Requisition ID: 7099
Grade: ISA-NOC
Country: Bangladesh
Duty Station: Dhaka
Category: National Consultant
Type of Job Posting: External
Employment Type: NonStaff-When Act. Employed
Contract Duration: 100 workdays
Application deadline: 03-Mar-2026, 11:59 PM (Vienna, Austria time)
Vacancy Announcement
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT PERSONNEL
Only nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are considered eligible.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
UNIDO welcomes applications from qualified persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to applicants and employees with disabilities to support full participation in the recruitment process and in the performance of their duties.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. The mission UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013 as well as the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the eighteenth session of UNIDO General Conference in 2019, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. The relevance of ISID, however, applies to a greater or lesser extent to all SDGs.
The medium-term programme framework (MTPF) is UNIDO’s core strategic document. As the Organization moves from the 2022–2025 cycle to the 2026–2029 MTPF, it sets a renewed vision to support Member States shape their industries for development. The new priorities include renewable and clean energy, sustainable access and climate action, ending hunger through innovation and local value addition, and fair and sustainable global and regional supply chains. Cross-cutting priorities focus on industrial and economic policy advice, skills development, fostering digitalization and artificial intelligence, gender equality and the empowerment of women, supporting youth, promoting cleaner production and circular economy, and leveraging private sector investment and development finance.
Each of these programmatic fields of activity contains a number of individual programmes, which are implemented in a holistic manner to achieve effective outcomes and impacts through UNIDO’s four enabling functions: (i) technical cooperation; (ii) analytical and research functions and policy advisory services; (iii) normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and (iv) convening and partnerships for knowledge transfer, networking and industrial cooperation. Such core functions are carried out in Divisions/Offices in its Headquarters, Sub-regional Offices and Country Offices.
Under the overall direction of the Director General, and in close collaboration with all relevant organizational entities within UNIDO, the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development (TCS), headed by a Managing Director, ensures the Organization's application of strategies and interventions for sustainable industrial development related to environment, energy, Micro, Small and Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs), and digitalization. The Directorate also oversees the Organization's normative contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through industrial policy advice and capacity development. Through coordination in-house and with Member States and industry stakeholders, it ensures that the services provided in these areas contribute to effective and appropriate technical, business and policy solutions and are focused on results, scaling up and positioning UNIDO as a leading platform for industrial development in developing countries and global fora.
The Directorate is responsible for the Division of Industrial Policy Advice and Capacity Development (TCS/IPC), and technical Divisions of Circular Economy and Green Industry (TCS/CEG), Energy and Climate Action (TCS/ECA), Climate Innovation and Montreal Protocol (TCS/CMP); MSME Competitiveness, Quality and Job Creation (TCS/SME); and Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence (TCS/DAI). Leveraging the diverse skill sets of UNIDO personnel and the services provided by the two TC directorates, TCS collaborates closely with IET to develop and implement programmes and projects, aiming at enhancing synergy and complementarity and maximizing UNIDO corporate performance and impacts on the ground. The Directorate also ensures close coordination and collaboration among the Divisions as well as with relevant entities in all Directorates across the Organization.
The position is located under the Climate Innovation and Montreal Protocol Division (TCS/CMP) mandated to work in close coordination with other organizational entities within UNIDO, assists Member States in the emergence, deployment, and large-scale up-take of low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies, products and solutions. This will be achieved by promoting a systems innovation approach through accelerating innovation across key levers of change that includes technology, finance, policy, and regulations. In particular, the Division is responsible for the dual mandate of a) accelerating innovation and building climate innovation ecosystems to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathways and b) planning, developing and implementing interventions to facilitate compliance with the Montreal Protocol and, in particular, its Kigali Amendment and to support countries in achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In addition, the Division is responsible, in close collaboration with other relevant entities of the Organization, for facilitating the transfer of low-carbon and climate-resilient solutions and building markets to ensure their widespread use by industry and local communities, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation, adaptation and building resilience in recipient countries.
PROJECT CONTEXT
According to the Executive Committee (ExCom) Decision 91/66, Multilateral Fund provides additional funding to Article 5 countries for an inventory of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances and a plan for the collection, transport and disposal of such substances contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/66; UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/72. In this context the NOU, UNIDO and national expert prepared a PRP of national inventories of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances and action plan for the collection, transport and disposal of such substances. The PRP funding was approved at the 93 ExCom meeting in December 2023.
The main project objective is to raise awareness of the stakeholders involved in the unwanted controlled management for the necessity of their management throughout overall life-cycle. The specific project objectives are: a) Upgrading national inventory of the unwanted controlled substances; b) Establishment of a national platform for management of the unwanted controlled substances throughout their life-cycle; c) Provide sustainability of the procedures for collection and treatment of the unwanted controlled substances.
The project foresees development of an inventory of the unwanted controlled substances that will be compilation of the registered and analysed quantities in the servicing, manufacturing, foam and firefighting sector. National action plan will be prepared as a final project document to give milestones for the collection, transport and disposal of unwanted controlled substances.
The consultant will be engaged with the preparation of the national inventories of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances:
Concrete/
measurable
Outputs to be achieved
Expected duration
Location
Collect data from key sectors including servicing, manufacturing, foam, and firefighting for the years 2023 and 2024, with a focus on identifying banks of unwanted controlled substances
Participate in stakeholder consultations and support the facilitation of national workshops to define priority sectors and substances for intervention
Assist in the development of a National Action Plan for the collection, transport, and environmentally sound disposal of unwanted controlled substances
Prepare a study on the existing system for management of unwanted refrigerants in obsolete RAC equipment, including gaps and improvement opportunities
Propose a scheme for coordinated action among waste management companies and RAC servicing enterprises to improve collection and handling of unwanted substances
Support the organization and delivery of a joint training workshop for relevant stakeholders, including waste handlers and RAC service technicians
Prepare and submit a final technical report summarizing all activities undertaken, key findings, challenges, and recommendations Report on collected data and inventory dataset of unwanted controlled substances in relevant sectors
Prioritized list of unwanted substances and sectors for action, endorsed by key stakeholders
Draft National Action Plan with clear milestones, responsibilities, and timelines
Study report on the current system for management of unwanted refrigerants, including recommendations
Draft coordination scheme outlining roles, communication channels, and procedures for collaboration
Training materials, agenda, participant list, photos, and training report
Final consolidated report submitted to NOU and UNIDO Project Manager
100 working days
Dhaka, Bangladesh, with travel in the country (if required)
Education
Advanced university degree or equivalent in technical or natural sciences or a Bachelor’s degree in combination with an additional five years of relevant working experience is required.
Technical and Functional Experience
A minimum of 5 years experience in implementation of the legislation and projects related to environmental areas of interest is required.