Solid Waste Management and Project Implementation Expert Job ID : 280725

Result of Service

Lead the technical and operational assessment of solid waste management conditions in El Potrerillo Market, including identification of critical gaps, operational constraints, and implementation opportunities.

Technical Evaluation and Selection Process

Lead the technical evaluation and selection process for organic waste treatment and valorization solutions, including assessment of technologies such as composting, biodigestion, anaerobic treatment, hybrid systems, or other feasible alternatives.

Supervision and Coordination

• Supervise and coordinate implementing partners and technical contractors responsible for studies, designs, infrastructure implementation, operational pilots, and community engagement activities.
• Ensure the technical quality, feasibility, and implementation readiness of all proposed solutions, designs, operational models, and infrastructure components.
• Lead coordination and articulation processes with territorial stakeholders, public institutions, waste management operators, waste picker organizations, market associations, and community actors to support implementation and operational sustainability.
• Facilitate participatory and interinstitutional processes required for the implementation, validation, and operationalization of waste management systems.
• Care for the coordination and supervision of implementation activities in the field, including monitoring of construction, installation, operational testing, pilot implementation, and commissioning processes where applicable.

Risk Management and Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify implementation risks, operational bottlenecks, institutional constraints, and stakeholder coordination challenges, and propose mitigation or corrective actions.

Operational Sustainability

• Support the development of operational sustainability strategies, including governance arrangements, institutional coordination mechanisms, financing approaches, and long-term operational planning.

Capacity Building

• Support the development of operational sustainability strategies, including governance arrangements, institutional coordination mechanisms, financing approaches, and long-term operational planning
• Support technical capacity-building activities for municipal institutions, waste picker organizations, operators, and community stakeholders related to waste management and circular economy systems.

Project Support

• Provide technical support to additional solid waste management and urban basic services projects implemented by the UN-Habitat Andean Countries Hub, including technical reviews, implementation support, stakeholder coordination, and development of technical documentation.

Reporting and Documentation

• Develop technical progress reports, implementation monitoring documents, technical recommendations, and final implementation assessments.