Solid Waste Institutional Expert
Contract
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Background
The health sector continues to be over-stretched responding to the C19 crisis. While GoI continues efforts to strengthen response capacities, local civil society, international and private sector support has been critical; C19 demonstrated the need for cost-effective local solutions that can enable the health sector to cope with the health crisis at hand. Also, with the increase in C19 cases and precautionary measures taken, the volume of waste generated has increased including at the health facilities, contributing to higher levels of environment pollution.
UNDP will support a medical waste management pilot project by developing environmentally sound management practices for health-care waste (HCW). It will initially support health-care facilities in Muthana governorates (including those supported by UNDP through its C19 response) to strengthen HCW management systems, and support developing self-help capacities within the local institutions, and raise awareness in the target locations on the importance of waste management.
Accordingly, UNDP Iraq pursues to conclude a contract with a Solid Waste Institutional Expert to work as an Individual Consultant to support the implementation of the activities of the projects as summarized in the below deliverables.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main tasks and responsibilities under this consultancy are to:
1. Support Training for 5 health facilities in Al Muthanna governorate. Training activities are for health workers who are dealing with the health care waste management in selected health facilities; and strengthening or establishment of infectious disease control committees at the selected health facilities.
2. Develop a COVID-19 healthcare waste management guideline/procedure nationwide.
3. Support the conduct of two hygiene awareness campaign targeting health workers and patients at the selected health facilities.
4. Providing detailed specifications of shredder autoclave and Personal Protection Equipment.
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference
Competencies
C****orporate 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.
- Robust analytic skills to identify issues and solutions.
- Focuses on results and responds positively to feedback.
- Strong writing skills, including editing and proofreading.
- Strong communication skills.
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexity.
- Team spirit and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adapt to a multi-cultural working environment.
- Shares knowledge and experience.
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired Skills.
Required Skills and Experience
- A graduate degree in Business Administration, Solid Waste Management, Environmental engineering, Environmental management or any other related field.
- More than 10 years of relevant experience in environmental projects management, environmental management, drafting national/regional strategies, institutional set up arrangements of SWM and analytical reports.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in supporting activities related to solid waste management; engagement in works related to medical waste management with focusing on Covid-19 situation is preferable.
- Experience to work with national governments and other development partners or research institutions.
- Proven experience in developing similar assignments for local authorities in MENA region
- Proven experience in conducting capacity building in similar projects.
- Previous experience in implementing similar projects with UNDP or other UN agencies/International NGOs
- Familiarity and/or experience with the Iraqi and/or Middle East context
- Acceptance of IC General Terms and Conditions
Language
Fluent in English language. Arabic speaker is preferable.
The Annexes are available in the following link:
UNDP | Procurement Notices - 76660 - Solid Waste Institutional Expert
ANNEX 1- TERMS OF REFERENCES (TOR)
ANNEX 2- INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ANNEX 3- OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY
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