Plastic Waste Expert

The Plastic Waste Expert will be involved in one initiatives implemented within the GGGI’s Global Program on the Plastic Treaty (GPPT), which will have a global implementation level and will initially cover two countries in Asia (including the Philippines), one country in Africa, one country in Latin America and one in the Pacific. The objective is to support GGGI’s member countries in improving their readiness for the Treaty’s implementation.

The Plastic Waste Expertwill ensure proper engagement with relevant government partners and agencies in the Philippines and will coordinate and collaborate with the following GGGI personnel:

• Solid Waste Management Expert (consultant) based in the USA;
• Senior Waste, Sanitation and Circular Economy Program Officer (staff) based in Manila;
• Capacity Development Officer (staff) based in Manila.
• The Plastic Waste Expertwill have multiple responsibilities and will need to be flexible and responsive to sometimes rapidly changing needs and tight deadlines.

The Plastic Waste Expert will have the following tasks and duties:

• Implement interviews with government officers, representatives of the private and informal sector, development partners.
• Support the identification governments’ needs for more support in relation to negotiating the Treaty and future strategic action planning.
• Collect and analyze primary and secondary data regarding the cost/benefit of implementing the Plastic Waste Treaty in the Philippines.
• Collect and analyze primary and secondary data regarding Section 29 of R.A. 9003 to assess the impact that this Section may have for the implementation of the Plastic Waste Treaty and the relevance of this Section in relation to the current capacities of the plastic industries (production and recycling).
• Support the Solid Waste Management Expert in the preparation of Project Idea Notes regarding the Philippines.
• Support the Solid Waste Management Expert in the preparation of reports and Project Idea Notes (PINs) concerning other GGGI member countries involved in the project.
• Support the preparation of technical papers and other material to be presented during a consultation workshop organized as side event during the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee 5 (November 2024, Korea) and in other international platforms

Engagement:

• Develop and maintain strong working relations with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other governmental agencies to ensure buy-in of the GGP, including identifying and solving issues when they arise to minimize impact towards program results.
• Develop and implement suitable communication mechanisms and tools to update relevant stakeholders on the progress of all activities.
• Maintain an overview of the project pipeline, funding opportunities and partnership options in the Philippines.

Delivery:

• Build awareness about the Program amongst key stakeholders in the Philippines.
• Identify potential approaches and strategies to enhance closer collaboration and alignment between GGGI and all key government partners involved in program delivery.
• Prepare and facilitate Program workshops, meetings and other relevant events together with relevant program and project teams.
• Maintain and update Development Partners and Donors’ database management for the country.
• Contribute to various documents (or portions of documents) for projects’ reporting  and proposal development.
• Support the Country Representative and Senior Team Members on research information for quality project design and implementation, enriching GGGI’s knowledge platform and knowledge products.

Qualifications:

• The successful applicant must demonstrate outstanding professional competence and hold exemplary and relevant academic credentials. Specifically, the application should provide convincing evidence of the following:
• Master’s degree or higher in relevant discipline, including environmental engineering, sanitation engineering, civil engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience in solid waste management and circular economy (experience shall include policy and governance-related aspects, financial aspects, social aspects and technical/operational aspects)
• Good knowledge on primary plastic production, plastic waste generation and management
• Experience in relating a with the informal waste management sector
• Experience in coordinating with multiple stakeholders, including governmental authorities, multilateral agencies, development partners, private sector and civil society organizations.
• Good working knowledge of government relations and communications.
• Experience in other fields related to green growth, including (but not limited to) environment, energy, infrastructure, or economic development.
• Proven ability to work in a pro-active way, independently and deliver quality results requiring minimal supervision.
• Experience in working in development settings.
• Interpersonal savvy and approachability would be an asset.
• Experience working for International Organizations and would be an asset.
• Working fluency in English.
• Working fluency in other languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian) would be an asset.

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/philippines-plastic-waste-expert-565396.html