Germany – Foreign economic-aid-related services – 10029875 - Consultancy services for strengthening the capacities of national and local actors for EU accession and alignment

The procurement concerns the establishment and operation of a comprehensive Short-Term Expert Pool (STEP) supporting the implementation of activities under the GIZ projects "EU Integration Support Project" (EUISP) and "Facilitating the EU Accession process through Coordination and Engagement in Moldova" (FACE), both contributing to the Republic of Moldova's EU accession and alignment process. The contractor will provide flexible, demand-driven and results-oriented consultancy and implementation support services aimed at strengthening the capacities of national and local actors involved in Moldova's EU accession process. The services will combine technical advisory support, institutional and organisational capacity development, international experience exchange, stakeholder engagement and support for local initiatives. The contractor will be responsible for identifying, mobilising, coordinating and managing national and international experts and support measures in close cooperation with GIZ and Moldovan partner institutions. The assignment may include the following services and activities: - technical, legal and methodological advisory services related to EU acquis alignment, policy development and implementation of EU-related reforms; - preparation and revision of draft laws, regulations, strategies, methodologies, guidelines and analytical documents; - institutional, legislative and implementation gap analyses, including assessment of institutional capacities and implementation readiness; - support for negotiation process, fulfilment of opening and closing benchmarks and related monitoring and reporting processes; - development and strengthening of strategic planning, coordination, monitoring and reporting mechanisms related to EU accession and EU-aligned reforms; - provision of thematic expertise related to rule of law, democratic governance, justice, internal security, public administration reform and local governance; - design and delivery of trainings,...