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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):

Indicative workload:

Employment:

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)

 

Translator(s) from Romanian to English 

Around 600 pages

February – June 2026, with possibility of extension 

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 report BTR2/NC6 is expected to include the following content: 

·       Chapter 1: National inventory report of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases;  

·       Chapter 2: Information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving nationally determined contributions under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; 

·       Chapter 3: Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7 of the Paris Agreement; 

·       Chapter 4: 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: 

–       Chapter 5: Research and Systematic Observation; 

–       Chapter 6: Education, Training and Public Awareness; and 

–       Chapter 7: Gender Mainstreaming into the Climate Policies

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 National GHG Inventory Thematic Working Group Coordinator, the incumbent(s) will provide technical services on translating from Romanian to English, specific chapters of the National Inventory Document (NID): 1990-2024, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova, with the following content:

·       Executive Summary

·       List of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Measuring Units

• Chapter 1: National circumstances, institutional arrangements and cross-cutting information
• Chapter 2: Trends in greenhouse gas emissions and removals
• Chapter 3: Energy (CRT sector 1)
• Chapter 4: Industrial processes and product use (CRT sector 2)
• Chapter 5: Agriculture (CRT sector 3)
• Chapter 6: Land use, land-use change and forestry (CRT sector 4)
• Chapter 7: Waste (CRT sector 5)
• Chapter 8: Recalculations and improvements

·       References

• Annexes:

Annex I: Key categories 

Annex II: Uncertainty assessment 

Annex III: Detailed description of the reference approach

Annex IV: QA/QC plan

Annex V: Any additional information, as applicable, including detailed methodological descriptions of source or sink categories and the national emission balance

IV. Key Tasks / Results Expected

Key Tasks:

·       To undertake the translation from Romanian into English, of the National Inventory Document: 1990-2024, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova.

Key Deliverables:

·       National Inventory Document: 1990-2024, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova, translated from Romanian into English.

V. Recruitment Qualifications

Education:

Advanced university degree.

Experience:

·      At least 3 years of progressive working experience in a position relevant to this position;

·      Previous experience in translating the National Inventory Reports, National Communications, Biennial Update Reports and/or Biennial Transparency Reports of the Republic of Moldova to the UNFCCC and/or other relevant national reports, related to above mentioned areas, is an advantage; 

·       Deep understanding of UNFCCC and Paris Agreement reporting requirements, is an advantage;

·      Familiarity with computers and word processing.

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

1.      CV, including past experience in similar projects.

2.      Financial Proposal – quotation for written translation work in USD per standard page (1,800 characters, no spaces).

Financial proposal

Payments will be made based on the actual number of translated pages, subject to the submission and approval by the National Project Manager of the specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables specified in the TOR.  

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 Thursday, 5 February 2026, by 5:00 PM. Only that shortlisted will be contacted.