Project Title
Accelerating NDC through Circular Economy in Cities - ACE Project (00142944/0013117)
Project Description
Waste, including marine litter, is one of the most pressing issues in the Philippines and a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
This complex challenge requires a systemic approach and a shift to a circular economic model.
With the generous support of the Government of Japan, UNDP Philippines is supporting the government in achieving its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) through enabling and accelerating the country's transition to circular economy (CE).
By doing so, it will help the country achieve economic, social, and environmental goals, while also grasping the potential for substantial and accelerated reductions in GHG emissions across all sectors, while also supporting recovery from the pandemic.
The project, which entails a demonstration of how CE can be implemented at the city level, is expected to benefit national government agencies, local government units (LGUs) in the target cities, participating private sector companies (including micro and small enterprises), academic and science organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), informal waste collectors as well as communities and households through access to data and utilization of data platform, policy support at national and subnational level, CE solutions/business models, partnerships, and knowledge exchange, capacity building.
This will be delivered through three main outputs:
**Output 1 (DATA ANALYTICS AND POLICY)**: Data-driven and gender responsive analytical systems and policies developed to support the transition to a circular economy in support of NDC.
**Output 2 (DEMONSTRATION IN CITIES)**: Portfolio of solutions implemented to promote gender responsive circular economy models.
**Output 3 (PARTNERSHIPS AND KNOWLEDGE)**: Partnerships established and knowledge and lessons shared at local, national, and regional levels.
The project will be implemented in four (4) cities in Metro Manila and Cotabato City, and will work with the following stakeholders:
4 city LGUs and their constituents, who will benefit from improved waste management systems and procedures and circular economy (CE) solutions, thereby reducing cost, improving health outcomes, reducing pressure on the environment, creating investment and job opportunities, enhancing competitiveness, and improving adaptive capacities such as reduction in flooding and likelihood of man-made disasters
At least 500 women and 500 men in the cities' CE ecosystem and 8 city-based community organizations involved in the CE value chain
At least 4 small and medium scale social enterprises who will benefit from funding and technical advisory support to improve production, strengthened value chains linking to markets and investors and enhanced product quality
At least 12 academic institutions, 30 civil society organizations, and 20 private sector companies who will be involved in systems design workshops to identify and implement solutions most appropriate to their needs to improve circularity in the city
30 grassroots innovators mapped in 15 communities provided with opportunities to showcase their products in the digital marketplace
Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) underpins the overall strategy of the ACE Project and cuts across its three outputs and their corresponding set of planned activities.
Analysis of the differentiated impacts of the current linear economy and proposed circular economy, on women, persons with disability and other marginalized groups must be defined and documented in order to strengthen and inform the GEDSI approach of the ACE Project.
Targeted interventions will be carried out to enhance participation and capacity, and increase opportunities for women and marginalized sectors in a circular economy regime, including in the circular economy value chain.
In order to support this undertaking, the services of a GEDSI Specialist who will exercise technical leadership on the matter of GEDSI and provide technical assistance to the project team as well as partners are required.
**Important Reminder**:
Offerors must uploadin one (1) file the documents mentioned above.
Templates for a) P11 Personal History Form and b)Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal (Annex 2) are available through the link below.UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contractors are also available:
Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification.
Please see the deadline of submissions above.
**Responsibilities**:
The GEDSI Specialist will take the lead in mainstreaming GEDSI across the different outputs and activities of the ACE Project by performing the following functions:
Prepare a GEDSI Analysis of the ACE Project identifying the specific needs, issues and concerns of women, persons with disability and other marginalized groups in the context of a