Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category:
Type: Full Time
Deadline: 08-Oct-18 12:00:00 AM
Salary:
Description
"Elimination of obsolete pesticide stockpiles and addressing POPs contaminated sites within a sound chemicals management framework in Armenia" is a GEF-5 Chemicals and Waste focal area project. The objective of the Project is to protect human health and the environment globally as well as locally through elimination of POPs and obsolete pesticide (OP) stockpiles and addressing associated contaminated sites within a sound chemicals management framework to fulfill Armenia's signatory party commitments of Stockholm Convention. Additionally, the Project will provide critically needed hazardous chemical waste infrastructure and national technical capability for the ongoing management of POPs and other hazardous chemical wastes as well as supporting the strengthening of institutional and regulatory capacity within an overall chemicals management framework. Taking into account the fact that the use of polyethylene packages in Armenia has led to serious environmental problems, the Ministry of Nature Protection has initiated the "Gradual Phase-out of Single-use Polyethylene Packages and Containers (Bags) Use". The process involves number of measures, the first of which is the introduction of a system for the application of economic mechanisms and tools to reduce the use of polyethylene bags.
Assignment Objective:
The objective of current assignment, is to provide a consultancy and technical assistance to develop exact measures based on international experience to limit the use of polyethylene packages in Armenia or to gradually phase-out. It is planned to prohibit trading and public catering objects offering free of charge disposable packages (bags) from ethylene polymers for packaging of goods by setting a pricing differentiated approach from 15 to 50 microns* thickness packages. The basis of the sale price should be the fees or taxes set by the legislation, with the justification of pricing. The applied system of mechanisms should ensure generating of taxes or fees from the sale of polyethylene packages in the appropriate targeted off-budget accounts for implementing measures to address the problem. This assignment, will provide support to the Ministry of Nature Protection (MNP of the RA) in development of the aforementioned. The Expert is expected to closely cooperate with the Ministry of Nature Protection staff and with other specialists in UNDP involved in this scope.
Responsibilities
Consistent with the above reflected general scope, the National Expert will undertake the following activities:
- Study of polyethylene bags, sack circulation field in the Republic of Armenia, collection of complete data;
- Development and analysis of received information;
- Development of further strategic provisions;
- Assistance to the development of legislative package prohibiting commercial use of free-of-charge disposable polyethylene packages (based on existing principles of the legal framework, results of the collected data and legislative analysis).
Deliverables:
- Study conducted, and preliminary findings with strategic provisions presented to the Project team and to the Ministry of Nature Protection;
- Assistance provided to the development of legislative package prohibiting commercial use of free-of-charge disposable polyethylene packages.
Payment mode: payment will be made upon confirmation of UNDP on delivery of the outputs in a satisfactory manner using the following installments; 100% upon completion of the Outputs 1 and 2 (up to 30 days involvement).
Timing and reporting: the National Expert will be engaged on short-term base, up to 30 working days during 2-month period under the Individual Contract arrangement, and direct supervision of the Project Coordinator and within the overall advice of UNDP SGR (Sustainable Growth and Resilience) Portfolio Manager and in close cooperation with the Project team and stakeholders, i.e. MNP of the RA.
RequiredQualifications
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling 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;
- Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
Functional Competencies:
- Knowledge of national and international best practices and mechanisms related to effective management of single-use plastics;
- Excellent analytical skills;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to express ideas clearly and concisely;
- Excellent presentation skills;
- Excellent coordination and collaboration skills with ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with people of different social and cultural backgrounds;
- IT skills: MS Office, web applications.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Master's degree in Economics, Environmental Science or another related field;
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the Environmental Economics field studies and analyses;
- Previous involvement in the study of single-use plastics aspects is an asset;
- Language skills: Armenian, English (technical proficiency).
Benefits
Job URL: iJob.am - National Expert on Gradual Phase-out of Single-use Plastics @ UNFPA Armenia
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