Specific Roles and responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Head of the SDG
and Environment Statistics Unit (UNEP/Early Warning and Assessment Division),
the consultant will;
Country activities:
Prior to country mission, the consultant will:
Prepare an inception report outlining a comprehensive
desk review of the national context for indicators, including data availability
and requirements, list and contacts of key stakeholders to engage with.
Develop a step-by-step document and
calculation/working sheets for specific indicators, including necessary
information on the source of data, responsible entity and embedded formulae to
calculate the indicators.
Develop appropriate technical material to be
presented in countries, in English, in collaboration with UNEP, by using
existing technical resource materials.
In-country mission, the consultant will:
Convene relevant stakeholders and conduct a hands-on
training using the prepared technical material in collaboration with UNEP and
relevant national entities.
Assist government officials in identifying
appropriate data and calculating relevant indicators.
Upon completion of the country mission, the consultant will:
Prepare mission report, in English, with the
following criteria, among others:
Activities undertaken in each country, including list
of government officials and entities engaged with
Obtained results
Follow-up actions needed
Annexes: country inception report, all prepared
material relevant to the mission, list of participants, etc.
Online follow-up with countries on questions or
clarifications required from countries.
Reporting activities:
Guidelines report for Measuring Circular Economy
Final report on countries activities, including
lessons learnt, best practices and annexes including all prepared material
relevant to the countries missions.
Qualifications/special skills
A Master’s degree in Environmental Science is
required. A doctoral degree is desirable.
At least 10 years of progressively responsible
training experience on environmental and sustainable development issues is
required.
Proven expertise and experience in working with
countries to enhance their technical and statistical capacities is required.
Experience in the UN system and in a
government/intergovernmental setting is desirable.
Proven expertise and experience in working on
circular economy, sustainable consumption and production, and waste for
sustainable development is desired.
How To Apply
