Expert-Grup

Call for an expert to assist the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on the EU agenda and relations

TendersPublished: Thursday, 26 June 20251 views

The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” announces a call for the selection of an expert (natural person) who will assist the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) in all aspects related to the negotiation process for the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the EU.

The following activities are proposed for the expert:

  • Support in drafting the negotiating position for Chapters 2 “Free movement of workers”and 19 “Social policy and employment”;
  • Support in drafting the substantiation files for requesting transition periods for Chapters 2 “Free movement of workers”  and 19 “Social policy and employment”;
  • Support in coordinating the activity of the Secretariat of Working Group No. 19;
  • Monitoring the activity of the MLSP representative in other working groups which the MLSP does not chair;
  • Cooperation with the relevant MLSP directorates in the area of Working Group No. 19;
  • Participation in drafting national reports, completing questionnaires and other documents related to reporting to the EU;
  • Providing technical expertise for the effective management of the European integration process;
  • Organising a training on European integration and its implications for the labour market for representatives of the MLSP, the National Employment Agency (NEA) and the State Labour Inspectorate (SLI);
  • Other activities in the field of European integration at the request of the MLSP.

The activity is part of the project “Support for Labour Market Reform”. The project is funded by the Soros Foundation Moldova and will be implemented from November 2024 to October 2026.

Submission of the application

To take part in the call, interested persons will submit the following documents as part of the application file:

  • Technical offer;
  • Financial offer.

It must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Terms of Reference and in strict compliance with the procedure set out in the Instructions to Bidders.

The application file must be sent by e-mail to: procurari@expert-grup.org . Incomplete files will not be examined.

Please make sure that the technical and financial offers are sent in separate e-mails; the financial offer must also be password-protected.

The password will be disclosed only upon written request (e-mail) at the stage of opening the financial offers. After sending the offers, please make sure that your offer has been received, in the form of a confirmation e-mail. Expert-Grup is responsible only for confirmed offers.

 Contact details

For questions regarding the Terms of Reference and the way offers are to be submitted, please contact Iulia Sîrghi-Zolotco, Head of the Administrative, Financial and Communication Service, by e-mail: iulia@expert-grup.org .

Clarification questions may be sent in writing to the e-mail address indicated above by 15 July 2025, 18:00.

The answers to all questions received will be published on the page of the Call announcement, in the document: 2025.Expert_integrare_europeană_Intrebari/Raspunsuri.

Submission deadline: 28 July 2025, 10:00

Expert-Grup will not consider files submitted after the deadline. 

You can find more details in the full Request for Proposals (RFP):

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Call for an expert to assist the MLSP on EU agenda