CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Family name: LITVINENCO

2. First names: Sergiu
3. Date of birth: 11.07.1981
4. Nationality (passport holder): Republic of Moldova
5. Place of residence: Hîrtop village, Cimișlia district

6. Education:
Institution
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
(Date from - Date to)
State University of Moldova
Bachelor in Law
(2001-2005)
Republican College of Informatics
and Law Lawyer
(1996-2001)

7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language Reading Speaking Writing
Romanian 1 1 1
English 4 3 4
Russian 2 2 2

8. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) Fully computer literate (MS Windows, MS Office)

9. Present position: Legal expert at the NGO ”Fortius”

10. Years with the firm: More than 14 in total

11. Key qualifications (relevant to the assignment):

 Strong background in Law and Public Administration.
 Wide experience in Central Public Administration Reform related topics – the legislation in the
civil service field, civil service pay system, civil servants ethics, integrity, administrative
decentralization, institutional and functional reviews of the governmental bodies,
development of central public administration legislation, etc.
 Proficiency with Central Public Administration and Civil Service Framework, including
administrative reforms, structures, etc.
 Public Administration expertise, including over 12 years’ experience in the Local and Central
Public Administration.
 Development and implementation of legal framework (laws, governmental decisions,
ministerial instructions). Organization of workshops, conferences, trainings to different
stakeholders with regard to the legislation on the civil service, integrity of public agents,
nondiscrimination, norms on the legislative technique, etc.
 Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills, including well-developed skills for
communicating with top-level politicians and civil servants.

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 12. Professional experience

Company& reference person

Date from - Date to Location Position Description
(name & contact details)
01/2017 – present Chisinău, NGO ”Fortius” Legal expert The main activity was delivering trainings to civic active citizens from districts of the
Moldova country regarding civil involvement modalities.
11/2016 – 03/2017 Chisinău, Support to Preparation of Consulting The scope of the assignment is providing local expertise and contributing to
Moldova Modernization of Government Services for perform the analytical work to inform project design and the preparation for the
Services in the Republic of Human effective project implementation, more exactly for the component aligning
Moldova Project, World Bank Resources institutional and HR capabilities to the New Model of services delivery, conducted
Management by international consultant.
(HRM)” (legal
aspects)
01/2016 – 06/2016 Chișinau, Reform Analysis and Evaluation Legal expert The main activity within the non-governmental organization consists in legal
Moldova Center expertise of draft public policy documents, draft legislative and normative acts
which are developed/promoted by the Government and governmental
institutions.
11/2015 – 04/2016 Chișinau, DADA6, part of the CPM Local expert The activity within the company consisted in:
Moldova Consulting Group - Carrying out a functional analysis of the Parliament’s Secretariat of the
Republic of Moldova;
(Mr. Dragoș Dinu, Project - Developing the Report on the functional analysis of the Parliament’s
manager. Secretariat of the Republic of Moldova.
[email protected])
06/2015 – 09/2015 Chisinau, “Strengthening Capacity of the National In the frame of this particular project I have elaborated the Guide on
Moldova National Integrity Commission Consultant for documenting the conflicts of interest on prevention and resolution of the conflicts
of the Republic of Moldova” drafting the of interest in the framework of European funds absorption.
Guide on
(Mrs. Ludmila Lupu, Project documenting
manager, the conflicts of
[email protected]) interest on
prevention and
resolution of the
conflicts of
interest in the
framework of
European funds
absorption
03/2014 – 09/2015 Chisinau, Moldova Educational Reform Part-time legal The MERP supports the Government of Moldova reform program by financing
Moldova Project (MERP) consultant activities that will strengthen the quality of education and lead to a more efficient
education sector. Through this Project – budget support instrument, the World Bank
(Mrs. Maia Sandu, Minister of will support the GoM in implementation quality assurance standards for hub
Education, schools. Assignment includes legal support that envisages achieving several
[email protected]) objectives:

