National Budget and Finance Consultant. Anti-Corruption Court Initiative.

National Budget and Finance Consultant. Anti-Corruption Court Initiative

Short Term Technical Advisor

For USAID Justice and Anti-Corruption Reform Activity (JARA)

Chisinau, Moldova

Dexis Consulting Group seeks qualified Moldovan nationals for the following short term technical assistance, as defined below. Applications will be accepted until 18:00 (EEST), 28 March 2024.

Background:  The purpose of JARA is to support the Moldovan Government’s efforts to implement justice reform and promote its anti-corruption commitments. Support will contribute to the establishment and operation of a mini-secretariat to monitor the implementation of the Justice Development Strategy for years 2022-2025 (hereinafter referred to as the Justice Strategy) and its corresponding Plan; pursue implementation of specific activities from the Justice Strategy and Plan, including targeted assistance for the extraordinary evaluation of judges and prosecutors; and advance anti-corruption reform through implementation of specific commitments. JARA planning is driven by four primary objectives which are:  1) Support the establishment of a short-term mini-secretariat to monitor implementation of the 2022-2025 Justice Strategy and its corresponding Action Plan; 2) Support in training judges on specialized financial topics, as well as complementary support for the vetting process; 3) Legislative and analytical expertise to the main anti-corruption institutions - the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (APO); and 4) Raising awareness and strengthening visibility of anti-corruption efforts among the general public through civil society. 

Assignment: In the framework of this assignment, the National Budget, and Finance Consultant (B&F Consultant) will provide expert assistance to the Anti-Corruption Court Initiative Experts Group (AC Experts Group) to support the process of creation of the Anti-Corruption Court (AC Court), specifically in the area of drafting and designing the AC Court’s budgetary impact, budget and expenditures. The B&F Consultant will assist the AC Experts Group in analyzing the courts’ budget and public finance related data and information, advise on funding and budget lines to be attributed/allocated, and draft a full-fledged projection of Court’s budget for 3 (three) years.  During the implementation of the assignment, the B&F Consultant will liaise and work with relevant governmental agencies (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Tax Inspectorate, Superior Council of Magistracy, Court of Accounts, Agency for Court Administration, and other institutions) to obtain, analyze, and process the information and data needed to draft the Court’s budget.  Also, if during the performance of the assignment, the AC Experts Group needs additional data or information from other agencies/entities, the B&F Consultant will assist the AC Experts Group in drafting the outgoing requests and analyzing incoming information.           

Tasks and Activities:  

1. Provides expert support to the AC Experts Group in analyzing and compiling data and information on funds allocated to the courts.  
2. Drafts the AC’s court law budgetary impact note.
3. Coordinates the process of planning and forecasting the budget reflecting the expenditures for the creation and functioning of the Court, including personnel costs.  
4. Elaborates a full-scale mid-term budget projection for the Court. 
5. Counsels the AC Experts Group in budget related consultations with the Superior Council of Magistracy, State Chancery, the Ministry of Finance, and other relevant institutions.  
6. Advises the AC Experts Group about ad-hoc budget related taskings and incoming requests.     

Supervision: The B&F expert will coordinate his/her activities with AC Court Experts Group, under the overall supervision of JARA Task Order Lead and/or his/her designee. 

Level of Effort: The initially anticipated level of effort of this consultancy is the equivalent of 60 working days (maxim 8 hours per day).  The total level of effort of this consultancy can be extended, based on the needs of the Dexis Moldova Branch counterparts.  

Location and Period of Assignment: Chisinau, Moldova. The estimated period of performance is from the date of contract signing through August 31, 2024. 

Minimum Requirements:  The Consultant will meet the following criteria:  

• A university degree in economics, accounting, public finance, or other related fields and those with advanced degrees will be given preference.   
• 7-10 years of professional experience in analyzing and drafting justice sector institutional budgets according to the laws, regulations and institutional practices governing the disbursement of public funding and elaboration of budgets for/by governmental agencies in Moldova.   
• Knowledge and experience in the public accounting and procurement processes, rules, and regulations from Moldova   
• Prior experience in handling or dealing with governmental confidential/privileged data and information.
• Ability to assess and/or develop sound cost-share concepts, and the ability to contribute to costing efforts for budgetary projections.  

Those interested in applying should send the following to moldovajobs@dexisonline.com with the “National Budget and Finance Consultant. Anti-Corruption Court Initiative” in the subject line.  

• Cover letter defining how the applicant meets the minimum requirements.
• Current CV.
• The name, position title, mobile number and email address of three professional references.

Incomplete submission will not be considered.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.