National Tannery Pollution Expert – UNIDO

Engineering

UNIDO

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations. Its mandate is to promote and accelerate sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in transition, and is to work towards improving living conditions in the world’s poorest countries by drawing on its combined global resources, international and national expertise. This assignment will be under the supervision of the Agro-Industries Technology Division (PTC/AGR/AIT) part of the Agribusiness Development Department (PTC/AGR). This Division is responsible for all technology aspects of the agro-based industries in textile, leather, wood and agricultural mechanization systems. Emphasis is placed on the design and implementation of programmes serving sustainable development requirements of the agri-businesses and related industries, including its environmental needs to be developed by Governments, industries, private sector agencies, and NGOs targeting poor communities to become more resilient. Furthermore, this Division also provides technical support to enhance demand-oriented vocational technical skills for employment creation and entrepreneurship for sustainable development.

 PROJECT CONTEXT

 The present proposal is inserted within the EU Action Fiche “Leather Initiative for Sustainable Employment Creation (LISEC) in Ethiopia”^[1]. The overall objective of the action is to create greater economic and decent employment opportunities, especially for young men and women through the development of the Ethiopian leather industry and the Modjo leather industrial park. LISEC’s intervention logic is to contribute to the reduction of irregular migration from Ethiopia by creating greater economic and decent employment opportunities for young men and women through the development of Modjo Leather City Industrial Park and Ethiopian leather industry value chain, one of the sectors identified in the Ethiopian’s Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP II) as having the potential to boost the growth of the economy. As such, this programme proposes a new vision towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development that protects the environment and supports social inclusion. In order to achieve the main programme goal, LISEC has been structured following a comprehensive approach with three main components aiming at:

 the development of the Ethiopian leather industry and the Modjo leather industrial park. LISEC’s Advancing economic competitiveness by strengthening the leather value chain;

• Protecting the environment by facilitating financial investments towards the establishment of an eco-friendly leather industrial park in Modjo; and
• Strengthening social cohesion by supporting local economic and social development initiatives, especially for women and youth living in Modjo area; and enhancing industrial and labor relations in the MLC.

 These three interlinked components will be coordinated and monitored closely by the EUD under a centralized management approach. UNIDO in close collaboration with the MoI and the Leather Industry Development Institute (LIDI) will implement component 1. UNIDO has been selected to implement this component due to its large experience in supporting the Ethiopian leather and leather products industry, its knowledge of national and regional leather institutions and its successful results on the sector.

The specific objective of the project is to enhance the economic competitiveness by strengthening an inclusive and sustainable development of the Ethiopian leather value chain. In this context, concrete actions will be undertaken in order to: 

• Improve quality and quantity of hides and skins (H&S – including grading system, training, awareness raising) by supporting the leather value chain from slaughter houses to tanneries;
• Support tanneries (processing and producing finished leather) towards integration into the leather global value chain through competitiveness gains/environmental compliance, including the creation of a LIDI Regional centre.
• Promote investments in/around Modjo Leather City (including MSMEs clusters) for both domestic and foreign companies. 

This project initiative is totally in line with the Ethiopian National Development Strategy and specifically with the GTP II supporting the transformation of the Ethiopian agriculture-based economy into an industrialized one, thus becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Furthermore, this project proposal has been articulated by in-taking some of the Valletta Action Plan (elaborated by EU in November 2015) priority areas, mainly:

• Launch projects to enhance employment opportunities and revenue-generating activities in regions of origin and transit of migrants in East, North and West Africa to enhance the professional skills and employability of young people, including the AU/NEPAD skills initiative, access to digital technologies, support to micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises in the formal and informal sectors and increased access to finance.

• Facilitate responsible private investment in African agriculture, agri-business and agro-industries and boost intra-African trade and exports of agricultural products through agricultural finance initiatives and by working with like-minded organizations, with immediate effect, with a view to contributing to rural economic transformation, taking due note of the African Union’s Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods.

  The services of a full time experienced Ethiopian NPTE, a senior technical professional with excellent knowledge of key institutional stakeholders involved in the project, who understands the implementation requirements and its technical implications of the project, is essential for the following: He//She will closely work with the NPC and CTA and all other team members to provide details for 6-monthly  planning exercises which need to be updated, technical inputs within his/her Terms of Reference (TOR) and to oversee/manage the project implementation logistics. In the absence of the NPC, the NTPE is also expected to manage the Project Team. The National Technical Pollution Expert (NTPE) is to link up with different stakeholders and local project partners at several levels during day-to-day project implementation, in line with the planned outputs/results of its activities.   

