Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Verification Expert at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Consultant Will Undertake The Following Tasks

• Hold physical or virtual meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Review national legislation, policies and procedures on ozone depleting substances (ODS) imports/exports.
• Describe and summarize the process of issuing licenses.
• Assess the licensing, quota, import control and monitoring system should be carried out.
• Collect and review official statistics on imports/export maintained by Customs Department, representative samples of reports from importers/exporters and where available of distributors.
• Analysis and compare various data collected from various sources.
• Conclude the exercise by discussing conclusions and recommendations.
• Provide statements on whether the country has met the consumption targets specified in the Agreement between the country and Executive Committee.
• In addition, the consultant will provide its draft to the UN Environment for review and comments and finalize the draft with the consideration of the comments received from UN Environment. The consultant will also need to assist UN Environment to clarify and respond to issues and questions raised by the Multilateral Fund Secretariat during its review, and make necessary changes following discussion and agreement with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat.

Qualifications/special Skills

• Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in engineering or environmental science or related area is required. A first university degree with a combination of two years professional and academic qualifications may be accepted in lieu of the advance degree.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, environmental science, or related field is required.Knowledge of technical issues of ozone depleting substances, experience in the implementation of Montreal Protocol activities and experience in data collection, review and management at the national level regarding HCFCs or related substances is an added advantage
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position fluency in oral and written English is required. Working knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Closing; 19 August 2022