Background
Cambodia is one of the fastest growing economies with rapid population growth in Asia. With growing population and economic activities, Cambodia now faces the new challenge of the mounting volume of waste. Between 2004 in 2017, solid waste disposal in municipal landfills has drastically increased from 318,000 tons to 1.5 million ton per annum (MoE, 2018). According to the recent UNDP study in 2018, this situation is particularly alarming in major cities, such as Phnom Penh, which produces 2,300 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%) (ibid) yet a very minimal amount has been recycled under current waste management practices.
To tackle this waste problem, a new project, “building an enabling environment for sustainable development in Cambodia” was launched in January 2019 with funding support from Sweden and UNDP with the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) as an implementing partner. Among other objectives, this project promotes circular economy options such as 3Rs: Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle for waste management.
Within the project three analytical papers are being developed by national consultants regarding organic waste management, plastic recycling and waste-to-energy. These papers are schedules to be finalized by the middle of November.
Duties and Responsibilities
The overall objective is research and policy recommendations to create an enabling environment for circular economy road map for waste management. The contractor is expected to take an overall approach in reviewing the institutional framework and policies. In the work the consultant shall build on the analytical papers prepared by national consultants, but the contractor is expected to broaden the analysis. The contractor is expected to:
Review institutional framework and policies relating to circular economy in Cambodia, with a focus on waste management
Review institutional framework and policy in regard to waste collection in Cambodia
Conducts assessment on budget, expenditure and financial gap review in the waste management sector in Cambodia
Develop policy recommendations for a road map for circular economy in Cambodia
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
Strong research and policy background in analytical skills in waste management, circular economy and communication skills
Flexibility and ability to operate in different cultural settings and with a variety of stakeholders; culturally and gender sensitive.
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s degree, or equivalent, in waste management or other related fields. PhD in a relevant field is a plus.
Experience:
- At least 7 years of experience with conducting research and assessments on waste, provision of technical support for waste management, and waste related infrastructure design. Prior experience in implementing 3Rs: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle or other forms of circular economy policy development is a plus
Language Requirement:
English is required.
Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=61051 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.
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Interested individual offeror must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
1. Proposal:
(i) Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
(ii) A writing sample to proven strong research and policy background in analytical skills in waste management, circular economy and communication skills
(iii) Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable)
2. Financial proposal
3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references
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