Tender no. 83433651 for contracting a short-term expert to provide advisory services on reform of social policies
The German Development Cooperation through GIZ is looking for an individual expert to provide expertise and advice on reform of social policies within the project Policy Advice Fund. The services within the assignment will be provided in the period March 2023 – February 2024.
The selected expert will conduct all the activities in accordance with the provisions of the Terms of Reference (ToR).
For the Terms of Reference and eventual questions, please address a message to the e-mail: tenders-giz-moldova@giz.de, indicating the tender number in the message title, not later than March 15, 2023, Chisinau time 15:00.
The short-term expert shall meet following criteria and qualifications:
Qualification and skills:
- University degree in international relations, political science or related field;
- Excellent knowledge of Republic of Moldova’s and regional security, political environment, development challenges, vulnerability and risks;
- Excellent knowledge of social policies in the Republic of Moldova and prior experience in the field;
- Knowledge of the Government Program of the Republic of Moldova and understanding of government’s policies to address these risks;
- Strong regional and local contacts, ability to reach out to key stakeholders;
- Proven report writing skills;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Computer literacy;
- Proven written and spoken English, Romanian and Russian.
Professional experience:
- Experience of at least 7 years in providing expertise or implementation of social policies;
- Strong analytical skills and proven experience in drafting documents for the analysis and elaboration of proposals on public policy documents and normative acts in the field of social policies;
- Experience in developing programmatic documents in the areas of social policy development with stakeholder involvement / collaboration with representatives of public authorities.
The successful application shall include:
1. Technical Proposal, containing (in a separate document):
- Detailed CV with all contact details, including references to similar assignments and professional experience,
- Letter of interest, including a brief statement of understanding the assignment’s expectations (up to 2 pages).
2. Financial Proposal, containing (in a separate document):
- A breakdown of days per each deliverable to be submitted and the maximum total days of expertise necessary for the fulfilment of the activities;
- The gross (brutto) daily rate, as well as a total estimated budget for up to 160 expert-days of assignment, expressed in MDL.
All personal data are for the internal use of GIZ; confidentiality is guaranteed.
Successful offerors will be further asked for additional documentation such as copy of ID, bank data and other, as it might be required for the contracting. The successful finalist will be issued a short-term consulting contract.
Applicants shall hold the Moldovan citizenship for a period of at least 6 months at the date of application.
Bid’s evaluation will be performed based on the ratio 70% for the technical proposal and 30% for the financial offer. Shortlisted candidates might be asked for an interview and additional information.
Applications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope to the GIZ country office – Chisinau, 73/1 Stefan cel Mare si Sfant Bvd., National Business Center, 9th floor – indicating the tender number 83433651, not later than March 17, 2023, Chisinau time 15:00.
Please note that applications received after the deadline, as well as incomplete applications will not be considered. Financial offers containing other currency than Moldovan Lei, will not be considered. GIZ retains the discretion to re-advertise or cancel this tender. Shortlisted candidates might be asked for an interview and additional information.
