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PUBLIC INSTITUTION “ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE”, PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT OF THE SECOND BIENNIAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT AND SIXTH NATIONAL COMMUNICATION UNDER THE UNFCCC

  VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

I. Position Information

Project Title:

Job Title (part-time position):

Duration of employment (part-time):

“Moldova: Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Combined Second Biennial Transparency Report and Sixth National Communication (BTR2/NC6) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)”

National Consultants, with responsibility for collecting and providing information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9-11 of the Paris Agreement

1 September 2025 – 30 June 2026

II. Background 

The project aims to support the Republic of Moldova (RoM) to prepare and submit its Combined Second Biennial Transparency Report and Sixth National Communication (BTR2/NC6) that complies with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Paris Agreement (PA) reporting requirements while responding to national development goals.

Under the UNEP/GEF Project “Moldova: Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Combined Second Biennial Transparency Report and Sixth National Communication (BTR2/NC6) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)”, Moldova will receive support to prepare its BTR2/NC6 report and submit it to the UNFCCC by December 2026, in compliance with UNFCCC and PA reporting requirements and in alignment to national development goals, with built-in flexibility provided in light of its capacities. Moreover, the country will be supported to undertake a self-assessment and stocktaking exercise for preparation of the project proposal for the subsequent BTR development. 

Thus, the two expected outputs under the BTR2/NC6 project are as following:

Output 1: BTR2/NC6 report prepared and submitted to UNFCCC by December 2026.

Output 2: Self-assessment and stocktaking exercise for preparation of the project proposal for subsequent BTR3 under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement completed.

The content of deliverables produced under the first output must follow the Modalities, Procedures and Guidelines (MPGs) for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement (FCCC/PA/CMA/2018/3/Add.2). Moreover, as adopted at COP 26 in Decision 5/CMA.3, the following will be observed: (i) outlines for the BTR & National Inventory Document (NID); (ii) the Common Reporting Tables (CRT) for reporting GHG Inventory and the Common Tabular Formats (CTF) for reporting the NDC progress, financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support provided and mobilized, as well as support needed and received (FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.2). The BTR2/NC6 project will build on findings and recommendations from the technical expert review of the BTR1 and expert review of previous NCs and BURs.

The combined BTR2/NC6 Report is expected to include the following content:

·        National inventory report of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases; 

·        Information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving nationally determined contributions under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;

·        Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7 of the Paris Agreement;

·        Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement;

·        Other relevant information, including: Research and Systematic Observation; Education, Training and Public Awareness; and Gender Mainstreaming into the Climate Policies;

·        Publication and submission of report, and other project execution support.

III. Organizational Context

The project is executed by the BTR2/NC6 Project Management Unit (PMU) established by the Public Institution “Environmental Projects National Implementation Office” (P.I. “EPNIO”) of the Ministry of Environment (MoEN), on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, and in consultation with the UNEP.

As national executing agency, the PMU established by the P.I. “EPNIO” is primarily responsible for the planning and management of the project activities, accounting, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the project. 

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the National Project Manager (NPM) and that of the Climate Change Mitigation and MRV Systems Thematic Working Group Coordinator, the incumbents will provide technical knowhow for capacity assessment and for developing:

·        Chapter 4 ‘Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement’, which aims to provide information on national circumstances, institutional arrangements relevant to reporting on support needed and received, as well as a description of the underlying assumptions, methodologies and definitions, as applicable and information on financial support, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building support needed and received including for the implementation of Article 13 and transparency-related activities.

Information to be provided in Chapter 4 includes but is not limited to:

• National circumstances, institutional arrangements and country-driven strategies;
• Underlying assumptions, definitions and methodologies;
• Information on financial support needed and received, in a common tabular format, by developing country Parties under Article 9 of the Paris Agreement;
• Information on technology development and transfer support needed and received, in a common tabular format, by developing country Parties under Article 10 of the Paris Agreement;
• Information on capacity-building support needed and received, in a common tabular format, by developing country Parties under Article 11 of the Paris Agreement;
• Information on support needed and received, in a common tabular format, by developing country Parties for the implementation of Article 13 of the Paris Agreement and transparency-related activities, including for transparency-related capacity-building;
• Developing country Parties that provide and mobilize support should provide such information and, in doing so, are encouraged to observe paras. 118-129 of the MPGs;
• Specific flexibility provisions applied;
• Information on areas of improvement in relation to reporting.

The above proposed scope of work is categorized into the following eight deliverables:

1.4.1. The section on national circumstances, institutional arrangements and country-driven strategies relevant to reporting on provision and mobilization of support compiled, including:

-        A description of the systems and processes used to identify, track and report support needed and received, including a description of the challenges and limitations;

-        Information on country priorities and strategies and on any aspects of the Party s NDC under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement that need support.

