UNDP Jobs - 64787- International Consultant Expert for ODS Alternativ

International Consultant Expert for ODS Alternative Survey for Lebanon

Location :

LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

05-Apr-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

In the 74th Meeting of the Executive Committee, project preparation funding was approved for Lebanon to conduct inventories or surveys on alternatives to ozone depleting substances (ODS) following paragraph 4 of decision XXVI/9. The Executive Committee while approving funding also decided to request the Secretariat to provide an overall analysis of the results of the surveys for consideration of the Executive Committee by its first meeting in 2017 (Decision 74/53).

The Multilateral Fund Secretariat has submitted a document that presents the details of a format for preparation of the surveys and presentation of the resulting data in its document no. UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/77. This would be discussed during the 75th Meeting of the Executive Committee. This document contains extensive background information that would be useful for conducting the survey including the list of ODS alternatives that would be covered in the survey.

The survey is proposed to be undertaken through a team consisting of a national consultant and an international expert. The national consultant would undertake survey planning, data collection and data analysis under the technical guidance of the international expert, National Ozone Office and UNDP. The international expert would provide technical and policy guidance to the national consultant for the survey report.

The details of the Terms of Reference (TOR) given below presents the scope of work, deliverables and timelines for the international expert. This TOR will form the basis for engagement of the expert.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main objective of this proposal is to provide technical support for conducting survey of ODS alternatives in Lebanon. The survey would establish the current supply and consumption of ODS alternatives and provide future projections of growth patterns by substance.

Scope of Work

The scope of the survey shall include the following; the Secretariat document no. 75/77 shall be used as the base document for determining the coverage of the survey.

The International Expert shall undertake the following tasks:

Review the Executive Committee and MOP guidelines relating to conducting ODS alternatives survey;
Provide technical inputs for survey planning and development of questionnaire for data collection for the survey. For this, the expert will work with the national consultant team, UNDP and National Ozone Office on assessment of demand supply situation of ODS alternatives and their market structure and design the survey plan and questionnaire accordingly;
Undertake two field mission trip of 5 working man-days each covering the following.

Mission 1: Survey planning, training of consultants and finalisation of the questionnaire

Mission 2: Consultations on draft report with national stakeholders and finalizing the report addressing inputs received from the national stakeholders:

Estimate current consumption (i.e., 2015) of ODS alternatives by substance (by sector/applications) based on survey findings and experience on consumption of these substances in similar countries;
Establish estimated growth patterns in ODS alternatives consumption by substance (and to the extent feasible, by sector)
Review the historical ODS alternatives use data;
Review and forecast growth of these substances in different applications;
Establish consumption for the next 5 years based on the assessment of sector/application level consumption and growth.

The information on estimation of growth should detail the basic assumptions that were used for making assessments including assumptions on technology transition particularly in the context of HCFC phase-out in RAC and foam applications. The international expert will work closely with the national consultant for field level and market level information.

Based on prevalent national regulations and standards related to the import and use of ODS alternatives, identify barriers that limit the introduction of low-GWP technologies and how these could be addressed, (e.g., safety concerns related to flammable alternatives, lack of domestic standards).

As mentioned above, the international expert would work with the national consultant on the entire survey process.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Good organizational and analytical skills;
Good communication, coordination and reporting skills.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor degree in Chemical, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related sciences.

Experience:

More than 10 years of experience in conducting national and international level survey for chemicals including Ozone Depleting Substances. Experience in conducting ODS alternative/HFC surveys would be an advantage;
Good understanding of industries consuming ODSs and ODS alternatives particularly in refrigeration and air-conditioning, foam, fire-fighting and solvent applications;
Experience in undertaking HPMP project related surveys and verification activities would be an advantage;
Good understanding of policies and regulatory framework in the country influencing ODS and ODS alternatives including standards if any;
Membership in technical options committee (either current or in the past) would be an advantage.

Launguages:

Good command of English;
Arabic is an asset.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete.