Emplois au PNUD - 106379- International Consultant (s) for Partnership Devel

International Consultant (s) for Partnership Development for Circular Economy and Plastic Management in Cambodia

Lieu :

Homebased and Phnom Penh, CAMBODGE

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

01-Jun-2022

Date limite de candidature :

16-May-22 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

Initial contract is from 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Up to 80 days per year per LTA with possibility of extension up to two years)

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

Today more than 60 countries have introduced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as a policy tool to effectively manage waste. Under EPR, the producers of certain products are made responsible for the End of Life (EoL) management of their own products. A growing number of ASEAN countries has begun to introduce EPR, particularly, targeted at plastic products and waste. Cambodia is also one of them.

Cambodia is among the fastest growing economies with rapid population growth in Asia. With growing population and economic activities, Cambodia now faces the challenge of the mounting volume of waste. This situation is particularly alarming in major cities, such as Phnom Penh, which produces 3,600 tons of waste on a daily basis. It is notable that more than 90 % of all waste consists of recyclable materials (e.g., organic 55 %, plastic 21 % and textile 13%) yet a very minimal amount has been recycled under current waste management practices.

To tackle this waste problem, UNDP Cambodia has assisted the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) in promoting Circular Economy (CE) options such as 4Rs: Refuse, Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle for waste management. UNDP has also been providing technical assistance to the RGC for designing an EPR for effective plastic waste management and recycling, through the Policy and Innovation Unit and the combating marine plastic litter (marine plastic) project. For instance, a draft report on EPR roadmap was developed in December 2021 to introduce definitions, main instruments, and key design elements of EPR and to propose steps to operationalise EPR. Based on this report, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) made an initial recommendation to begin with a voluntary EPR pilot scheme and to move towards a mandatory one drawing on lessons learned from a pilot phase.

It is also notable that in March 2022, at its fifth meeting held in Kenya, the UN Environment Assembly made a historic decision to adopt a resolution[1] to draft an internationally legally binding instrument by 2024 to end plastic pollution. Thus, in the next coming years all member states including Cambodia are to develop and implement a range of measures which may include EPR to collectively tackle plastic pollution. These measures are to address the full lifecycle of plastics, including production, design, and disposal as well as the design of reusable and recyclable products and materials.

Among different actors, the private sector has a pivotal role in driving and scaling up business innovation, in accelerating a shift towards a circular economy and implementing EPR. Yet, systematic collaboration with the private sector requires a robust engagement strategy drawing on a comprehensive understanding of major features of their current business practices, and business innovation opportunities for creating a circular economy.

Another important stakeholder for plastic intervention is the informal waste pickers who collect materials from households, hotels, restaurants, and landfills for recycling. It is estimated that they are responsible for the recycling of 7.3% (75,000 tons) of the total municipal waste volume generated in Phnom Penh. Experiences from other countries indicate that active engagement of the informal waste sector for EPR and recycling is conducive to scaling up related interventions. It is therefore important to identify and promote opportunities to engage informal waste pickers for recycling.

[1] https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/38522/k2200647_-_unep-ea-5-l-23-rev-1_-_advance.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Devoirs et responsabilités

Under the direct supervision of an Environmental Policy Specialist and in collaboration with an international/national junior circular economy consultant, the international consultant will be responsible for providing high quality technical inputs for the following areas of works, based on an in-depth understanding of national contexts while incorporating lessons learned from global and regional best practices:

Development of the private sector engagement strategy for EPR, this may include:

Analysis of EPR business engagement opportunities in target sectors defined by UNDP
Design of plans, approaches, and strategies to engage the private sector for EPR and pilots
Facilitation and strengthening of due diligence analyses, if required, to identify risks, and opportunities and propose measures to address identified risks
Development of strategic info materials for engaging target businesses and other stakeholders

Updating of a design of EPR with incorporation of best practices from the region and a human rights-based approach

Compilation and documentation of regional level lessons learned and best practices from EPR in the ASEAN countries
Development of information brief(s) for EPR including the strategies to engage the private sector and informal sector.
Design of strategies for the incorporation and promotion of “Human Rights Based” approach in the design and implementation of EPR and other circular economy initiatives

Provision of technical assistance to the Government to develop plans and strategies in response to a new United Nations Environmental Assembly resolution

Provision of guidance to the country office for required measures and instruments
Sharing of knowledge of other ASEAN countries’ approaches and commitments towards legally binding measures

Compétences

Functional competencies:

Strong communication and writing skills in developing information materials and briefs for an organization.

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Master’s degree, or equivalent, in business administration, public policy and administration, or a related field

Experience:

At least 7 years of working experience relevant for business and partnership development with prior working experience in Southeast Asia. Prior working experience with the private sector or/and UN agencies is a plus
Prior experience with circular economy and plastic management and in developing/initiating business ideas and outreaching relevant stakeholders, especially the private sector, and in designing strategic communication materials including information brief(s).

Language Requirement:

English is required

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=90740 more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your online applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Interested individual offeror must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Proposal:

i. Letter of explaining why they are most suitable for the work

ii. A written sample to prove strong communication and writing skills in developing information materials and briefs

2. Financial proposal (Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP)

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email pheara.lek@undp.org and cc procurement.kh@undp.org . While the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 3 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC).