The Head of component 2 is responsible for the technical and operational implementation of component 2: “Advancing SOEs reform and Public Asset Management”, implemented by Expertise France as part of the project Improving Moldova’s Access to the EU Single Market and Advancing State-Owned Enterprises Reform.

The project is structured around two main components:

1.       Improved access for Moldova to the EU single market.

2.       Progress on the reform of public enterprises (SOEs) and the management of public assets.

Component 2 aims to support the Moldovan authorities in strengthening the governance, restructuring and performance monitoring of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as well as in improving the management of public assets, in accordance with European standards and international best practices (EU and OECD). 

The Component 2 Leader will work under the supervision of the Team Leader/Project Manager and in close cooperation with the main beneficiary institutions:

-          MDED (Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization)

-          PPA (Public Property Agency)

The position requires strong expertise in public enterprise reform, economic governance and public asset management, as well as experience in implementing EU-funded projects.

More precisely, she/he will be in charge of:

-          Strategic and operational management of component 2

o   Ensure the technical and operational coordination of component 2 relating to the reform of public enterprises and the management of public assets.

o   Oversee the implementation of activities planned under the component, including:

§  The implementation of the State Ownership Policy and the SOEs sorting mechanism

§  Strengthening the governance of public enterprises and governance tools

§  Improvement of public asset management processes (privatization, restructuring, public-private partnerships, concessions)

§  The strengthening of liquidation, insolvency and risk management mechanisms related to SOEs

§  Strengthening the institutional capacities of MDED and ASF.

o   Ensure consistency of activities and deliverables with the Description of Action (DoA), project work plan and EU requirements.

-          Coordination with the beneficiary institutions

o   Ensure close technical cooperation with the main partner institutions

§  Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (MDED)

§  Public Property Agency (PPA)

o   Support beneficiary institutions in the implementation of reforms related to the governance of public enterprises and the management of public assets.

o   Facilitate coordination between different stakeholders, including sectoral ministries, boards of public enterprises and audit committees.

o   Contribute to strengthening the ownership of reforms by Moldovan institutions.

-          Supervision of expertise and technical activities

o   Draft the terms of reference for short-term expert missions and ensure quality control of deliverables.

o   Coordinate and supervise the work of the experts mobilized under component 2 (recurrent and short-term experts).

o   Mobilize the French network of actors in the governance of public enterprises and public asset management, in collaboration with the project manager and the head of projects

o   Provide technical support to experts and ensure consistency of the outputs produced with component objectives.

o   Contribute to the organization of expert missions, workshops, training and study visits.

-          Technical reporting and project monitoring

o   Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and deliverables related to component 2.

o   Provide the necessary contributions for the project’s narrative reporting to the European Union.

o   Ensure the capitalization of results, good practices and lessons learned from activities related to the reform of public enterprises.

o   Contribute to the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities: review of the logical framework and collection of indicators.

Coordination within the project team

o   Work under the supervision of the Team Leader and contribute to the overall coordination of the project.

o   Ensure coordination with consortium partners (SAIDC and CzDA) when activities require inter-component cooperation.

o   Participate in the project’s governance bodies, notably:

§  The steering committee

§  The Operational Monitoring Committee

§  Technical working groups.

-          Contribution to the monitoring of project progress by headquarters

o   Contribute to internal project review exercises;

o   Identify risks related to the implementation of Component 2 and propose corrective measures.

o   Contribute to communication between headquarters and the field

Any other task required by Expertise France as part of the project.

The Component 2 Leader will be placed under the responsibility of the Project Team Leader and will work in close coordination with the Expertise France team based in Paris.