REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
LEGAL OFFICER
National Consultant
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Modernization of Government Services Project
Project ID No. P148537
Reference No.: MD-EGA-268043-CS-INDV
The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Modernization of Government Services Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The e-Governance Agency seeks to recruit an experienced local consultant for the position of Legal Officer to support the eGA in drafting normative acts related to the implementation of MGSP.
The e-Governance Agency 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 7 years of relevant work experience;
- At least 3 years of demonstrated working experience in coordination and management of legal activities or legal profile teams;
- Knowledge of the Moldovan Government setup and good knowledge of legislation and legal regulations related to government operations, modernization of government services (Public Service Law, Digitalization package #1);
- Knowledge of public services reform agenda in Moldova, Digital Transformation priorities established by the Government for 2022 and onwards, supported by relevant work experience;
- Experience in drafting legal instruments (including bills, regulations, concepts etc.) and conducting multi-party stakeholder consultations;
- Experience in drafting normative instruments (such as regulations, concepts) aimed for the purpose of modernization of public services and continuous development of the e-governance infrastructure would be a strong 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;
- A strong visionary and leadership capacity and strategic thinking skills;
- Excellent communication skills, written and spoken, in Romanian, Russian and English;
- Excellent time-, team-, meeting- and conflict- management skills;
- Strong self-organization and planning skills.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers, dated January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant (IC) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. 09:00 to 17:00 local time.
Time Frame: This is a full-time assignment planned for February 2022 – June 2023.
For further details, please see the Terms of Reference.
Interested qualified candidates should submit their letters of intent and CVs with the mark Legal Officer by January 27, 2022 COB to the address below:
E-Governance Agency of the Republic of Moldova
Elena Adam, Senior Procurement Specialist
e-mail: procurements@egov.md
phone: +373 79886638
egov.md