In close cooperation with the CTA, the NPC and the other project team specifically, he/she will be expected to:

MAIN DUTIES 

• Promote the reduction of environmental pollution by tannery wastes in cooperation with the CTA and the NPC
• . Facilitate environmental friendly leather production process in cooperation with the CTA, the NPC and;
• Facilitate the set-up of laboratories for effluent analysis in cooperation with the CTA and the NPC;
• Facilitate the capacity building activities for the lab personnel within the CETP/MLC
• Support and facilitate the tannery solid waste disposal and  its utilisation and management 
• Ensure the equipment and tools are in place and monitor their utmost performance for the task required;
• . Promote the segregation of liquid tannery wastes at source;
• Ensure the compliance of the treated water of CETP with the norms set/standards
• . Undertake any other activities as requested by the Project Management Team
• Provide assistance to Set-up R&D for continuous improved effluent quality 

Concrete/ measurable Outputs to be achieved

• Good house-keeping in tanneries as well as cleaner technologies for leather manufacturing applied
• The tannery pollution component within LISEC well-managed

Mission/s to: within Ethiopia as may be required

Start of Contract (EOD): 15 March 2022

End of Contract (COB): 30 June 2022

Number of Working Days: Regular

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

 CORE VALUES

• WE LIVE AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY: work honestly, openly and impartially.
• WE SHOW PROFESSIONALISM: work hard and competently in a committed and responsible manner.
• WE RESPECT DIVERSITY: work together effectively, respectfully and inclusively, regardless of our differences in culture and perspective.

 KEY COMPETENCIES

• WE FOCUS ON PEOPLE: cooperate to fully reach our potential –and this is true for our colleagues as well as our clients. Emotional intelligence and receptiveness are vital parts of our UNIDO identity.
• WE FOCUS ON RESULTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: focus on planning, organizing and managing our work effectively and efficiently. We are responsible and accountable for achieving our results and meeting our performance standards. This accountability does not end with our colleagues and supervisors, but we also owe it to those we serve and who have trusted us to contribute to a better, safer and healthier world.
• WE COMMUNICATE AND EARN TRUST: communicate effectively with one another and build an environment of trust where we can all excel in our work.
• WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND INNOVATE: To stay relevant, we continuously improve, support innovation, share our knowledge and skills, and learn from one another.

MANAGERIAL AND LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES (AS APPLICABLE)

• WE ARE STRATEGIC, DECISIVE, PRINCIPLED AND INSPIRATIONAL: As managers, we are strategic and fair in driving our team’s performance. As leaders, we are a source of inspiration, stand for norms and standards established in the UN Charter and duty bound to defend these ideals with a principled approach.
• WE ARE INCLUSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE: As managers, we are inclusive in our approach and maintain constructive engagement with all our stakeholders. As leaders, we embrace all personnel and stakeholders and are accountable mutually within UNIDO, within the system, to beneficiaries and the public and beyond.
• WE ARE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL: As managers, we go beyond conventional methods to help our organizational units strengthen their own agility and adaptability to change. As leaders in the UN system, we have a vision which is integrated and engaged across the pillars of Peace and Security, Human Rights and Development.
• WE ARE COLLABORATIVE AND CO-CREATIVE: As managers, we foster a team spirit and create meaningful opportunities to hear the voices of those around us, while realizing that only by working together can we accomplish our mission. As leaders we see the inter-dependency of imperatives of the UN Charter and personally champion a collaborative inter-agency, multi-stakeholders and cross-thinking approach.

 MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 Education:

• Advanced university degree in chemical engineering and/or technical college training from a recognised leather technology institute or other relevant discipline with a specialization in leather products manufacturing.

 Technical and Functional Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years’ practical experience in the field of leather technologies, including experience at the international level involving technical cooperation in developing countries.  Exposure to the needs, conditions and problems in developing countries. 

 Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency and/or working knowledge of Amharic is required.

GENDER: Capacity to integrate and highlight gender concerns in assessment findings and recommendations. 

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