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 - Revise the text of the Code of Education from the legal perspective;
(Mr. Igor Grosu, Deputy Minister - Provide expert legal opinion and advice on legal provisions related to
of Education implementation of quality standards.
[email protected]) - Support the Ministry of Education in drafting orders/decrees, instructions,
regulations, standards and other legal and administrative acts pertaining
to the process of implementing quality standards in schools.
- Provide advice on the division of responsibilities between various
stakeholders involved in implementing quality standards in schools
(national and local authorities, schools, etc.) and ensure legal procedures
are respected in the process of implementing schools standards.
- Provide advice on the impact of new legislation (in particular the new
Education Code) on current and planned school improvement processes.
- Carry out other tasks related to the implementation of MERP objectives as
requested by the Minister of Education.

08/2014 – 12/2014 Chisinau, The USAID Moldova Local Consultant on The objective of this scope of work is to engage who will operate within the
Moldova Government Support Project Human parameters of the strategic and operational plans of LGSP. Main activities:
(LGSP), Resources - Conduct an analysis of the current organizational chart of the Mayoralties
„Chemonics International INC.” Management and provide appropriate recommendations for its improvement;
- Training for all the Mayoralties mentioned above on the HRM legal
(Mrs. Inga Savin, LGSP framework and the best practices in local public administration sector in
Municipal Planning and Moldova, the manual of HRM procedures and recruitment, and
Services Advisor, performance management considering gender equity principles, non-
[email protected] ) discrimination upon hiring and payment;
- Review and update the Regulation on Organization and Functioning of
the Town Halls and analyze the correlation of the job descriptions with the
content of the regulation, in terms of responsibilities and amount of work
specified for each position;
- Advise the Mayoralties on the procedures needed in order to improve
their Organizational Chart, taking into account relevant legal and
institutional aspects.

05/2014 – 07/2014 Chisinau, The Project “Building National The Project “Building Institutional Capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Moldova Institutional Capacity of the Consultant European Integration (MFAEI)” aims at strengthening the institutional capacity of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and providing the MFAEI as lead institution in the AA negotiation and implementation processes.
European Integration assistance to The Project’s overall objective is to strengthening the institutional capacity of the
Ministry of MFAEI so that it can exercise its functions in a more efficient manner, operate
Foreign Affairs transparently and fulfill its European Integration commitments. Assignment includes
(Mr. Traian Turcanu, Project and European legal support that envisages achieving several objectives:
Manager, Building Institutional Integration in - analyze the current status of MFAEI human resource management tools
Capacity of the MFAEI United Human (strategies, policies, regulations and procedures applicable to staff
Nations Development Resources reserve, rotation, motivation and promotion systems).
Programme, Capacity - develop recommendations with regard to the improvement as well as
[email protected]) Development uniform and efficient implementation of the staff rotation, staff reserve,
motivation and promotion systems.
- the elaboration of the Internal Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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 and European Integration regarding the professional career of the
diplomat civil servant in order for him/her to respect the principles of non-
discrimination in the recruitment of personnel process, as well as the
management of their career.
- develop, together with beneficiaries, an action plan to address identified
gaps in the human resource management system and to implement
proposed and agreed changes in human resources policies and
procedures.
- support relevant MFAEI subdivisions in drafting amendments to existing
policies and regulations, and related supporting documentation.