1.4.2. The section on underlying assumptions, definitions and methodologies used to provide information on support needed and received compiled, including:

-        Describe the underlying assumptions, definitions and methodologies used to provide information on support needed and received, including, as applicable, those used to: convert domestic currency into United States dollars; estimate the amount of support needed; determine the reporting year or time frame; identify support as coming from specific sources; determine support as committed, received or needed; identify and report the status of the supported activity (planned, ongoing or completed); identify and report the channel (bilateral, regional or multilateral); identify and report the type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); identify and report the financial instrument (grant, concessional loan, non-concessional loan, equity, guarantee or other); identify and report sectors and subsectors; report on the use, impact and estimated results of the support needed and received; identify and report support as contributing to technology development and transfer and capacity-building; avoid double counting in reporting information on support needed and received for the implementation of Article 13 of the Paris Agreement and transparency related activities, including for transparency-related capacity-building, when reporting such information separately from other information on support needed and received.

1.4.3. Section on financial support needed and received compiled, including:

-        Provide information on financial support needed and received, including to the extent possible and as available and as applicable: (a) sectors for which the Party wishes to attract international finance, including existing barriers to attracting international finance; (b) description of how the support will contribute to its NDC and to the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, information on financial support needed, including the following, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) programme/project description; (c) estimated amount (in domestic currency and in United States dollars); (d) expected time frame; (e) expected financial instrument (grant, concessional loan, non-concessional loan, equity, guarantee or other); (f) type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); (g) sector and subsector; (h) whether the activity will contribute to technology development and transfer and/or capacity-building, if relevant; (i) whether the activity is anchored in a national strategy and/or an NDC; (j) expected use, impact and estimated results.

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, information on financial support received, including, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) programme/project description; (c) channel; (d) recipient entity; (e) implementing entity; (f) amount received (in domestic currency and in United States dollars); (g) time frame; (h) financial instrument (grant, concessional loan, non-concessional loan, equity, guarantee or other); (i) status (committed or received); (j) sector and subsector; (k) type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); (l) whether the activity has contributed to technology development and transfer and/or capacity-building; (m) status of activity (planned, ongoing or completed); (n) use, impact and estimated results.

1.4.4. Section on technology development and transfer needed and received compiled, including:

-        Provide, in textual format, information on technology development and transfer support needed under Article 10 of the Paris Agreement, including on, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) plans, needs and priorities related to technology development and transfer, including those identified in technology needs assessments, where applicable; (b) technology development and transfer related needs for the enhancement of endogenous capacities and technologies;

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, information on technology development and transfer support needed, including, to the extent possible and as available and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) programme/project description; (c) type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); (d) type of technology; (e) expected time frame; (f) sector; (g) expected use, impact and estimated results;

-        Provide, in textual format, information on technology development and transfer support received under Article 10 of the Paris Agreement, including on, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) case studies, including key success and failure stories; (b) how the support contributes to technology development and transfer, endogenous capacities and know-how; (c) the stage of the technology cycle supported, including research and development, demonstration, deployment, diffusion and transfer of technology;

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, information on technology development and transfer support received, including on, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) programme/project description; (c) type of technology; (d) time frame; (e) recipient entity; (f) implementing entity; (g) type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); (h) sector; (i) status of activity (planned, ongoing or completed); (j) use, impact and estimated results.

1.4.5. Section on capacity-building support needed and received compiled, including:

-        Provide, in textual format, information on capacity-building support needed under Article 11 of the Paris Agreement, including on, to the extent possible and as available and as applicable: (a) the approach a Party seeks to take to enhance capacity-building support; (b) country-specific capacity-building needs, constraints and gaps in communicating those needs, and an explanation of how the capacity-building support needed would improve the provision of such information; (c) processes for enhancing public awareness, public participation and access to information in relation to capacity-building;

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, information on capacity-building support needed, including the following, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) programme/project description; (c) expected time frame; (d) type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); (e) expected use, impact and estimated results.

-        Provide, in textual format, information on capacity-building support received under Article 11 of the Paris Agreement, including on, to the extent possible, and as available and as applicable: (a) case studies, including key success and failure stories; (b) how support received (c) capacity-building support received at the national and, where appropriate, subregional and regional level, including priorities, participation and the involvement of stakeholders;

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, information on capacity-building support received, including the following, to the extent possible and as available and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) programme/project description; (c) implementing entity; (d) recipient entity; (e) type of support (mitigation, adaptation or cross-cutting); (f) time frame; (g) status of activity (planned, ongoing or completed); (h) use, impact and estimated results.

