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CLOSEDNational Consultant – Resource Efficiency And Circular Production (RECP) Coach Kenya (Coffee Sector)
Nairobi, Kenya
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National Consultant – Resource Efficiency And Circular Production (RECP) Coach Kenya (Coffee Sector)
Closing: Jun 27, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Jun 13, 2024 (24 days ago)
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- The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Senior MARKUP II Programme Manager (DCP/OA), and under the direct supervision of the Associate Programme Officers of the Trade and Environment team within the Green and Inclusive Value Chains section (GIVC).
Qualifications/special skills
- Undergraduate degree (BA/BSC or other). Engineering (environmental, agronomy, production, electrical etc), sustainability, or related field.
- Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree. At least 5 years of experience working with the coffee sector in Kenya.
- Experience in undertaking environmental assessments of MSMEs, preferably resource efficiency and circular production assessments (water, waste, chemicals and/or energy-related).
- Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Data analysis and ability to interpret financial feasibility. Attention to detail. Ability to work independently and to solve problems.
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written.
Responsibilities
- The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Senior MARKUP II Programme Manager (DCP/OA), and under the direct supervision of the Associate Programme Officers of the Trade and Environment team within the Green and Inclusive Value Chains section (GIVC).
Qualifications/special skills
- Undergraduate degree (BA/BSC or other). Engineering (environmental, agronomy, production, electrical etc), sustainability, or related field.
- Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree. At least 5 years of experience working with the coffee sector in Kenya.
- Experience in undertaking environmental assessments of MSMEs, preferably resource efficiency and circular production assessments (water, waste, chemicals and/or energy-related).
- Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Data analysis and ability to interpret financial feasibility. Attention to detail. Ability to work independently and to solve problems.
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written.
The Consultant will have the following duties and responsibilities:
- Coaching 5 Kenyan MSMEs to develop a Resource Efficient and Circular Production (RECP) strategy, including various measures and related business cases.
- Utilize the ITC Resource Efficiency and Circular Production (RECP) Approach to assist MSMEs in defining measures to enhance resource efficiency and circularity in their existing production practices and develop a strategy for implementing these measures. Conducting a cost-benefit analysis for each high-cost recommended measure is essential.
- Conduct approximately 3 face-to-face meetings (additional telephone/email engagements as necessary) with each company to guide them through the different steps of the ITC RECP Approach.
- Ensure thorough documentation of the content discussed in each meeting in a mission report (using a template provided by ITC), along with images of current practices, machinery, improvements, etc.
- Prepare a strategy document, aligned with MSME management (referred to as the “company RECP strategy”), which should include:
- Description of the company's environmental performance (e.g., water and energy usage, waste disposal, pollution, etc.).
- Identification of resulting environmental impacts and cost inefficiencies.
- Description of measures to address resource efficiency gaps and promote circular production processes.
- High-cost prioritized measures should include a cost-benefit analysis to confirm their viability.
- Recommendations for implementation, assigning responsibilities and identifying potential external financing needs for measures and next steps.
- Engage with other consultants working on similar assignments with other MSMEs as part of the RECP component in Kenya to exchange best practices.
- Present the content of each strategy document to the MSME management and facilitate discussions on the implementation of the recommendations.
- Note: ITC’s project team will provide feedback on the strategies developed by the consultant as feedback in the development of the final draft. Copyright Clause:
- The Consultant has to ensure that s/he has obtained the necessary permissions with regard to intellectual property rights required to perform his/her services under this consultancy contract and for the subsequent dissemination by ITC in any form.
- Documentary proof is to be submitted to ITC.
- Should any license fee be due for the use of copyrighted materials of third parties, the Consultant shall request prior written permission from ITC.
- S/he has further to ensure to obtain accreditation to event(s), if required.
- ITC champions workforce diversity, inclusion, gender equality and gender parity and considers all qualified persons - of all genders - equally, including those with disabilities, without discrimination or prejudice of any kind.
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