Project Assistant - Plastic Waste Management
- United Nations
- 2 - 5 Years
- Vijayawada, Guntur
- 4 years ago
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Please note that the person selected for this position will be offered a contract with UNDP under its National Personnel Services Agreement (N-PSA) modality. More information about the N-PSA is available here [link to the N-PSA POPP https://bit.ly/3gaGFud).
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
This initiative is designed to minimize negative impacts and risks to environment and to human health in India, by enhancing sustainable Plastic Waste Management practices, through a socio- technical model (segregation/collection/ recycling) while ensuring compliance with regulations, to improve use of resources and in line with Swachh Bharat Mission in India in this project the waste pickers (Safaii Mitras) will be institutionalized with respective governance mechanisms and attain improved social conditions. Project's targets at the end of period are, to better manage an amount more than 85,000 MT/year of plastic waste and to improve socio-economic conditions of 30,000 plus Safaii Mitras. To achieve the project objective and outcomes, the project is structured in 4 components: Component 1: Aims to develop support and implement an economically sustainable model (ESM) for packaging plastic waste management. Component 2: focuses on design and implementation of Pilots in City Units (Swachhta Kendras) for improved plastic waste management, in the administrative wards of selected cities Component 3 is directed mainly to design, sustain and provide elements to institutionalize Swachhta Kendra in governance bodies and to obtain improved socio-economic conditions for waste pickers. Component 4 is aimed to developed a knowledge management, monitoring and communication mechanisms, which will be based in a in-built adoptive feedback system from project results at various stages along the entire duration.
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Employement Type: Part timeFunctional Area: ITRole Category: Software EngineerRole/Responsibilies: Project Assistant - Plastic Waste ManagementContact Details:
Company: United NationsLocation(s): Vijayawada, Guntur+ View Contact
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