End Date: 25 November 2026

Duty Station: Remote

Program Background

The Waste Policy Armenia (WPA) Program, funded by Sweden and implemented by the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment, is supporting the Government of Armenia in advancing biogas development as part of the national Green, Sustainable and Circular Economy agenda.

Following the completion of the Biogas Infrastructure Development Pre-Feasibility Study for Armenia, the Ministry of Economy requested technical assistance from AUA to support the development of an enabling policy, regulatory, institutional, and investment framework for biogas sector development.

Carbon markets and green finance mechanisms can enhance the financial viability and investment attractiveness of biogas and biomethane projects by creating additional revenue opportunities and facilitating access to climate finance. Within this context, AUA seeks an international expert to assess opportunities for integrating Armenia's biogas sector into relevant carbon market and green finance mechanisms and to provide strategic recommendations to support the ongoing Technical Assistance.

This assignment is intended to complement, and not duplicate, ongoing technical assistance on national carbon market development in Armenia.

Objective

To assess current and emerging opportunities for integrating biogas and biomethane projects into carbon markets and green finance mechanisms and to provide recommendations for strengthening the sector's readiness to access these opportunities.

Program: Organics Mobilized: Accelerating Social Transformation Towards Circular Bioeconomy

Start Date: August, 2026 

End Date: August, 2028

Program Background

The Organics Mobilized: Accelerating Social Transformation Towards Circular Bioeconomy project supports Armenia's transition toward sustainable organic waste and biomass management through integrated circular economy approaches. The project is implemented by the American University of Armenia (AUA) in partnership with UNDP Armenia under the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Food and Nutrition Challenge.

The project aims to reduce methane and other climate pollutants emissions from the organic waste sector by strengthening national and municipal capacities, improving source separation and valorization of organic waste, piloting decentralized circular bioeconomy solutions, promoting sustainable cold-chain technologies, and facilitating behavioral and institutional transformation through Living Labs and Learning Communities.

Objective

To lead the overall management, coordination, and implementation of the Organics Mobilized project, ensuring effective delivery of project outputs and outcomes in accordance with the approved project document, workplan, budget, donor requirements, and AUA policies and procedures.

Program Background

Waste Policy Armenia is a four-year program aimed at improving Armenia's waste management sector capacity to implement environmentally sound waste management practices through:

• Providing technical assistance to the RA Government in developing and adopting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation for several priority waste streams in line with EU waste legislation and best practices (Program Component 1);
• Providing technical assistance to the RA Government in developing a national model for waste source separation and introducing it in pilot municipalities (Program Component 2);
• Building sector capacities to implement Components 1 and 2 and to scale up achieved results (Program Component 3).

The current phase of WPA was informed by market systems assessments conducted in 2021–2022, including analysis of dry recyclables in municipal solid waste, automotive acid batteries, and agricultural manure. As WPA prepares for a possible next phase, these analyses will be updated to identify the most critical systemic constraints and opportunities and to inform future programming.

Objective

To support the International Market Systems Analysis Expert and the WPA team by providing economic analysis of selected waste-related markets and contributing to the development of strategic recommendations for the next phase of the Waste Policy Armenia Program.