Antecedentes
The overall objective of the project is to provide high level policy advice to the Republic of Moldova in the overall implementation of the Government Programme “European Integration: Freedom, Democracy, Welfare” 2009-2013, with particular focus on the EU integration agenda, economic recovery and reforms. The support will be given through to the main institutions including the Prime Minister’s Office (focusing on Public Administration Reform & Decentralization and Communications), the Ministries of Justice, Economy, Interior, Agriculture, Finance, the Tax Inspectorate and the Public Procurement Agency, and support them in their efforts of designing, implementing and monitoring relevant policies and measures. For this purpose the mission will deploy 9 advisers in order to realize the project’s main objectives.
Deberes y responsabilidades
- Provision of policy advice to the leadership of the Ministry of Finance with reference to the implementation of the Government Programme, its Stabilization and Economic Recovery Plan;
- Provision of policy advice to the Ministry of Finance on negotiation of Moldova’s Association Agreement with EU and other key sector strategies and plans;
- Provision of policy advice and practical expertise on institutional reorganization and harmonization of the legal framework with the EU standards and principles;
- Provision of policy advice and expertise on improving Ministry of Finance institutional capacity and performance of the public budget management system according to the EU standards;
- Development of reports for assessing the particular capacity needs, elaboration of recommendations for capacity development responses, advise on the design of monitoring and evaluation tools;
- Maintaining regular communications with the sector officials, partner organizations, other institutions involved into implementation of the Project under each relevant component;
- Provision of relevant advice to the Chief Technical Adviser, UNDP and to the European Union Delegation, in terms of implementation of Mission’s mandate and other relevant EU-Moldova agreements in the area of expert’s responsibility.
Competencias
- Experience in national negotiations on EU integration is an asset;
- Previous knowledge of the EU-Moldova relations and of Moldovan state institutions is an advantage;
- Knowledge of EU programs and policies;
- PC literacy, excellent writing and communication skills;
- Full time commitment is an advantage.
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
- Master Degree (Finance, Economics, Public Policy and Management, or similar) or equivalent working experience in the sector;
- Minimum 12 years working experience in the area of expertise;
- Minimum 5 years experience in similar positions of advisory for and/or implementation of reforms (public finances and economic), in providing advice to policy makers on related reforms issues, or in capacity building in EU or ENP and candidate countries;
- Fluency in English. Knowledge of other EU languages is an asset;
- Good working knowledge of Romanian or Russian is an asset.
A) The technical part is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (TOR). Namely:
- Educational background (10 – Master’s degree; 5-University degree; 5 - in case of lower academic background, it shall be complemented with minimum 8 years of relevant working experience.) – 10 points max;
- Relevant experience on similar assignments or EU accession process– 10 points max;
- Relevantce technical expertise – 10 points max;
- Language Skills (10 - both English and Romanian/or Russian; 8 – only English; 4 – only Romanian or Russian) – 10 points max;
- Interview (30 - technical knowledge and experience; 10 - communication/interpersonal skills; 10- motivation; 10 - creativity) - 60 points max;
- Total Score: 100 points.
T = The total technical score awarded to the bid
Thigh = The Technical Score achieved by the bid that was scored highest among all responsive bids