1.4.6. Section on support needed and received for the implementation of Article 13 of the Paris Agreement and transparency-related activities, including for transparency-related capacity-building compiled, including:

-        Provide information on support needed and received for implementing Article 13 of the Paris Agreement and transparency-related activities, including on, to the extent possible: (a) support needed and received for preparing reports pursuant to Article 13; (b) support needed and received for addressing the areas for improvement identified by the technical expert review teams;

-        Provide, in a common tabular format, summary information on support needed and received for implementing Article 13 and transparency related activities, including for transparency-related capacity-building, including, to the extent possible and as applicable: (a) title (of activity, programme or project); (b) objectives and description; (c) recipient entity; (d) channel; (e) amount (in domestic currency and in United States dollars); (f) time frame; (g) status of activity (planned, ongoing or completed); (h) use, impact and estimated results.

1.4.7. Chapter 4 ‘Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement’ of BTR2/NC6 Report compiled:

-        Compile Chapter 4 ‘Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement’ for inclusion into the BTR2/NC6 Report.

1.4.8. Common tabular formats for the electronic reporting of the information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support provided and mobilized under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement compiled:

-        Compile the CTF tables in English with information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support provided and mobilized under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement.

IV. Key Tasks / Results Expected 

Key Tasks: 

• To perform activities under supervising and report to the National Project Manager (NPM) as well as to the Climate Change Mitigation and MRV Systems Thematic Working Group Coordinator in all aspects of program implementation;
• To carry out the necessary studies and implement the activities as outlined in the project document and personal TOR;
• To provide required materials and information to Climate Change Mitigation and MRV Systems Thematic Working Group Coordinator, according to TOR, including in electronic format;
• To contribute to training activities organized during project development;
• To assist Climate Change Mitigation and MRV Systems Thematic Working Group Coordinator in preparation of the reports on the completion of assessments and analysis of issues.

Key Deliverables: 

·        Chapter 4 ‘Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement’ of BTR2/NC6 Report of the RoM to the UNFCCC;

·        Contribution to the developing pf the List of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Units, Executive Summary and Bibliography of the BTR2/NC6 of the RoM to the UNFCCC;

·        Common tabular formats (CTF) for the electronic reporting of the information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support provided and mobilized under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement.

V. Recruitment Qualifications 

Education: 

Master’s Degree in Economics, Environmental Sciences, Energy, or another relevant field. Additional trainings and certifications in project related activities would be an advantage.

Experience: 

·        At least 3 years of professional experience in technical activities related to mitigation actions and their effects on national economy sectors, respectively in assessing the financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received;

·        At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in projects with similar tasks (elaboration of national communications, biennial update reports and national inventory reports; establishing domestic monitoring, reporting and verification systems; implementation of low emissions development programmes and elaboration of nationally appropriate mitigation actions);

·        Experience in analysis and use of data sets using various tools and instruments (e.g., MS Excel, IPCC reporting guidance and software) demonstrated by previous assignments;

·        Excellent knowledge of MRV systems demonstrated by previous assignments;

·        Knowledge of principles, legal and normative framework regulating the MRV systems under the UNFCCC, other relevant international conventions and protocols demonstrated by previous assignments will be a strong advantage;

·        Strong analytical and report writing skills demonstrated by previous assignments;

·        Strong communication and teamwork/coordination skills demonstrated by previous assignments.

Language Requirements:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in Romanian are required. Good communication skills in English would be an advantage.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1.       Technical proposal explaining why the candidate is most suitable for the work, including information on previous similar assignments;

2.       Financial proposal (in USD), specifying a fee per day;

3.       CV, including past experience in similar projects.

Financial proposal

The Financial Proposal shall specify a daily lump-sum fee (indicating if it is negotiable). Payments will be made quarterly, based on the actual number of days worked, subject to the submission and approval by the Climate Change Mitigation and MRV Systems Thematic Working Group Coordinator, as well as by the National Project Manager (NPM), of activity reports around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables specified in the TORs. 

While submitting the Financial Proposal it is to be noted that the project “Moldova: Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Combined Second Biennial Transparency Report and Sixth National Communication (BTR2/NC6) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)” is included into the List of ongoing technical assistance projects covered by international treaties for the application of income tax exemptions, excise duties, customs duties, duties for customs procedures, taxes for goods which, in the process of use, cause environmental pollution, and the application exemption from VAT with the right of deduction for the goods and services intended for them, in accordance with the stipulations of the Government Decision No. 246 of 08.04.2010 on the application of the zero VAT rate to deliveries of goods, services performed on the territory of the country and the granting of fiscal and customs facilities for ongoing technical and investment assistance projects, which fall under the scope of international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party.

Documents should be submitted by email on cancelaria@onipm.gov.md, no later than Tuesday, 5 August 2025, by 5:00 PM. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.