Historique

Relations between the Republic of Moldova (RM) and the European Union (EU) formally started with the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in 1994 that entered into force in 1998. The PCA established the basic principles of cooperation between RM and EU and was designed for a10 year period.

Exceeding the classical arrangements of free trade, DCFTA provides not only a mutual opening of markets for most goods and services but requires a gradual rapprochement of norms and standards such as quality standards and rules, sanitary rules, intellectual property rights, trade facilitation, public procurement and competition, energy trade and other.

Except for European Economic Area and EU candidate states, never before has the EU opened its internal market to such an extent to a third country. This reality is possible due to the commitment of the Republic of Moldova to take over the acquis communautaire.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The Project will contract an International Consultant to provide assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (further referred as MAFI) and to the State Inspectorate for Alcoholic Products Supervision (further referred as Inspectorate) in consolidating the Official Control and Products Certification Systems in the Wine Sector, based on the EU norms and practices.

The expert will perform a regulatory needs assessment for the consolidation of the control system and quality certification of wine and wine products; advise and report on the EU best practices for control system regulation and wine products certification; draft relevant regulations and supporting documents on the official control in the wine sector; draft appropriate schemes and procedures on certification for wine and wine products; draft standard forms for the implementation of official control in wine sector; draft regulations and supporting documents, including regulatory impact assessment, on fraud and penalties relevant for the wine sector; widely discuss and coordinate the draft documents with key stakeholders; organize a workshop and present findings and recommendations to key stakeholders .

Compétences

Functional Competencies:

• Strong analytical and drafting skills;
• Ability to analyse, plan, communicate effectively with stakeholders and present ideas clearly and effectively;
• Demonstrated interpersonal and diplomatic skills;
• Ability to enter new environments, adapt quickly and produce immediate results;
• Computer literacy - competent user of Microsoft Office programs.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Academic Qualification:

• Master’s degree in agriculture, winemaking, wine technology, EU law, or other relevant field. Bachelor and at least 7 years of experience relevant to the assignment would also be acceptable.

• Minimum 5 years’ work experience in the area of grape-growing and wine making;
• Specific experience in developing official control systems in the wine sector and certification of product's quality in line with EU law and practice;
• Experience in approximation EU legislation in the wine sector;
• Knowledge of and experience in assisting government institutions within projects funded by international organizations in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (experience in newer EU member states or candidate countries would be an asset).

Language requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Knowledge of Romanian or Russian would be an asset. 

Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

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 shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation 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.