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Sunday, May 24, 2015

International Part-Time Technical Solid Waste Management Expert

Description

The overall goal of the National Solid Waste Management Programme (NSWMP) is that the national olid waste management system contributes significantly to the sustainable protection of the environment and climate, the conservation of resources and the reduction of healt-realted hazards for the population in Egypt. The NSWMP includes work at the national, regional and local levels, including financial and technical cooperaiton support to initially four Egyptian Governorates: Qena and Assiut in Upper Egypt, Kafr El Sheikh and Gharbia in the Delta. Through developing a new national SWM policy & legal framework, dedicated institutions and enhanced professional capacity, and new investments in infrastructure and services, the NSWMP will also set SWM as a key entry point for economic development, employment, integration of the informal sector and social participation in the process of planning and implementing public infrastructure and services. One of these is the opportunigy to create business and employment opportunities through ISWM, ie high resource efficient / high employment generating integrated SWM systems.

Qualifications Required Only the experts meeting the set criteria will be shortlisted and contacted.

- Master / Bachelor degree in engineering, environmental management or equivalent
- Fluency in English
- profound know-how on technical aspects of solid waste management, in particular: collection, organisation of waste handling (transfer stations), recycling, composting, treatment and disposal (landfilling, incineration), planning, design and procedural know-how on permitting technical facilities, as well as improving social acceptability

Professional Experience Required

The work will focus on developing technical and environmental standards, incl.
- monitoring compliance with technical and environmental procedures and standards as well as with environmental and social impact assessment procedures, public consultation and participation requirements;
- procedural requirements for cases requiring resettlement; and
- mainstraiming environmental, health & safety standards to be mainstreamed into service performance specifications. 

Duration

60 months, part-time, in Cairo

Commencement

Oct 2015

Deadline For Applications

2015-05-28

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