Department: Acopian Center for the Environment (ACE)

Contract type: Service contract

Job location: Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia

Application deadline: 03/16/2025

Program background

Waste Policy Armenia is a 4-year Program aimed at improving Armenia’s waste management sector capacity to implement more environmentally sound waste management practices through:

Component 1. Providing technical assistance to the RA Government in developing and adopting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation for several specific waste streams in line with EU Waste legislation and best practices;

Component 2. Providing technical assistance to the RA Government in developing a national model on waste source separation and introducing it as a system in the town of Sevan and other pilot municipality; 

Component 3. Building sector capacities to implement Component 1 and Component 2, as well as to scale up the achieved results. 

The Program supports the implementation of several provisions set in the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between the EU and RA, as well as several provisions regarding “Waste management strategy and its implementation action plan” of the RA Government Program for 2021-2026.

The Program’s principal partners and beneficiaries are the RA Ministry of Environment (MoE), RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure (MTAI), Sevan Municipality and other municipalities to be selected from Kotayk or Gegharkunik provinces.  

Scope of work

Under guidance of the Program Manager and the Senior Waste Management Expert, the Junior Waste Management Expert will work with the Program team to successfully deliver Program outcomes through performing the following activities:

•  Support the surveys, focus group discussions, and other stakeholder consultation activities
• Conduct desktop research, field work, and other data collection 
• Participate in Program activities, including team meetings, stakeholder engagement activities, discussions, workshops and seminars, field visits and other activities
• Support the implementation of stakeholder engagement and capacity building activities for the Program beneficiaries and stakeholders 
• Support the implementation of awareness campaigns 
• Ensure legal and ethical implementation of the Program activities
• Prepare monthly reports on the implemented activities
• Other duties and tasks that may be necessary for successful Program implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, Law, Engineering, Social or Political Sciences or related fields, or in their absence, demonstrated experience or knowledge in the related fields
• Preferably, a good understanding of the waste management sector context and structure, waste market systems structure and performance, sub or related sectors
• Effective interpersonal, management and negotiation skills proven through successful interaction with stakeholders, including government officials, regional/local authorities, experts and NGOs/communities
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing skills, including ability to produce high quality practical reports and knowledge products
• Fluency in Armenian and English; ability to write clearly and concisely in both languages
• Integrity and ethical standards, positive, with constructive attitude to work.

 

Please submit your CV and Cover Letter here.

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