Call for proposals to identify 2 teams of consultants (individuals) to provide analytical services under the EU grant project “Inform, Empower and Act! Civil Society for Better Budget Governance

The teams of consultants will be composed as follows:

• 1 senior expert and 1 junior expert for the North region (Bălți, Soroca, Drochia, Sângerei and Florești);
• 1 senior expert and 1 junior expert for the Centre region (Rezina, Șoldănești, Telenești, Strășeni and Călărași).

The estimated level of effort for each of the 4 experts to be contracted is 106 days.

Minimum requirements for candidates:

Senior consultant:

• Master’s degree in economics, public administration, public finance or other relevant fields;
• At least 3 years of experience in developing policies and documents on citizen participation in the budget process;
• At least 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluating public policies and budget transparency;
• Knowledge and experience in analysing local budgets, developing citizens’ budgets and working with LPAs;
• Knowledge of participatory budgeting and human-rights-based budgeting, gender and environmental aspects, territorial approaches to local development, and participation techniques (tools);
• Experience in monitoring public procurement at local level;
• Knowledge in the field of participation and participatory budgeting;
• Teamwork skills;
• Communication and presentation skills.

Junior consultant:

• Master’s degree in economics, public administration, public finance or other relevant fields;
• At least 1 year of experience in developing policies and documents on citizen participation in the budget process;
• At least 1 year of experience in monitoring and evaluating public policies and budget transparency;
• Knowledge and experience in analysing local budgets, developing citizens’ budgets and working with LPAs;
• Knowledge of participatory budgeting and human-rights-based budgeting, gender and environmental aspects, territorial approaches to local development, and participation techniques (tools);
• Experience in monitoring public procurement at local level;
• Knowledge in the field of participation and participatory budgeting;
• Teamwork skills;
• Communication and presentation skills.

Submission of application files

To participate in the competition, the Consultant will submit the following by email to  procurari@expert-grup.org  :  

1. A brief vision on carrying out the requested tasks and activities, a statement on the consultancy services the candidate can provide, and an indication of the position applied for (senior or junior). Consultants may apply for more than one consultancy service but for only one position (senior or junior);
2. CV;
3. Financial offer indicating the  net daily rates requested.  

Application deadline: 15 February 2020, 18:00.

For any additional information you can contact us at   iulia@expert-grup.org , tel. 79 033 684. Contact person: Iulia Sîrghi-Zolotco.