Back Individual Consultant on developing e-learning training programs for public agents and for private sector (instructional design)

Background

Curbing Corruption through Building Sustainable Integrity in Moldova Project (further the Project) will contribute to achieving a sustainable integrity and anticorruption system in the Republic of Moldova through the strengthened capacities of the public and private sector entities and the civil society for the efficient application and monitoring of national integrity instruments and standards.

The Project is framed around the National Integrity and Anticorruption Strategy (NIAS) 2017-2020 and responds to the needs of its various actors and stakeholders in addressing the challenges for the effective implementation of NIAS, including (i) insufficient capacities within central and local public authorities to ensure the uniform compliance with anticorruption and integrity standards; (ii) lack of mechanisms for enforcing integrity standards in private sector; and (iii) weak anticorruption demand-side explained by the limited awareness of men and women on the available anticorruption tools to be used and on the means of protection in the event of denunciation of corruption.

To enhance the capacities of public authorities for ensuring the uniform compliance with anticorruption and integrity standards and to strengthen the capacities of private sector to implement integrity standards the Project will support the National Anticorruption Center in developing on-line training courses on institutional integrity policies and anticorruption standards for public and private sector representatives. In this context, the Project seeks an Individual Consultant (hereinafter the Consultant) to develop a training programme on integrity and anticorruption standards and instruments in the e-learning format tailored for senior and mid-level managers, newly recruited employees from central and local public administration institutions and for private sector representatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Main objective of the service is to provide expert assistance to NAC and develop an e-learning programme, containing three training courses (22 modules/subjects) on institutional integrity and anti-corruption standards and instruments tailored for senior and mid-level managers, newly recruited employees from central and local public administration institutions and for private sector representatives, based on the content developed by the Client (NAC).

The e-learning courses shall ensure an easy and fast access to information and knowledge and build the capacities of the target group in the field of integrity and anti-corruption norms, standards and instruments.

The e-learning courses shall be presented in Romanian langauge.

Target group: senior and mid-level managers; newly recruited employees from the central and local public administration institutions; private sector representatives.

In order to achieve the stated objective, the Consultant shall perform the following tasks:

Task 1: Apply Instructional Design techniques to transform the off-line training content on institutional integrity and anti-corruption standards and instruments, provided by the Client, into a flexible e-learning course.

Task 2: Training and coaching of NAC trainers on e-learning topics (instructional design, using authoring tools and content management).

Task 3: Develop procurement package for one e-learning training programme on institutional integrity and anti-corruption standards and instruments.

For detailed information, please refer to Terms of Reference and Procurement Notice published at local UNDP site: https://sc.undp.md/jobdetails/2047/ 

Competencies

• Proven experience in developing and delivering trainings on e-learning related topics; experience and capacity to deliver trainings on e-learning for professional development of public servants shall be considered an advantage;
• Proven experience in developing terms of references, monitor and evaluate the IT deliverables for e-learning courses;
• Previous relevant experience in Moldova on e-learning related issues shall be considered an advantage;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of professional development specifics, adult-learning and the use of e-learning tools demonstrated by previous assignments;
• Strong communication, teamwork, coordination and organizational skills demonstrated by previous assignments;
• Previous successful experience in development assistance or related work for a donor organization, in particular UNDP, governmental institutions, NGO/think-tank or consulting firm is a strong advantage;
• Creative and innovative thinking;
• Knowledge of English, Russian for the purposes of the assignment.

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent (5 years of University studies) in Informational Technologies, Public Administration, Social Science, Pedagogy or related areas;
• At least 4 years of proven professional experience in the field of instructional design, including design lead of eLearning modules, development of e-learning courses, providing online trainings;
• At least 3 assignments in e-learning courses design, elaboration, implementation and/or evaluation, etc, in Europe/CIS region;
• Working level of Romanian language

The first three candidates who passed short-listing evaluation criteria with the best score shall be invited for the skype interview and pass cumulative analysis.

Cumulative analysis

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
• Technical evaluation (max 300 points) – 60%;
• Financial evaluation (max 200 points) – 40%.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% score of the technical evaluation (at least 210 points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

• Master’s Degree or equivalent (5 years of University studies) in Informational Technologies, Public Administration, Social Science, Pedagogy or related areas - 20 pts
• At least 4 years of proven professional experience in the field of instructional design, including design lead of eLearning modules, development of e-learning courses, providing online trainings – max 45 pts
• At least 3 assignments in e-learning courses design, elaboration, implementation and/or evaluation, etc, in Europe/CIS region – max 50 pts
• Previous relevant experience in Moldova on e-learning related issues shall be considered an advantage – max 15 pts
• Previous successful experience in development assistance or related work for a donor organization, in particular UNDP, governmental institutions, NGO/think-tank or consulting firm is a strong advantage – max 25 pts
• Knowledge of Romanian, English, Russian languages for the purposes of the assignment – max 15 pts
• Proven experience in developing and delivering trainings on e-learning related topics; experience and capacity to deliver trainings on e-learning for professional development of public servants shall be considered an advantage - max 40 pts
• Proven experience in developing terms of references, monitor and evaluate the IT deliverables for e-learning courses - max 30 pts
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of professional development specifics, adult-learning and the use of e-learning tools demonstrated by previous assignments - max 20 pts
• Strong communication, teamwork, coordination and organizational skills demonstrated by previous assignments – max 20 pts
• Creative and innovative thinking – max 20 pts