UNDP Jobs - 74245- Cultural Heritage International Consultant

Cultural Heritage International Consultant – open for Russian Federation citizens only

Location :

Chisinau, MOLDOVA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

20-Sep-2017

Application Deadline :

05-Sep-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

September - November 2017

Languages Required :

English Russian

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 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

On 23 January 2015, the Government of the Russian Federation and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a Partnership Framework Agreement (PFA) that establishes the foundation for a long-term Russia strategic partnership with UNDP for the implementation of development projects in other countries. According to the Russia-UNDP Trust Fund for Development (TFD) Agreement, the Trust Fund may provide financing to UNDP knowledge management and capacity building projects, developed in partnership with and using the knowledge, experience and expertise of Russian ministries, agencies, think tanks, universities and NGOs involved in international development cooperation.

The regional project “Knowledge Management and Capacity Building in the Russia-UNDP Partnership” is formulated in accordance with the PFA, which foresees that Russia and UNDP collaborate in “leveraging the knowledge, experience and expertise in development cooperation, including by involving academic institutions and individual experts from the Russian Federation in accordance with UNDP’s applicable regulations and rules, and policies and procedures”.

The main goal of the project is to support capacity building on knowledge and expertise transfer of Russia as a donor and to achieve sustainable, scalable development impact in partner countries through the programmatic promotion of several mechanisms of Russian expertize transfer.

The Russian Experts on Demand Programme is part of the project and aims to provide an instrument for knowledge and know-how transfer via rapid deployment of Russian experts for on demand small-scale interventions and consultancies and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing through mentorship. The assignment of the Cultural Heritage Consultant is supported under the first round of the Russian Experts on Demand Programme.

The Republic of Moldova, like the former Soviet Union States, is going through a difficult transition process, including in the sector of culture, preservation of architectural and historical heritage, and tourism industry development. The investments in the protection and preservation of cultural heritage in the country is mostly perceived as expenses and the economic and touristic potential of the cultural heritage sector still needs to be explored. Since 2009, a positive policy process has been initiated by the Ministry of Culture, aiming to develop an effective legislative framework, institute specialized agencies with clear tasks and responsibilities and fostering the involvement of stakeholders in definition and implementation of cultural policies. The general aim of the process is to surpass the current “static and constrained development model” making culture institutions less dependent on State funding and turn it in a concrete driver of economic and touristic growth, enjoyment of the right of everyone to take part in cultural life, and human development for the Republic of Moldova.

Duties and Responsibilities

The scope of work of the International Consultant on the Sustainable Protection and Management of Cultural Heritage will consist in the provision of expertise, advice and substantive support in the assessment of the situation from the prospective of the right of everyone to take part in cultural life and elaboration of feasible interventions in the following priority spheres:

Management of cultural sites, historical centres of cities (Chisinau, Soroca, Orhei, etc.), including through the public-private partnerships in the capital city and the regions of the country.

Expected outputs:

Perform the desk review of the existing situation in the Republic of Moldova in the area of the assignment and elaborate the agenda for the assessment mission (4 working days);
Elaborate the mission report with the assessment of the situation and key recommendations (7 working days);
Elaborate and submit for consultations the first draft of the project concept/document (6 working days);
Provide the Second final draft of the project concept/document incorporating the received comments and proposals (3 working days).

Organizational setting

This is a part-time consultancy. The Consultant will be based in the office of the Agency for the Inspection and Restoration of Monuments of the Republic of Moldova and will work closely with the management and staff persons of the Agency. The Consultant will work under direct supervision of the UNDP Moldova Justice and Human Rights Programme Analyst, as well as in consultation with the interested public institutions, NGOs and UN agencies in Moldova.

Input

The Agency for the Inspection and Restoration of Monuments of the Republic of Moldova and UNDP Moldova Justice and Human Rights Programme Analyst will provide the Consultant with the available information and materials for the fulfilment of tasks and will provide support in facilitation of the meetings where necessary.

Competencies

Proven experience in drafting studies, reports, needs assessment, development plans in the priority spheres of the assignment;
Project concept/document drafting skills;
Demonstrable strong management skills in planning and reporting;
Effective communication and strong analytical skills, ability to facilitate discussions;
Knowledge of and ability to transfer Russian expertise in the priority spheres of the assignment;
Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status;
Responsibility, creativity, flexibility and punctuality.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent (5-year university education) in Management of cultural heritage, Urbanism (preferably with the focus on historical heritage), Architecture (preferably with the specialization in restoration and conservation of cultural sites), or other relevant field.

Experience:

At least 10 years of professional experience in the sustainable management of cultural and historical sites/buildings/institutions, historical centres of cities, including through the public-private partnerships;
At least 3 years of international experience, including in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Georgia in the priority spheres of the assignment;
Experience in the elaboration of the protection and development strategic plans of the historical centres, elaboration of the development/marketing plans for the abandoned cultural sights and buildings;
Experience in the cooperation with the NGOs for the purposes of monitoring and protection of cultural heritage policies, strategies, plans;
Proven experience in drafting studies, reports, needs assessment in the priority spheres of the assignment.

Language:

Working knowledge of Russian and English for the purposes of the assignment;
Working knowledge of French is an advantage;
Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Romanian, Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset.

Application instructions:

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

Proposal: explaining why they are the most suitable for the work including previous experience in similar Projects (please provide brief information on each of the above qualifications, item by item);
Financial proposal (in USD, specifying a total requested amount, including all related costs, e.g. fees, travel, phone calls etc.);
Duly completed and signed Personal History Form (P11) or personal CV with names, titles and contact details of at least 3 reference persons.

Note:

For complete information about this vacancy including detailed tasks and responsibilities, full and detailed description of the evaluation procedure which will be applied please refer to the Terms of Reference, the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice as well as the UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract and P11 form, published at the UNDP Moldova website, Jobs Section: http://www.undp.md/jobs/current_jobs/