Consultant | Accelerating and scaling up city-level best practices from Asia for the Global Plastic Treaty Recommendations

If you are passionate to contribute to conservation efforts in Indonesia, this is the opportunity for you to join the national conservation organization in Indonesia. Yayasan WWF Indonesia, an independent national conservation organization, is part of a global network of WWF. Yayasan WWF Indonesia is seeking the best candidate for the Consultant | Accelerating and scaling up city-level best practices from Asia for the

Global Plastic Treaty Recommendations position. This position will be based in Indonesia.

Target Audiences

Government stakeholders/entities/officials including Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) delegates, national/local/city government officials, businesses, funders, investors

Objectives and Output of the Assignment

This project aims to provide evidence-based recommendations both for INC delegates in their deliberation of global rules to end plastic pollution and to national/ city government officials in their capacity to provide inputs to their respective INC delegates including in welcoming the plastics treaty through the project’s outputs of a July 2023 short online workshop report and Sept. 2023 the final report that will contain the following details :

1. Policy recommendations for scaling up city-level policy interventions through the plastics treaty based on case studies of PSC and partners including a discussion of the benefits of a harmonized global regulatory framework to city-level solutions;
2. Policy recommendations that provide solutions in the form of global rules to problems that cannot be solved at a city or national level based on case studies of PSC and partners e.g. bans, product requirements;
3. Policy recommendations regarding solutions that should be mandated by the treaty but then customized in accordance with national and local context including best ways of implementing these; and
4. A discussion of how WWF is helping cities prepare in terms of policy, technology, and capacity for the negotiations and eventually the plastics treaty itself.

Timeline

1. Approx. Mar. 2023 to July 2023: Report writing/ production
2. Approx. July 2023: Report validation workshop (one hour online) with the consultant producing a July 2023 short workshop report 
3. Approx. Aug 2023: Report revision, finalization, and designing 
4. Approx. Sept. 2023: final report dissemination with the target of either a one-hour online launch event or a one-hour online meeting

Qualifications & Experience: 

Required experience and expertise:

• Degree in social sciences, environmental sciences, waste management, or similar.
• Proficient in project design, monitoring evaluation, and evaluation of projects.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• 5-8 years of experience in relevant fields
• Good knowledge of solid waste management issues, including plastic waste and pollution, in low and middle-income countries.
• Good knowledge of city-based models to reduce waste and pollution.
• Documentable experience from similar reviews or evaluations/assessments, including previous work with plastic programs

Please visit https://bit.ly/3JsEqQC for detailed info.

How to apply

Interested candidates should send their application including resume and application letter including proposed methodology, links to previous similar work, and 2-3 references to Yumi Nishikawa <ynishikawa@wwf.id> & Marilyn Mercado <mmercado@wwf.org.ph> no later than March 22, 2023

Candidates who are successful with their application will be called for an online interview to demonstrate their skills and experiences.