REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER (CDO)

National Consultant

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Modernization of Government Services Project

Project ID No. P148537

Reference No.: MD-EGA-262152-CS-INDV

The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Modernization of Government Services Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 

The main objective of this assignment is to oversee and coordinate digitalization efforts of e-Governance Agency as part of modernization of government services and support the institution in managing all activities related to the coordination of the Project Implementation Department.

The e-Governance Agency now invites individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions) and meet the following minimum qualification requirements:

- University degree in areas such as computer sciences, engineering, telecommunications, economics, business administration or public administration;

- Have at least 7 years of experience in managing IT teams and launching digital platforms; 

- Experience of working with Agile software development methodology; 

- Experience of working with software development lifecycle, enterprise architecture, cloud computing and SOA concepts; 

- Knowledge of the public services reform agenda in Moldova;

- Knowledge of Digital Transformation priorities established by the Government for 2022 and onwards, supported by relevant work experience; 

- A strong visionary and leadership capacity and strategic thinking skills; 

- Excellent communication skills, written and spoken, in Romanian, Russian and English; 

- Excellent time-, team-, meeting- and conflict- management skills; 

- Strong self-organization and planning skills; 

- Previous experience with Ministers and other leading policymakers in the Government, heads of donor and private sector organizations would be a strong asset. 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers, dated January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant (IC) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. 09:00 to 17:00 local time.

Time Frame: This is a full-time assignment planned for February 2022 – June 2023.

 For further details, please see the Terms of Reference.  

Interested qualified candidates should submit their letters of intent and CVs with the mark Chief Digital Officer by January 27, 2022 COB to the address below:

E-Governance Agency of the Republic of Moldova

Elena Adam, Senior Procurement Specialist

e-mail: procurements@egov.md

phone: +373 79886638