United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) announces the vacancy of

National Consultant on development of the mainstreaming methodology on ageing

 

Job title:	National Consultant on development mainstreaming methodology on ageing
Duty Station:	Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Deadline for application:	21 April 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Expected Duration of Assignment:	April – June 2015, estimated volume of work – up to 25 working days.
Partner institutions:	§ National Commission on Population and Development (NCPD) § Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family (MoLSPF) § State Chancellery (StChan)
Funded by:	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

 

Job Purpose: The overall scope of the mission is to develop methodology on mainstreaming ageing into sectorial policies. Therefore, a team composed by an International and a National consultant will be selected.

The National Consultant is expected to provide strategic advice to the National Commission for Population and Development and Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family in development of the mainstreaming methodology on ageing into sectorial policies. The long-term expected result is to ensure an efficient correlation between population trends and macro-economic development of the Republic of Moldova.

The methodology will represent a policy tool in implementation of the National Programme on Demographic Security 2011 – 2025, Road Map on Ageing and its Action Plan on mainstreaming ageing into sectorial policies 2014 – 2016.

The developed methodology will be linked with the existing Guidelines on ex-ante and ex-post impact assessment and will seek to be integrated into official mainstreaming process by the Government of Moldova and Local Public Authorities.

Objectives:

In order to achieve the expected Output, were set the following Objectives:

1. Review national policy framework and propose amendments required to ensure effective and efficient mainstreaming of ageing into sectorial policies by the line ministries and civil society organisations.
2. Develop of the methodology and check-list on mainstreaming ageing based on current national legislation and ex-ante and ex-post impact assessment Guidelines and other relevant policy tools.
3. Capacity building of national stakeholders (policy makers and civil society organizations) in mainstreaming ageing into sectorial policies, based on the developed methodology.

Job requirements:

The following qualification criteria will be applied during the selection of the National Consultant:

Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Social Policies, Public Policies, Economics, public administration, international development and/or other related science.

• Other formal education relevant for the assignment (such as training in Human Rights Based Approach, Mainstreaming or Results Based Management) is an asset.

 

Years of Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in ageing policies, migration, gender or social policies.
• Experience in developing public policies on youth, ageing, demography, migration, economy or other field related to population.
• At least 3 years of experience in mainstreaming gender, ageing or migration into sectorial policies.
• Previous experience of collaboration with Government of Moldova in developing sectorial policies, in particular State Chancellery, National Commission on Population and Development and Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family.
• Experience of work with development partners, in particular UN/UNFPA and EU (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset).
• Experience in organization, moderation and or facilitation of participatory team-works, joint researches, national/local level consultations, trainings.

Languages:

• Fluency in Romanian and English is required. Knowledge of Russian is an asset.

UNFPA 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.

Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

Interested candidates must submit in English the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Cover Letter and proposed methodology, explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
• Financial proposal (in USD) specifying fee per day. The financial offer should include all costs related to completion of the task under the current Terms of Reference. The financial proposal is not included in the selection process and is considered only as a reference. In this regard, National Consultant should expect that the financial proposal will be negotiated and it shall not exceed the UNFPA rates.
• CV or P11 including past experience in similar assignments and at least 3 reference names.

The application should be submitted with the mark “National Consultant on developing mainstreaming methodology” by April 21, 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00) to the following address: UNFPA Moldova, 131, 31 August 1989 Street, MD-2012, Chisinau, or by email to jobs@unfpa.md

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