National Project Assistant for Health Care Waste Management (примерный перевод: Национальный ассистент проекта по управлению отходами здравоохранения) (Египет - Тендер #3359327)

BACKGROUND/ORGANIZATION CONTEXT:

The project objective is to prevent and reduce health and environmental risks related to POPs and harmful chemicals through their release reduction achieved by provision of an integrated institutional and regulatory framework covering environmentally sound Health Care Waste and E-waste management. The project will reduce emissions of Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs) as well as other hazardous releases (e.g. mercury, lead, etc.) resulting from the unsound management, disposal and recycling of a) Health-Care Waste (HCW), in particular due to substandard incineration practice and open burning of HCW; and, b) Electronic Waste, in particular due to the practice of unsound collection and recycling activities and open burning of electronic waste.

The project will achieve this by i) determining the baseline for releases of UPOPs and other hazardous substances (e.g. mercury, lead) resulting from unsound HCW and E-waste practices; ii) conducting facility assessments; iii) building capacity among key stakeholders; iv) implementing Best Environmental Procedure (BEP) at selected model hospitals, health-care facilities (HCFs) and a central treatment facility (CTF); v) introducing Best Available Technique (BAT) and BEP to formal and informal E-waste processors; vi) preparing health care facilities for the use/maintenance of non-mercury devices followed by introduction of mercury-free devices; vii) evaluating facilities to ensure that they have successfully implemented BEP; viii) installing and evaluating BAT technology(ies) at one Central Treatment Facility based on a defined evaluation criteria; and, xi) enhancing national Health-Care Waste Management (HCWM) training opportunities to reach out to additional hospitals/HCFs.

The project has been financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) acts as the GEF Implementing Agency. The project is executed by Ministry of Environment (MoE), which will assume the overall responsibility for the achievement of project results as UNDP’s Implementing Partner (IP).

The Project Assistant will be based in the Project office in Al Fostat, Cairo or very close to it. Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager (PM) and overall guidance of the National Project Director (NPD) together with the Project Steering Committee (PSC), the Project Assistant will support effective delivery of the activities within the project by administering and executing processes and transactions and supporting day-to-day project implementation consistent with UNDP rules and regulations.

The incumbent will work in close cooperation with the Ministry of Environment (MOE), Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), UNDP Program, operations team, technical advisors, consultants and experts, and civil society ensuring successful project implementation as deemed necessary.

COMPETENCIES

Corporate Competencies:

• Integrity: Demonstrate commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
• Respect of diversity: Displays cultural, gender, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Core Competencies

• Client Orientation: Focus on impact and results for the client and respond positively to feedback.
• Team Work: Participate in teams effectively and show conflict resolution skills.
• Relationship Building: Build strong relationships with clients and external actors.
• Stress Management: Remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure.
• Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
• Consistently approach work with high energy and positive and constructive attitude.

Functional Competencies:

• Development and Operational Effectiveness: Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support to planning and implementation of the project, managing data, and clear and accurate reporting. Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new systems, including new IT based systems.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR EVALUATION OF RESULTS:

• Effective and timely fulfillment of all financial steps via ensuring due diligence and respecting the UNDP rules and regulations.
• Effective fulfillment of financial, logistical and organizational requirements for the project.
• Timely management of PMU requirements in terms of asset and financial document management systems.
• High quality maintenance of files and records and efficient response to queries.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in business administration, economics, human resources or related disciplines;
• Solid experience of administration, planning and reporting on foreign funded projects; and experience with international auditing requirements.
• Good secretarial skills and good organizational capacity.
• Knowledge in administrative procedures of the Government.
• Previous experience with UNDP Projects is an asset.
• Good computer skills in common word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (MS Excel), MS Power point and other relevant software.
• Appropriate English language skills, both spoken and written.
• Excellent inter-personal skills as well as working well within a team environment.

BENEFITS:

• 15 days’ annual vacation.
• Medical insurance.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• For the interested candidate, please e-mail to tmelaraby@gmail.com your CV and letter of interest in a single document named “[First, Middle and Last name]”. The subject line of the e-mail should read “HC&EW Project Assistant”.
• Applications are currently being accepted until 10 June 2018.