 travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).