05/2009 - 12/2013 Chisinau, Office of Administrative National Multi-Donor Trust Fund financed project “Support to Implementation of Central
Moldova Support to the Central Public Consultant Public Administration Reform in Republic of Moldova”. Assignment includes assists
Administration Reform the Government to implement the Central Public Administration Reform that
within the State Chancellery of envisages achieving several objectives:
the Republic of Moldova - Elaboration and promotion of the necessary, new normative framework for
the application of the new Law regarding the public function and the
(Mrs. Tamara Gheorghita, statute of the civil servant; including:
Head of the Public  The draft Governmental Decision regarding the establishing and
Administration Reform Division, notification of the public functions from the public administration;
the State Chancellery of the  The draft Governmental Decision regarding the coordination and
Republic of Moldova, functioning of the job description;
[email protected])  The draft Governmental Decision regarding the organization and
functioning of the disciplinary committees from the public authorities;
(Mrs. Liuba Cuznetova,  The draft law regarding the statute of the personnel from the public
Manager, official’s cabinet;
[email protected])  The draft law regarding the statute of the public official;
 Etc.
- Delivering methodological assistance and consultations to the Human
Resources departments from the central and local public authorities
regarding the implementation of the new personnel procedures of the
civil service;
- Participation to the development of the new pay system for civil servants;
- Elaboration of the methodological materials aimed at ensuring the proper
implementation of the new personnel procedures from the public service;
- Organization of informational trainings for the Human Resources
departments from the Central and Local Public Authorities regarding the
implementation of the new personnel procedures in the public service,
etc.
09/2013 – 11/2013 Chisinau, UNICEF Moldova Part-time lawyers UNICEF seeks two highly qualified national lawyers with significant expertise in legal
Moldova framework in education for a part time assignment to assist the Ministry of
(Mrs. Natalia Gavrilita, Head of Education of the Republic of Moldova to finalize the Code on Education.
Minister’s Cabinet, Assignment includes legal support that envisages achieving several objectives:
[email protected]) - Revise the text of the Code of Education from the legal perspective;
- Assist the Working Group in considering and revising, when necessarily, the
Draft Code on Education based on the provided comments by

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 (Mrs. Ludmila Lefter, expert in stakeholders and provide legal expertise of the document;
the Education sector, UNICEF - Participate in the process of advocating the proposed amendments
Moldova, during the consultations.
[email protected])

11/2012 - 07/2013 Chisinau, ”Transitional Capacity Support Part-time This position included the following activities:
Moldova for the Public Administration of National - Participation in the preparation and drafting of legal and normative acts
Moldova” Project Consultant/Legal related to the implementation of education reforms, including in the field
expert to support of decentralization in the education field;
(Mr. Igor Grosu, Deputy Minister the Ministry of - Legal screening of the cooperation agreements to be signed between
of Education, Education in the the professional schools and the development partners in order to
[email protected] ) implementation improve the vocational / technical levels of education
of the on-going - Drafting the memorandum, internal legal opinions and other appropriate
reforms briefing documents;
- Provision of recommendations regarding the possible improvement of the
selection process, to ensure greater transparency and efficiency, based
on relevant legal best practice in the EU and the region;
- Support in the elaboration of the Regulations regarding the transportation
of pupils to and from educational institutions.

07/2010 - 09/2010 Chisinau, „Support to Parliamentary National UNDP project “Support to Parliamentary Development in Moldova”. The main
Moldova Development in Moldova” Consultant focus of the work was on the enhance parliamentary efficiency, through the
Project following activities:
- Elaboration of the draft Law regarding the statute of the parliamentary
(Mr. Sergiu Galitchi, civil servant;
Project Manager, - Finalizing the above-mentioned draft Law following the notifications of the
[email protected]) permanent committees and of members of Parliament;
- Conducting a roundtable discussion regarding the draft Regulation of the
Parliament’ Secretariat.
01/2009 - 05/2009 Chisinau, Presidency of the Republic of Civil servant, This position included the following activities:
Moldova Moldova Main Consultant - Preparation of the analytical materials on the laws adopted in final
reading in the Parliament and the presentation of proposals regarding the
(Mr. Alexandru Ohotnicov, constitutionality, legality and their opportunity to the President of the
Head of the Presidential Acts Republic of Moldova;
Division, - The elaboration and presentation for signing to the President of the
Republic of Moldova of the draft decrees regarding the promulgation of
[email protected] )
the laws adopted by the Parliament;
- The framing and presentation for signing to the President of the Republic
of Moldova of the drafts addressed to the Parliament regarding the re-
examination necessity of the laws adopted in final reading, as well as the
International Treaties signed on behalf of the Republic of Moldova or
submitted for the procedures of ratification, approval or adherence on
behalf of the state;
- The preparation of analytical and informational materials concerning the

