REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – LOCAL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

LEGAL CONSULTANT 

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Project Preparation Advance for Modernization of Government Services in the Republic of Moldova Project

From 2006 to 2013, Moldova modernized its civil service legislation and administrative processes under the Central Public Administration Reform (CPAR), supported by the Bank's administered CPAR MDTF. However, additional efforts are needed to transform Moldova public administration and bring it closer to the EU standards as planned under the action plan for implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU, signed in 2014. 

Governance is identified as a cross-cutting issue and interventions are planned to improve the business enabling environment, enhance public administration reform and quality of public service delivery. The Government has requested the World Bank’s assistance for a PAR operation, planned for delivery commencing in FY17 to 2021, called Modernization of Government Services Project (MGSP).

In the context of Government of Moldova’s objective to digitize all public services by 2020, data exchange across public authorities plays a crucial role in provision of e-service reengineering and digitization and properly identifying and documenting data exchange needs will further facilitate this process.

For this purpose, the e-Government Center of the Republic of Moldova is hiring one Legal Consultant.

The Legal Consultant will assist the e-Government Center in legal related activities under the MGSP, related to interoperability framework and enable legal and regulatory environment under the current agenda.

The e-Government Centre now invites individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions,) and meet the following minimum qualification requirements:

•University degree in law or related fields from a leading locally or internationally recognized and accredited university 

•Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience

•Knowledge of the Moldovan Government setup and good knowledge of legislation and legal regulations on government operations (constitution, government law, civil service act, public procedural law)

•Experience in drafting legal instruments (including bills, regulations etc.) and conducting multi-party stakeholder consultations

•Previous professional experience in dealing with data exchange and interoperability will be an asset

•Prior professional experience working on international, regional, or bilateral donor-funded projects (e.g. World Bank, USAID, DFID etc.) or private sector would be an asset 

•Ability to work effectively with ministries, other leading policymakers in the Government, high-ranking national and regional government officials, to advise and interact with all levels of management and staff

•Ability to effectively communicate and write in English and Romanian languages. Knowledge of Russian would be an asset.

Time Frame: This is a full time assignment expected to commence in April 2017. The contract will be signed for a period of 12 months with a probation period of three months, and could be extended beyond the original term subject to the consultant’s satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Interested qualified candidates should submit their expressions of interest/CVs with the mark “Interoperability Legal Consultant” by March 24, 2017 to the address below: 

E-Government Center of the Republic of Moldova  

Attn: Oxana Casu, Project Manager & Business Operations

MD-2033, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 

Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, 1, office 565,

Phone/Fax: (+373 22) 250-544

e-mail: oxana.casu@egov.md; 

CC : elena.adam@egov.md