UNDP Jobs - 81370- 01 International Technical Advisor for Vietnam POP

01 International Technical Advisor for Vietnam POPs and Sound Harmful Chemicals Management Project

Location :

Homebased

Type of Contract :

Other

Starting Date :

01-Nov-2018

Application Deadline :

21-Oct-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Other

Duration of Initial Contract :

14 months (90 working days)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Nov 2018-Dec 2019

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

UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 International Technical Advisor for Vietnam POPs and Sound Harmful Chemicals Management Project

Procurement Notice with enclosed TOR and evaluation criteria can be down loaded from the below links:

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=50418

nterested offerors are invited to submit Letter of Interest and Availability, CVs, financial proposals and other information following guidance in the Procurement Notice to:

Procurement Unit

UNDP Viet Nam

304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Tel: (+84 24) 38500100

Direct: (+84 24) 38500143

Email: quach.thuy.ha@undp.org

with notification by email (without attachment) to: procurement.vn@undp.org that the bidder has submitted proposal.

UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of the assignment is:

Provide technical advice to the project management and project quality assurance
Provide technical advice and knowledge to the design, planning, support to implement and supervise the relevant national consultants/firms to ensure required quality and progress; provide relevant international experiences; and provide inputs and revise the final report prepared by the national consultants/firms of following activities: i)Drafting the State of Environment Report - chapter on chemicals; ii) Inventory and development of a POPs/PTS database in Binh Duong province; iii) Piloting PRTR at provincial level and finalize PRTR; iv) Developing the Environmental Management Plan of Binh Duong province including POP/PTS sound management; v) Developing a roadmap for management and reduction of U-POPs and Hg emission and a roadmap for phasing out Hg containing products.

Competencies

The candidates will be evaluated against the following minimum requirements:

A minimum of 15 years’ experience on chemicals managements and/or environment protection, in particular on hazardous chemicals, POPs, PTS including mercury;
In depth knowledge of PRTR and safety procedures to be adopted in hazardous places;
Knowledge of Stockholm Convention on POPs and Minamata Convention on mercury;
Relevant work experience in developing countries and previous work experience in Viet Nam or Asian countries is an asset;
Demonstrated experience in information and data collection;
Proven ability in team working and knowledge sharing including experience in providing input to technical/scientific documents and reports;
Strong analytical skills and proven experience in drafting reports and project-documents;
Knowledgeable in institutional set-ups, reporting procedures. Knowledge of UNDP policies and procedures is desirable;
Working and advanced writing knowledge of English.

In addition, the candidate should be independent and should not have any personal interest related to project activities which may hinder its independence and which may distort or bias his performance.

Required Skills and Experience

Advanced university degree (PhD is an asset) in Chemistry, Environmental Science or related field;