Request for Proposals, Extended Deadline: European Integration Expert for the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection

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 session 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 participate in the competition, interested persons will submit, as part of the application file, the following documents:

• Technical offer;
• Financial offer.

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

The application file must be sent by e-mail to the following address:
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, and that at the same time the financial offer is 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 the 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 manner of submitting offers, 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 4 March 2025, 18:00, extended to 24 March 2025, 10:00.

Deadline for submission of the application file: 14 March 2025, 19:00, extended to 31 March 2025, 10:00.

Answers to all questions received will be published on the Competition announcement page in the document: 2025.Expert_integrare_europeană_Intrebari/Raspunsuri.

More details can be found in the Request for Proposals (RFP):