Background
- Design and introduction of policy and regulatory measures – e.g.
- Creation of a sustainable supply chain: promoting supply and collection; drying and pre-treatment; esterification (i.e. conversion into bio-diesel); and promoting customer awareness and demand.Capacity development for all segments of the value chain.
- Development of an industrial strategy for promoting Tunisia’s capability to transform waste oil into bio diesel.
- Exploration and development of an export strategy for the EU market, and integration of EU quality standards.
- Exploration of the role of carbon finance – including CDM capacity development for bio fuels and, potentially, assistance with developing a CDM project (PIN, PDD, validation, registration).
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Review and analyze the opportunities and barriers to the use of waste biogenic oil in Tunisia, in particular estimating the amount of waste oil that could be practically sourced (noting current uses of waste oil and how competing needs could be accommodated), economic opportunities and challenges, and the cleaning/treatment that would be required.
2. Assess the major potential sources of supply and demand for biogenic waste oil
3. Advise on international best practices on bio fuel promotion, financing, technology, environmental safeguards and institutional support.
4. Review and analyze the proposed project components and recommend alternatives if needed.
5. Complete the PIF for a $3 million GEF climate change mitigation project focused on sustainable liquid bio fuel, incorporating – where relevant – national environmental, energy, industrial and transport strategies, carbon finance and other relevant initiatives ongoing in the region.
6. Assess the sustainability of suggested project outcomes and outputs; elaborate the project results framework, total budget and work plan.
7. Assess global environmental benefits sought from the project, including greenhouse gas emission reductions.
8. Development of a replication strategy for project activities, including the incorporation of the CDM into the project in the form of capacity development and/or CDM project identification/PIN and PDD development.
9. Elaboration of the PIF and PPG for GEF submission
10. Assess possibilities for co-financing, with indicative sources and amounts.
11. Undertake a set of meetings with relevant institutions in Tunisia to validate the research findings, affirm support for the project design and assess co-financing opportunities (a 3 working-day visit)
12. Amend the PIF according to stakeholder feedback and, later, possible comments from GEF Secretariat for PIF finalisation and according to possible changes to the PIF/PPG template in GEF V.
Competencies
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Conceptualizes and analyzes problems to identify key issues, underlying problems, and how they relate;
- Demonstrates strong cultural sensitivity and ability to work in multi-cultural environments
Required Skills and Experience
- An advanced degree in engineering, chemistry, energy, economics, environmental science or a relevant discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the area of bio fuels, ideally in the context of the use of waste biogenic oils/greases as feedstock for bio fuel production and an understanding of the climate change mitigation benefits of bio fuel use.
- Demonstrated experience with UNDP/GEF document preparation.
- Excellent knowledge of English and French languages (both spoken and written).
- Experience of working in the Arab States is valued.