Background

The maritime sector is rapidly increasing in the past years, as a source for further economic development and international cooperation. The Government of Albania has made progress in maintenance and infrastructure of port facilities in line with the Sector Strategy, priorities stipulated in the Government Program, the National Transport Plan, the National Strategy for Development and Integration and the Medium-Term Budget Plan.

Supporting data from INSTAT show that in 2017 compared to 2016, the volume of freight loading and unloading in Albanian ports has increasing by 7.1 %, the number of passengers travelling by sea line is increasing by 16.9%, the goods exported by sea represent 62.8 % of the total transport as well as goods imported by sea represent 48.6 %.

Maritime transport is primarily concerned with the transport of freight and passengers by sea. The sector is associated with many other activities such as ship agency, chartering and brokering, maritime labour and education, multimodal and intermodal transport and related services.

Cooperation on various services notably those linked to the capacity building in the public sector and better coordination of planning activities is needed for preparing the ground for better marine and maritime governance and services.

Objective of the assignment:

A sound maritime regulatory framework in accordance to the international maritime practice and EC regulations, will ensure the development of good environmental standards, sustainable use of resources and economic development. In order to strengthen the regulatory framework, the following will be considered as key:

  • Support to revision of the existing legislative framework on maritime in compliance with the EU Regulations and Directives.
  • Support in the ratification steps of the amendments of MARPOL and SOLAS.
  • Identification of maritime priorities to be integrated in multi-sectoral strategies and plans
  • Enabling environment on the ratification steps of ICZM, IMO EU MRV, regulations and other respective norms.

Duties and Responsibilities

The “Enhancing the Development of Albanian Maritime Sector through Technical Assistance and Increased Partnership” project, aims to enhance the integration of Albanian Maritime Standards in line with the EU requirements.

This task will be based in previous technical assistance provided in the sector from other donors such as EU, that analyzed gaps in the legislation for the entire transport sector, marine included. The consultant will develop the following:

Task 1: Update of the latest legislative GAP analysis for the Maritime Sector in line with the EU and Maritime and Barcelona Conventions requirements.

Task 2: Based on the findings develop a Road Map, Action Plan and Timeline on maritime sector legislation development in Albania, with the aim for full compliance with EU and Maritime Conventions.

Task 3: Undertake a one-day workshop to present the main findings and gather the stakeholders comments, to be reflected in the final documents.

Reference documents:

  • Gap analysis of existing legislation in road, rail and maritime sectors (IPA 2012 – EuropeAid/134513/C/SER/AL)
  • Sectorial Strategy of Transport & Action Plan 2016 – 2020
  • First monitoring report of the Sectorial Strategy of Transport & Action Plan 2016 – 2020
  • Analysis and assessment of the legislation and institutional capacities of the republic of Albania for improvements, changes and amendments respectively of the national contingency plan.

DELIVERABLES:

  • 50% - 20 July 2019- Update of the latest legislative GAP analysis for the Maritime Sector in line with the EU and Maritime and Barcelona Conventions requirements.
  • 50%- 30 August 2019 - Develop a road map and action plan on maritime sector legislation development in Albania.

Competencies

CORPORATE COMPETENCIES:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

  • Communication - Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
  • Planning & Organizing – Develops clear goals in line with agreed strategies, identifies priorities, foresees risks and makes allowances accordingly.
  • Organizational Awareness - Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
  • Teamwork - Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
  • Accountability – Takes ownership of all responsibilities and delivers outputs in accordance with agreed time, cost and quality standards

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

  • Thorough understanding of disability issues, human rights, social inclusion and social services
  • Excellent inter-personal and teamwork skills, networking attitude;
  • Capacity to deliver as per deadlines;
  • Ability to pick up new terminology and concepts easily.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

  • Advanced university degree in maritime policy, maritime management, legal studies, international relations, public administration or related field.

Work Experience

  • 5 years of work experience in legislative and policy development and assessment areas.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Albanian policies related to the maritime sector.
  • Previous experience with Albanian Institutions or the Region conducting similar tasks.

Language

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Evaluation Procedure

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max points: 70

  • Criteria A: 5 years of work experience in legislative and policy development and assessment areas – max points: 30
  • Criteria B: Demonstrated knowledge of the Albanian policies related to the maritime sector – max points: 20
  • Criteria C: Educational background– max points: 20

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max points: 30

Application procedures

Interested applicants are advised to carefully study all sections of this ToRs and ensure that they meet the general requirements as well as specific qualifications described. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials

The application should contain:

  • Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position . Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
  • Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability-please fill in the attached form...  www.un.org.al/sites/default/files/IC_Offerors%20Letter%20to%20UNDP%20Confirming%20Interest%20and%20Availability.docx
  • Latest personal CV, including past experience from similar projects or completed and signed UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SC) and Individual Contracts (IC) – Blank form Download here.
  • Financial Proposal in ALL - specifying a total lump sum in Albanian Lek
    http://www.un.org.al/doc/Financial%20Offer%20template.doc 
    (The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable -qualitative and quantitative- deliverables . 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 will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount-including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).- Please note that with regard to travel component you may provide an average estimated travel cost for one circuit with and without accommodation.
  • Copy of Diplomas and copy of Passport. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION 

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