Environment Systems Researcher
vor 14 Stunden
Result of Service
The work of the consultant will contribute to the production of a finalized short technical report (20-30 pages) which will be then formatted as a UNCTAD publication, alongside an updated trade and pollution dashboard. The consultant is also expected to assist in events related to dissemination of the report, including liaison with WHO One Health activities and BRS conventions events.
Work Location
Home-based
Expected duration
01.06.23 - 31.12.23
**Responsibilities**:
For this work, a consultant is needed to estimate Life Cycle Analysis of SMEP projects to the end-point (health), extending existing work already available at the SMEP trade and pollution dashboard.
Under the supervision of the Project Officer, the consultant will perform the following duties:
- Prepare a methodological note structing the approach to survey the health consequences (positive and negative) of the SMEP plastic projects, taking into consideration their characteristics, material flows, through the extension of life-cycle analysis methodologies to the endpoint (workers and exposed populations).
- Conduct a literature review using SMEP grantees as primary sources and other technical sources, including technical literature on the epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases linked to plastic pollution, labor hazards in recovery, recycling and upcycling activities, potential contaminants, and national legislation aspects of countries covered in the SMEP plastics intervention. The scoping should also involve the latest findings from LCA examinations of material-shift performed by UNCTAD’s SMEP Dashboard and other relevant sources, such as UNEP life cycle initiative and WHO One Health.
- A set of 9 structured interviews with project developers and the principal investigators under the SMEP plastics project portfolio for obtaining information which can be processed via literature-backed proxies and LCA inventories into health impact estimations.
- Preparation of a 20-30-page summary report containing the structured lessons, formatted, and presented in a way to make it policy-relevant for national authorities, project developers, pollution and health practitioners, and policy makers;
- Update the UNCTAD SMEP dashboard to include LCA endpoint impact estimations of impacts on health (based on SMEP portfolio of 9 projects).
- Derive an academic submission to a peer-reviewed journal based on work performed, with acknowledgements to donor agencies (UNCTAD and FCDO).
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in Environmental Engineering, System Analysis, Environmental Management or related field is required.
A doctoral degree in related areas is an asset.
Ten years work experience in economic development, particularly in themes related to environmental sustainability is required. Experience working on plastic pollution issues is required.
Experience with coordination of multidisciplinary environmental reports, including data implementation in public data-transparency dashboards is an asset.
Languages
Fluency in oral and written English is required.
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.
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