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 legislative and normative documents elaborated by the Government
subordinated and coordinative public authorities, when the President’s
opinion is requested by the Prime Minister, the First Deputy Prime Minister
and the Deputy Prime Ministers.
11/2006 – 12/2008 Chisinau, Office of Administrative Legal consultant Multi-Donor Trust Fund financed project “Support to Implementation of Central
Moldova Support to the Central Public Public Administration Reform in Republic of Moldova”. Assignment includes assists
Administration Reform within the Government to implement the Central Public Administration Reform that
the Government Office of the envisages achieving several objectives:
Republic of Moldova - Identification and elaboration of the draft legislative and normative
framework for the proper implementation of the Law regarding the civil
(Mr. Sergiu Tatarov, service and the statute of the civil servant;
Main State Adviser, Head of - Elaboration of proposals regarding the reorganization of the central public
the Experts’ Group, authorities and institutions, including by transferring their attributions
Government Office of the towards the local public administration;
Republic of Moldova - Assistance to PAR Unit in elaboration of the draft Law on the Civil Service
[email protected] and Statute of Civil Servant;
- Reviewing the legal framework regarding HRM within public administration
Mrs. Liuba Cuznetova, and developing proposals regarding its adjustment to the European
Manager, standards (improvement);
[email protected]) - Elaboration of the Rules regarding the civil servant’s probation period, the
Methodology regarding the elaboration, coordination and approving the
civil servant’s job description;, the Methodology regarding the
performance appraisal of the civil servant; the Regulation regarding the
organization and functioning of the disciplinary committees from the
central and local public authorities; Law of the statute of the personell
from the official’s office.
02/2006 – 10/2006 Chisinau, DAI Europe Ltd., Great Britain National expert UNDP project „ Support to Implementation of Central Public Administration
Moldova Reform”. The main focus of the work was on reviewing the primary data form first
(Mr. Peter Reed, Project Phase on Functional Analysis and design detailed functional review plan, through
Manager) the following activities:
- Gather all the necessary additional data to complete the tables and
other information sheets of primary data;
- Suggest potential areas for structural rationalization and staff downsizing;
- Undertake interviews and discussions in institutions under functional review;
- Prepare recommendations for restructuring;
- Participate in the preparation and presentation of the final sector
functional analysis report;
- Decisional making process review within State Chancellery of the Republic
of Moldova.
10/2004 – 05/2006 Hincesti, Territorial Office, Hincesti, Civil servant, This position included the following responsibilities:
Moldova Government Office Main Expert - Exercising administrative legality and opportunity control over the acts
(legal adviser) issued by local public administration authorities of first and second level on
(Mr. Anatolie Zagorodnii, the territory managed;
Head of Office, - Initiating, launching and unfolding impugnment procedures in the
[email protected]) competent administrative courts, related to acts issued by local public
administration authorities of first and second level which violate legal

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12/2002 to 10/2004 Hincesti, The General Division of Finance Civil servant, Providing legal services for Division, including the following responsibilities:
Moldova of the Hincesti Disctrict Council Main specialist of - Developing drafts of normative acts concerning the activity of the
the legal unit General Finance Division;
(Mrs. Valentina Manic, - Carrying out legal expertise of draft normative acts received for
Head of General Division of examination;
Finance of the Hincesti Disctrict - Representing the General Finance Division interests in courts and other
Council) institutions of public or private law;
- Providing local public administration authorities legal specialized
assistance.

13. References
1) Maia Sandu, former Minister of Education – [email protected]
2) Tamara Gheorghita, CPAR Division, State Chancellery of the Republic of Moldova, Head of Division – [email protected], tel.0-22-250-141
3) Igor Grosu, adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova – [email protected], tel. 069109405

Expert’s contact information: (e-mail: [email protected], phone: + (373) 692 67436)

Certification:

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience, and I am
available to undertake the assignment in case of an award. I understand that any misstatement or misrepresentation described herein may lead to my
disqualification or dismissal by the Client.

Name of Expert: Date: June 9th, 2017 Signature

Sergiu Litvinenco

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