Result of Service

Specific partnerships with industry alliances and resources identified and secured

Work Location

Nairobi (Office-based)

Expected duration

12 months over a 12-month period (full time), starting on 1 June 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

A. Background: (1) Organisation setting: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The overall objective of the UNEP’s Industry and Economy Division is to encourage decision makers in government, local authorities and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies and practices and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive. It promotes the development, use and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision making and the building of corresponding activities. As part of the Industry and Economy Division, UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) works with developing countries to implement sustainable solutions to environmental challenges, with focus on holistic waste management. The Centre promotes and advocates sustainability of waste management and disposal, based on the circularity principles and through the life-cycle approach. Sound management of waste contributes to all three pillars of sustainable development. In particular, UNEP-IETC provides technical and advisory support to national and local governments to enhance their use of environmentally sound strategies and approaches. UNEP-IETC also implements in-country demonstration projects using innovative waste prevention and management methods and technologies to improve human well-being, reduce the impact of climate change, increase resilience and create jobs. Working with a wide range of partners and in line with relevant multilateral environmental agreements, UNEP-IETC mission is to serve as a global centre of excellence on environmentally sound technologies with focus on holistic waste management. UNEP-IETC is also contributing to the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee processes from the waste management perspective. (2) Purpose: Under the MTS 2022-2025, UNEP developed the waste management programme towards zero waste. Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), also called e-waste, has been identified as one of the priority topics under the programme. UNEP also has another programme on circularity in sector where the electronic sector has been identified as one of the four high impact sectors. The objective of the UNEP’s electronics sector project is to include circularity and sustainability in the production and consumption of electronic products throughout their value chain. For this purpose, the national level sector policies and regulations in this sector should be reviewed; industrial or enterprise policies and voluntary action needs to be promoted; transparency and traceability of electronic products and their properties would be ensured in the value chain; and consumer action is directed towards sustainable product choices. The proposed consultancy will develop UNEP’s programme for the sustainability of the electronics sector based on the project document. For this purpose, the consultant will carry out analysis of industry standards and policies for electronic sector sustainability, review existing national/regional/global policies and standards, developing necessary partnerships, raising financial resources. B. Duties: 1) Objectives: To develop UNEP activities on prepare a report on approaches to plastic waste management in a carbon-neutral society (2) Output expectations: (a) Report on the current electronic industry strategy and action on sustainable electronic sector; (b) Report on the current government policies and regulation on sustainable electronic sector; (c) At least three project concept notes for donor funding; and (d) At least two global/regional networks of the stakeholder on sustainable electronic sector. (3) Performance indicators: (a) The production of the two technical reports, of which quality satisfactory to UNEP; (b) Project concepts accepted for funding; and (c) Concrete workplans of the networks. C. Specific tasks and responsibilities: A consultant will work directly with and will be supervised by Head of IETC. Also, a consultant will work with other consultants and staff members in a UNEP electronics team. The tasks of the consultant are: (1) Collect and analyse the information on the sustainability strategies and action of the electronic sector, in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union and World Business Council on Sustainable Development to source information; (2) Develop and draft a report on the analysis of the existing sector strategies and action; (3) Incorporate comments from reviewers and prepare a final draft on the sector strategies; (4) Collect and analyse the information on the national level policies and regulation on the electronic sectors, including e-waste policies, product transparency policies, and trade policies; (5) Develop and draft a report on the analysis of the existing national electronic sector policies and regulations; (6) Incorporate comments from reviewers and prepare a final draft on the national policies; (7) Prepare at least three project concepts on the electronics high impact sector and submit them to donors identified; (8) Initiate discussion with bilateral and multilateral donors on the project concepts developed; (9) Develop and operationalize global or regional or sub-regional networks of electronics sector stakeholders, possibly involving national governments, industry groups and enterprises, consumer groups, e-waste recyclers, and other stakeholders deemed appropriate for such networks; (10) Prepare reports of the networks meetings; and (11) Prepare and submit monthly progress reports to UNEP.

Qualifications/special skills

Education: • Masters or equivalent in the field of environmental management, industry sustainability, environmental or industrial engineering, environmental education, economics, and other related areas. Professional Experience: • At least 10 years of professional experiences in programme development, project management, sector sustainability policy and other sustainable electronics sector related fields. • Experiences in UN technical report writing. Special knowledge and skills: • Capacity to gather, analyze and synthesize data and generate relevant information (asset). • Prior experience working with international organizations (desirable). • Willingness to promote gender equity. • Cultural sensitivity / Appreciation of diversity.

Languages

• Demonstrated capacity to write UN documents in English.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.