The Government of Republic of Moldova has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of Rural Resilience Project (RRP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services provided by an individual consultant as part of the post of Communication and Knowledge Management Specialist.
The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with RRP.
The consulting services (“the services”) assignment is to contract an individual specialist to provide communication and knowledge management support services, consistent with IFAD procurement rules and regulations.
The expected start of the assignment is October 2023 – March, 2024 under the RRP project (with possibility of extension and shift to another TRTP project by 2027).
The detailed Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the assignment are provided in Annex to this REOI.
The attention of interested consultants is drawn to IFAD’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy[1] and the Revised IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption its Activities and Operations[2]. The latter sets forth IFAD’s provisions on prohibited practices. IFAD further strives to ensure a safe working environment free of harassment, including sexual harassment, and free of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in its activities and operations as detailed in its IFAD Policy to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.[3]
Interested consultants shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest. Consultants with an actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise explicitly approved by the Fund. Consultants are considered to have a conflict of interest if they a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the contract, or b) have a business or family relationship with a member of the client’s board of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly involved in any part of (i) the preparation of the REOI, (ii) the selection process for this procurement, or (iii) execution of the contract. Consultants have an ongoing obligation to disclose any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest during preparation of the EOI, the selection process or the contract execution. Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.
The Consolidated IFAD Programme Implementation Unit (CPIU IFAD) now invites eligible Individual consultants (“consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the required services.
Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the required services in the form of a curriculum vitae (CV), a Cover Letter and 2-3 professional references from the previous employers/ supervisors.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual consultant selection (ICS) method set out in IFAD’ Project Procurement Handbook that can be accessed via the IFAD website at www.ifad.org/project-procurement. Interviews will be conducted as part of the selection process.
The shortlisting criteria are:
| Criterion | Weight |
| 1. General qualifications: | [15] |
| University degree in Journalism/ communication and public relations, foreign languages/literature, or in any other relevant domain. A Master’s degree in the aforementioned domains would be an asset. | 10 |
| Any related courses in communication, journalism and/or knowledge management and communication. | 5 |
| 2. Specific previous experience in the field for vacant position: | [30] |
| At least 3 years of professional experience in journalism, public relations and/or mass communications | 15 |
| Computer management skills: competent operation of Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point | 5 |
| Experience of working with Donors Funding projects | 10 |
| 3. Competencies (through Interview for candidates that score at least 32 points (70%) on the above criteria 1 to 2): | [55] |
| Strong communication skills, especially written communications; group facilitation skills | 15 |
| Knowledge of graphic design software would be an asset | 10 |
| Experience in web content management systems | 10 |
| Ability to apply knowledge management techniques | 10 |
| Language skills: Fluency in Romanian, and good command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of Russian would be an asset. | 10 |
| TOTAL | 100 |
The passing score for shortlisting is 70 points. Any request for clarification on this REOI should be sent via e-mail to the address below procurement@ucipifad.md not later than October 19, 2023 October 6, 2023. The client will provide responses to all clarification requests by October 20, 2023 October 9, 2023.
Expressions of interest in the form of curriculum vitae (CV) with a cover letter, the 2-3 references letters, from the last employers/supervisors, must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person /by mail / by e-mail) by October 23, 16:00 October 10, 2023, 16:00.
Attn: Liuba Livadari, Procurement Specialist
162, Stefan cel Mare si Sfant, Chisinau, MD-2004
E-mail: procurement@ucipifad.md
[1] The policy is accessible at https://www.ifad.org/en/document-detail/asset/41942012.
[2] The policy is accessible at www.ifad.org/anticorruption_policy.
[3] The policy is accessible at https://www.ifad.org/en/document-detail/asset/40738506.