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EPPIC Impact Accelerator Program Consultant (Thai National) | |
Location : | Home-based with travel to Koh Samui, Surat Thani, THAILAND |
Application Deadline : | 22-Sep-21 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 01-Oct-2021 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022, maximum 30 working days |
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 |
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Plastic use is expected to reach unprecedented levels in the coming decades, doubling within 15 years and more than quadruple by 2050. Moreover, the petrochemical industry’s demand for oil is expected to accelerate and reach over half of global oil consumption growth by 2040. 80 percent of plastic found in the ocean originates from land-based sources, and 8 million tons of plastic enter the sea every year. Plastic waste poses high risks to aquatic life, with serious consequences for the ocean ecosystem and the sustainability of fisheries.
Globally, only 14% of plastic is recycled or ‘decycled,’ as plastics are mostly transformed in low-value materials a few times before eventually being discarded in landfills or the environment. Less than 2% of used plastics are actually recycled in a closed circuit, that is to say, recovered to produce a usable material like new plastic and indistinguishable from it.
Tackling plastic pollution entails developing strategies for a range of sectors: packaging and construction, but also textiles and consumer products. Although the current awareness campaigns have mostly shed light on the over-use of single-use plastic by the food and beverage industries, this is only the tip of the iceberg and less commonly identified sectors deserve equal attention.
Four ASEAN member countries (Viet Nam, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines) are responsible, with China, for 60 percent of the plastic discharged into the ocean every year (Ocean Conservancy, 2015). These countries are indeed large plastic producers and importers, but they also possess limited waste management systems, leading to leakage of plastics into the environment. Constraints to effective implementation of such waste systems include rapid urbanisation, population growth, and increase in per capita income leading to increased consumption; alongside lack of environmental awareness. However, the topic of plastic pollution is gaining momentum, and ASEAN member countries endorsed in June 2019, the Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN region.
Plastic pollution can only be reduced by a system-level shift towards a circular economy, including both bottom-up and top-down approaches. Consequently, there is a need to identify and leverage existing solutions aimed at preventing the generation of plastic waste and improving local waste management systems.
The project Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (EPPIC) seeks to reduce plastic pollution in coastal areas of Viet Nam and Thailand in 2020, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines in 2021, contributing to the achievement of SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and SDG 12 (Responsible Production and Consumption). EPPIC will bring together citizens, local governments, and the private sector to collaborate in establishing effective and innovative solutions. The EPPIC competition is also the opportunity to drive change by raising awareness, collecting lessons learned and trying new approaches to address localised plastic issues. It intends to deliver two outcomes:
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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Scope of Work:
The Consultant is to support the implementation of the incubation component of EPPIC. The scope includes but not limited to the following tasks:
Expected Outputs and Deliverables:
The consultant is expected to produce the following deliverables:
Institutional Arrangement:
The Consultant will work under supervision of the Project Manager of the UNDP Thailand and in close consultation and collaboration with UNDP Vietnam and with relevant team members of UNDP Thailand.
UNDP Thailand will review the progress and quality of assignment upon outputs prior to issuance the payment. Review/approval time required to review/ approve outputs prior to authorizing payments is 7 – 10 days.
Duration of the Work:
1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022, maximum 30 working days
If there is any unseen delay in the start-up process, the timeline of the deliverables will be negotiated with the Contractor.
Duty Station:
Home-based with travel to Koh Samui, Surat Thani (planned for 1 trip for 3 days 2 nights) if the COVID situation allows.
The duty proposed travel cost will not include in the percentage of payment per deliverable. The proposed travel cost will be paid upon the actual travel occurred on the agreed number of days traveled, and agreed upon the respective business unit.
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Competencies |
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Corporate Competencies:
Technical Competencies:
Communication:
Professionalism:
Teamwork:
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Qualifications:
Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments Consultant must send a financial proposal based on the lump sum amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the service provider´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the service provider in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:
The duty proposed travel cost will not include in the percentage of payment per deliverable. The proposed travel cost will be paid upon the actual travel occurred on the agreed number of days traveled, and agreed upon the respective business unit.
UNDP will not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the Consultant wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.
In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
Travel costs shall be reimbursed at actual but not exceeding the quotation from UNDP approved travel agent. The provided living allowance will not be exceeding UNDP Living Allowance rates.
Evaluation Method and Criteria Service providers will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Cumulative Analysis: The service providers will be evaluated through Cumulative Analysis method. When using the weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the service provider whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Technical criteria for evaluation (70% - Score 100 points)
Only Candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Financial Evaluation (30%) Financial proposals from all technically qualified service providers will be scored out 30 marks based on the formula provided below. The maximum marks (30) will be assigned to the lowest financial proposal.
All other proposals will receive points according to the following formula:
Documents to be included when submitting the proposals. Interested candidate must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualification, experience and suitability to undertake the assignment. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document: a) P11/Personal CV, indicating all past experiences from similar projects, as well as the contact details email and telephone number of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references; b) Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability and financial proposal in Thai baht indicating daily professional fee for the duration of assignment, using the template provided by UNDP. c) Proposed methodology and workplan of the incubation program for EPPIC Incomplete proposals may not be considered. The shortlisted candidates may be contacted, and the successful candidate will be notified.
ANNEXES Annex I - TOR_ EPPIC Incubation Accelerator Program All documents can be downloaded at: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=82983
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