UNDP Jobs - 86975- Consultant, Solid Waste Management

Consultant, Solid Waste Management

Location :

Sittwe, Rakhine State with travels to selected townships in Rakhine State, MYANMAR

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Oct-2019

Application Deadline :

24-Aug-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

1st October 2019 – 31st October 2019

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 days including 15 days in country

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

The 2008 Constitution and the 2015 National Ceasefire Agreement marked the beginning of the decentralization process in Myanmar and the 2015 Myanmar general election has paved the way for Myanmar’s first civilian government. As the democratic transition in Myanmar progresses, pressures on government at all levels to effectively address the needs of the population, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, have become greater. At subnational level, the state/region governments are responsible for addressing these needs through formulating development visions and five-year strategic plans as well as annual development plans.

UNDP Myanmar’s Support to Effective and Responsive Institutions Project (SERIP) aims to strengthen the effectiveness of state executive and legislative institutions in understanding the needs and aspirations of the Myanmar people, in all their diversity but also growing inequalities, and in formulating, implementing and evaluating policies as well as in appropriating public resources in a way that provides effective, timely and equitable responses to these aspirations. Output 4 of SERIP is related to Subnational Governance, helping address the critical interface between the formulation of public policies and the actual delivery of public goods and services to citizens.

UNDP’s Township Democratic Local Governance (TDLG) Project, situated under SERIP, addresses the institutional challenges in Myanmar’s local governance structures. TDLG aims to support the adoption of more efficient and evidence-based business processes in the delivery of a range of public services. It is designed along four work streams , including strengthening the capacities of township administrations to meet local needs for public services. TDLG is a critical output in SERIP to demonstrate to the public an increase in the state’s effectiveness and responsiveness in meeting their aspirations.

TDLG engages in the following five townships of Rakhine State: Ponnagyun, Ramree, Toungup, Thandwe and Gwa. Through supporting participatory and inclusive planning and budgeting processes at township level, and extensive engagement with State-level Government and Departments, a key service delivery priority identified is to improve solid waste management. Currently, solid waste collection and disposal is a strain on the environment and human health, as well as the economy, in the State.

Rakhine state has seen vast infrastructure expansion of roads, bridges, telecommunications and public utility services. At the same time, rural to urban migration has resulted in large population centers with vastly different consumption demands than before. As such, SWM practices – regulation, collection, and disposal – are also undeveloped. Often unregulated, personal, industrial, chemical, and hospital waste is collected by private entities and disposed in undesignated spaces close to population centers, and without accounting for public safety.

Rakhine state lacks modern and efficient infrastructure for collection and disposal and it is common to see heaps of garbage both in urban and rural areas set on fire or polluting water sources. Ultimately, these risky practices are a result of insufficient services and regulation, as well as an uninformed citizenry.

These shortfalls in services represent an opportunity for improvement, investment and economic growth. Reducing landfill waste is an environmental and public health necessity, but also an opportunity to provide jobs in reprocessing some of the materials for industrial use. As part of the effort to boost economic growth taking advantage of existing resources, an assessment is needed to evaluate the potential of getting systems for SWM in place.

The SWM sector is one that can operate and provide income opportunities regardless of the economic situation. An assessment that identifies market linkages, as well as market gaps, is needed for improvement of the system of waste collection and disposal, and to provide opportunities for the recovery of the local economy at the same time. There is a need to map out the value chains and potential for increased efficiency in this sector. Beyond the regulated establishment of safe landfills, collection of waste, and safe disposal of different kinds of waste (industrial, hospital, etc.), information is needed on the potential for employment and private sector opportunities to recycle and reuse the waste.

Against the above background, UNDP has initiated a consultancy in 2018 covering Mon State. Building on the outcomes of the work in Mon, UNDP will contract an experienced consultant to provide sound technical advice and capacity development support to Rakhine State Government on SWM, and the Department for Development Affairs in particular.

Duties and Responsibilities

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Competencies

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Required Skills and Experience

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