National consultant for the provision of technical assistance in Moldova

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading international humanitarian displacement organisation, supporting refugees and internally displaced persons during displacement, in exile, upon return, or when settling and integrating into a new place.

Donor: European Union/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Project Outline: The ‘Promoting Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Ukraine’ project is implemented under the CBCB programme. The project is part of the EU-funded EU4East programme and the UN Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme (UN RPP), which will provide support to the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine (MRTOT) to enhance its capacity on peacebuilding and reconciliation.

Objective: The objective of the assignment is to provide the technical assistance in Moldova to ensure effective and high-quality implementation of the ‘Promoting Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Ukraine’ project.

Required Deliverables and Timeline
· The draft agendas, reports and lists of participants of the experience sharing events in English.
· Collection of respective national legal and operational policies on peacebuilding and reconciliation in English and/or native language.
· The draft content outline of the thematic E-bulletin including the names and contacts of possible authors/contributors of the articles in English.
· The draft outline of the video learning brief including the names and contacts of possible interviewees in English.

All deliverables will be submitted to DRC-DDG via e-mail. All deliverables are subject to DRC-DDG’s review and approval.

The assignment will take fourteen working days, in the time period starting from 18 January until 30 August 2021. The timeline will be adapted according to the final work plan, as agreed with the selected consultants.

The payment will be made in accordance with the actual number of days worked and deliverables produced.

Work assignment

· Support the project team in the establishment and further facilitation of communication with the Office of Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova for Reintegration (DPMR);

· Support the project team in the facilitation of four experience sharing online events between the representatives of the DPMR and the MRTOT (i.e. three bi-lateral Ministerial meetings and one workshop with the participation of state and non-state actors);

· Support the project team in the research of legal and operational policies which are used in Moldova and can be shared through the experience-sharing events. Such practices could potentially be replicated or adapted to Ukraine context;

· Contribute to the selection of national experts from Moldova for the Working Group of Experts at the MRTOT;

· Support the project team in the content design and production of one thematic E-bulletin on the peacebuilding experiences of Moldova;

Support the project team in the content design and preparation of one video learning brief (i.e. video interviews with state and non-state actors) on the peacebuilding experiences of Moldova, in coordination with the DPMR.

Required Qualifications and Experience

The successful consultants should have a minimum of the following qualifications and experience:

· University degree in international relations, political science, peace studies, humanitarian or development studies, or other relevant social sciences;

· Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in peacebuilding and reconciliation activities in Moldova;

· Working experience with senior officials within the government, inter-governmental, and non-governmental organisations in Moldova;

· Full computer literacy and availability of his/her own IT equipment (i.e. laptop, printer, connectivity) to perform the assignment;

· Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships;

· Fluency in Moldovan, English and Russian.

Full Scope of Works and form for submission can be downloaded here.

How to apply
Interested individual national consultants from Moldova are expected to submit the following materials in English in response to this SoW:

· Detailed Curriculum Vitae

· Letter of Motivation

· Technical Proposal articulating the strategies and activities proposed by the applicant for the production of the required deliverables (three pages maximum)

· Financial Proposal indicating a proposed daily rate in USD

· Proof of previous related work (a list of the conducted consultancies)

· Contacts of three references

Deadline for the submission of applications is 18 January 2021. Interested candidates should submit their applications to dmitry.skichko@drc.ngo. The title of the e-mail should be ‘National Consultant Moldova’.