UNDP Jobs - 54947- International Consultant on Developing the Address

International Consultant on Developing the Address System Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Republic of Moldova

Location :

Home-based with 2 missions to Chisinau, MOLDOVA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

05-Apr-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

38 Working Days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UNDP Moldova Democracy Programme (further referred as Programme) is a multi-year institutional development Programme that aims to support modernisation of the Moldovan electoral process towards, inter alia, improved voter register and better handling of electoral information. The electoral process and quality of data of the State Register of Voters (SRV) would be strengthened by improving the quality of data in other official registers that are supplied to the CEC for the establishment of the SRV.

One of the most important datasets for the accuracy and completeness of the SRV is availability of the official address register which would supply data on addresses. At the same time the address register should provide official address data to all public and private institutions to ensure uniformity of the data based on the principle of “single registration (source) – multiple use” of data. The address data from the official address register shall be supplied to the State Register of Population, State Register of Business Entities and to all other users of address data.

The administrator of the official address register shall be the State Enterprise “Cadastru” (SE Cadastru) working under auspices of the Agency of Land Relations and Cadastre (ALRC) of the Republic of Moldova.

Based on the newly developed strategy on address system implementation, the programme aims to support ALRC and SE Cadastru to develop the necessary legal and regulatory framework for a modern address system implementation in the Republic of Moldova. The legislative framework shall define key issues such as, but not limited to, address elements, responsibilities for addressing and establishment of the official address register, which would serve as they key register of addresses and would be used as the single source of address data not only by the CEC, but also other governmental and private entities. In the future, based on legislative framework, the Programme will support development of a technical solution (technical specifications and IT development) for the official address register.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Programme is looking to contract an experienced international consultant (hereinafter called “Consultant”) to assist the ALRC and SE Cadastru to develop the address law and the related regulatory framework for address system implementation and establishment of the official address register for the Republic of Moldova in line with the EU Directives and standards in the sector and based on the newly developed strategy on address system implementation.

Given the deficiencies in the current legal framework, it is essential to analyse and revise the current legislation and draft a new address law and respective administrative instructions. The law should define the roles and responsibilities at the central level (ALRC, SE Cadastru, and ministries), the local level (communes), the relationship between them, and the relationships with third parties.

The address law should clarify the following main aspects:

Competencies and responsibilities of the ALRC, SE Cadastru, communes and other stakeholders;
Addressing system and address elements;
Street naming and address numbering principles;
Information ownership and the modality of data transmission;
Data validation;
Financial resources for the address register;
Other issues as agreed by the consultant and key stakeholders (ARLC, SE Cadastru).

The regulatory framework (government decisions) shall include the issues on, but not limited to:

Methodology on road (street) identification, geometry, naming and code;
Address numbering;
Address format;
Requirements for street signs and postal codes;
Detailed regulation on the official address register.

The key deliverables of the consultant shall be:

Analysis of the existing legal framework that will be included into a recommendation document for the amendment of the current normative framework for the implementation of the address law (i.e. which other laws and Government Decisions require amendments) and provide drafts to amendment and supplement of required legal acts;
Draft address law for the Republic of Moldova.

A set of documents related to the draft laws mentioned above:

Draft justification notes for both draft laws (as per requirements of Moldovan legislative process);
SWOT Analysis for both draft laws (as per requirements of Moldovan legislative process);

Draft Government Decisions required for Address Law, such as but not limited to:

On address format;
On road identification, naming and codification;
On address numbering;
On street signs format and installation;
On official address register

Analysis of the comments and proposals of address system stakeholders’ of the Republic of Moldova and the elaboration of the tracking table/comparative table.

All deliverables should be agreed with the Programme and be provided in English language on hard copy and electronic version. The timeframe for the work of the Consultant is tentatively planned for 38 working days between April 2015 and June 2015. The consultant is expected to work based on the agreed work plan and be present at least 10 (ten) working days during two separate visits in Moldova during the assignment.

Insitutional arrangements

The consultant will work under direct supervision of the UNDP Electoral Specialist and in close collaboration with ALRC and SE Cadastru. In his/her work, the international consultant will be assisted by a local legal expert who will provide support to develop the expected deliverables.

The consultant will have access to all necessary information (Strategic documents, legislation, technical documents) for the purpose of this assignment.

If required, the consultant will be offered translator to translate during meetings or to translate required documentation.

Competencies

Strong analytical and drafting skills;
Excellent writing and oral communication;
Leadership skills and ability to work with teams;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Law, GIS and/or Cadaster.

Experience:

At least 5 years of professional experience in the elaboration of legal and regulatory frameworks;
Previous work experience related to development of address systems would be an asset;
Knowledge about principles of development and implementation of address systems in the EU member states;
Knowledge of UN system and UNDP;
Previous relevant work experience in CIS countries will be a strong asset.

Language:

Fluent in English.

Note:

For complete information about this vacancy, including detailed tasks and responsibilities, full and detailed description of the evaluation procedure which will be applied, as well as the UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract, please refer to the Terms of Reference, the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice published at the UNDP Moldova website, Jobs Section:http://www.undp.md/jobs/current_jobs/.