UNDP Jobs - 57547- International Consultant on Developing Technical S

International Consultant on Developing Technical Specifications for Address Register Information System

Location :

Chisinau, MOLDOVA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

20-Jul-2015

Application Deadline :

06-Jul-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

35 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

July - November 2015

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.

Based on the new strategy on address system implementation and legislative framework currently in the development process, the programme aims to support Agency of Land Relations and Cadastre (ALRC) and State Enterprise (SE) Cadastru to develop technical specifications for a complex IT system which shall include the official address register. It is planned that technical specifications will be used to launch an international competitive tender for development of address register information system for the Republic of Moldova. The tender will be administered by UNDP Moldova in line with UNDP procurement procedures.

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 technical specifications for address register information IT system (IT system). The IT system shall enable various stakeholders (Local Public Authorities (LPAs), ALRC, SE Cadastru etc.) to add, maintain, edit, remove, and transfer the official address data in the Republic of Moldova. High level design parameters of the IT system shall be outlined in the Law on Address System and Regulation on Official Address Register.

The consultant will be required to work with ALRC, SE Cadastru, LPAs, national consultants and other stakeholders. He/She will analyze the software requirements, existing hardware infrastructure and develop technical specifications that meet the legal and functional requirements of the future official address register, using the available infrastructure.

In order to achieve the stated objective, the Consultant will have the following responsibilities:

Undertake a comprehensive desk review of the relevant national legal framework on address system;
Analyse the software requirements, existing hardware infrastructure of the future owner and users of the system (SE Cadastru, ALRC, Center for Special Telecommunications, E-Gov, etc.);
Develop draft technical specifications for software required for address system development;
Prepare an overview of required infrastructure (hardware and network) for efficient functioning of the IT system that will include the official address register;
Support address data model design;
Provide assistance to the Project team in drafting tender related documentation;
Participate as member of the Evaluation Committee in evaluation of technical offers;
Undertake one mission to Moldova: 27 – 31 July, 2015 (the dates are set up tentatively).

The consultant will work in close collaboration with ALRC and SE Cadastru under direct supervision of the UNDP Electoral Specialist.

The consultant will work in a team with a national consultant who will provide support to analyse existing hardware and software infrastructure of the key stakeholders, meetings and discussions with various stakeholders, development of technical specifications, liaison as well as support in organising meetings and translating materials.

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

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

The timeframe for the work of the Consultant is tentatively planned for 35 working days between July and November 2015. The consultant is expected to work based on the agreed work plan and to travel to Chisinau, Republic of Moldova for a total of 5 (five) working days in a single mission during this assignment.

Competencies

Demonstrated interpersonal and diplomatic skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders and to present ideas clearly and effectively;
Excellent analytical and writing skills;
Knowledge about external tendering and procurement procedures of UN Agencies, EU structures and of other large international organisations would be an asset;

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University degree (BA level or equivalent) in engineering, Information Technology, Land Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or related field; MA or equivalent in the same fields will be considered an advantage.

Experience:

At least 7 years of professional experience in the working on GIS, land management, address register, cadastral issues and/or other closely related fields;
At least 2 technical specifications for GIS-based IT systems for international tenders developed/drafted;
At least 3 years of experience in developing and implementing (either in the capacity of adviser, quality assurance or recipient) complex GIS based IT systems;
Working experience with UN Agencies, EU structures, other large international organisations would be considered an advantage;
Previous work experience in countries from South-Eastern European countries or CIS countries will be a strong asset.

Language:

Knowledge of English language;
Knowledge of Romanian and/or Russian will be considered as asset.

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/