Overview
The Senior Urban Development Specialist (Waste Management) will provide expert support and advisory work on designing and implementing solid waste management, circular economy, and urban environmental management projects.
Tasks Summary
- Provide expert support and advisory work on innovative project design, specifically on regulations and policies, and alternative, advance and appropriate technologies for solid waste management.
- Provide extensive inputs during project design and implementation, including identification of supply and demand, and recommendation on suitable action to address such issues, and regulatory and policy reform components.
- Provide guidance on advancing policy, stand-alone technical assistance aimed at building capacity, management of available resources and operation and maintenance including network management, strengthening urban planning and development through project investment, and institutional reforms related to solid waste management for urban areas.
- Support sector departments and regional departments/resident missions as a mission/project member in preparing solid waste management projects and advise governments on improving urban environmental management.
- Facilitate collaboration with sector departments and thematic departments and regional departments on relevant solid waste management.
- Conduct development of knowledge products and services for innovative practices and technologies on solid waste management and circular economy.
- Participate in solid waste management community of practice and contribute to a wider departmental and organizational agenda for waste management and circular economy.
- Lead the organization and implementation of knowledge sharing events, workshops on specialized topics and capacity building program on solid waste management.
- Lead and participate in designing special initiatives and programs to promote sustainable, inclusive, environmentally sound waste management system in Asia and the Pacific region.
- Prepare presentations and other briefs for use in meetings related to the trust fund, including the annual consultation meeting with financing partners, and other management support requested.
Experience Requirements
- At least 10 years of relevant working experience in international professional work involving waste management and circular economy.
- International experience working in several countries
- Experience undertaking high-quality background research and analysis on difficult but well-defined tasks; collect and organize required data and information; apply appropriate computer skills in analyzing and developing the data; and prepare notes, papers, and sections of reports
Qualification Requirements
• Master's degree or equivalent in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Environmental economics, Public policy or relevant fields; or University degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, or related fields and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
