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Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary
MSI is implementing the Philippines, Pacific Islands and Mongolia Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Activity (PIMMELA) in the Philippines, 12 Pacific Island countries and Mongolia. PIMMELA will provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) support services to the USAID Missions and Country Offices within the geographic area of coverage. Presently, PIMMELA is working with the USAID Environment Office in the conduct of the Rapid Assessment of Circular Economy Opportunities.The main objective of the study is to assess the current landscape of circular economy in the Philippines on plastic, renewable energy (RE) and water/ wastewater.Specifically, the study aims to:a) describe the value chain in the Philippines of waste circular economy, particularly on plastic, RE, and water/wastewater; b) assess the implementation of the existing national and localized policies on circular economy; and c) map the key stakeholders of waste circular economy in the Philippines, i.e. private organizations/companies, NGOs/ CSOs, government agencies/institutions, and other stakeholders like international donor organizations.
- Please note: Only Filipino citizens are eligible for this position**
Position Summary
The Circular Economy Expert will be responsible in providing expert inputs to the study, manage the development of data collection tools and review of the collected field data. This position will report to the Team Leader.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the expert on circular economy with focus on plastics, water/wastewater and RE, including review of relevant policies.
- Provide vital contribution in the assessment approach and methodologies to collect, verify, and evaluate data, as well as the documentation and results reporting which could lead to policy advice, economic modeling insights and foresight work for policy analysis for plastics, RE, and water/wastewater management .
- Provide expert contribution to the development of presentation materials and drafting/ finalizing of the rapid assessment report containing the key findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Provide inputs and insights in the dissemination and learning event to reflect on key learnings and recommendations for possible programming.
