International Consultant to support the State Chancellery in developing the local administration component of the Public Administration Reform Strategy

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Overview

Support the State Chancellery in the development of local public administration strategy.

You have:

• Master’s Degree or higher in law, economics, public administration, international relations or related field, or 7 years of experience in public administration.
• At least 7 years of experience in the field of public administration.
• Previous experience in the field of public administration reforms at the international level.
• Research experience in areas of governance and public sector reforms is required.
• Strong understanding of the policy making cycle is required.
• Good knowledge of data collection and analysis is essential.
• Good knowledge of Moldova's local governance system.
• Ability to conduct interviews with government and key stakeholders.
• Good networking with civil society.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Contract

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Background

An effective and efficient Public Administration is one of the prerequisites for sustainable development of the country. Over the years, the Republic of Moldova went through several rounds of Public Administration reforms. The Central Public Administration reform was initiated in 2005 when the Government approved the Strategy and Implementation Plan of Action for the Central Public Administration Reform1. The Strategy and the Action plan had 3 years lifespan until the end of 2008. Still, the activities for the implementation of the Central Public Administration reform continued as part of the Governments’ Action Plans for 2010 and 2011-2014. The next strategic document for the reformation on the public administration was approved in 2016. The implementation period for this Strategy was 2016-20202.

According to the Governments Programme “Moldova Vremurilor Bune” of 3 August 2021, the last round of Public Administration reform brought limited results with limited efficiency. The Programme is also stating that the optimization of the number of ministries and central public authorities was not accompanied by important elements related to good governance, strengthening capacities of public servants and accountability of the public administration. The document specifies that the optimization brought by the reform generated instability and weakening of the public institutions, having negative effects on the visibility of important domains such as environment and culture.

Even though the dimension of local public administration was covered by the last Strategy for the Public Administration Reform, it did not bring considerable changes on the status and ways of operating of the Local Public Authorities. Therefore, a separate emphasis in developing the concept of the new Strategy will be placed on its component focused on Local Public Administration.

Having the political will form the Government and aiming at developing a new, innovative and forward-looking Strategy for the reformation of the public administration, the State Chancellery of the Republic of Moldova has developed a working version of the concept of the Strategy. As the Government in general and the State Chancellery in particular were involved in providing the response to the multiple crisises that the country is going through, the human resources and capacities of the State Chancellery in developing such strategic documents have considerable weakened. In this context UNDP Moldova has signed developed a Project Initiation Plan oriented at providing support to the State Chancellery, among others to build internal capacities for strategic policy formulation. As the development of the Public Administration Reform Strategy is one of the priorities of the Government strengthening the capacities of the State Chancellery in the field of strategic planning would come as an important step forward in ensuring evidence-based policy making with impact on the efficiency of the Government.

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Duties and Responsibilities

The main objective of this consultancy is to consolidate the Local Public Administration Component of Public Administration Reform Strategy. In particular, it is aimed at delivering the following outputs:

• Desk review the relevant documents for the conceptualization of the solutions for the gaps identified in the Concept of the Strategy for the Public Administration Reform;
• Conduct interviews and discussions with the representatives of Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM) and the State Chancellery to validate the identified solutions for the gaps in the field of the Local Administration dimension to be included in the Strategy for Public Administration reform;
• Develop the component on Local Public Administration within the Strategy for the Public Administration Reform.

Competencies

Skills and 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 favoritisms;
• Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

• Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills, teamwork ability;

• Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations;

• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities;
• Good time management, meeting deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s Degree or higher in law, economics, public administration, international relations or related field. In lieu of Master’s Degree, the candidate will demonstrate at least 7 years of experience in the field of public administration substitute for advanced degree;
• At least 7 years of experience in the field public administration;
• Previous experience in the field of public administration reforms at the international level;
• Research experience in areas of governance and public sector reforms is required;
• Strong understanding of the policy making cycle is required;
• Good knowledge of data collection and analysis is essential;
• Good knowledge of Moldova local governance system;
• Ability to conduct interviews with government and key stakeholders;

• Good networking with civil society.

  Language:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

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