Regionalization and Intermunicipal Arrangements Consultant

The consultant will support the review of the Rio de Janeiro State Solid Waste Plan (PERS-RJ) focusing on territorial, institutional and operational analysis of solid waste management systems and structuring regionalization strategies and intermunicipal arrangements within the State's solid waste management framework. The role involves technical analysis, strategic planning, and coordination with multiple stakeholders to promote sustainable urban development in line with the 2030 Agenda and New Urban Agenda.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Technical Work Plan for the consultancy aligned with the overall project timeline and methodological guidelines.
• Contribute to the preparation of territorial and institutional diagnostic of solid waste management systems in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
• Conduct diagnostic analyses of territorial arrangements for solid waste management including spatial organization, logistics, infrastructure, scale factors and operational interdependencies.
• Map and analyze territorial distribution of waste generation, treatment, recovery, disposal infrastructure and supporting operational facilities.
• Assess existing intermunicipal arrangements including public consortia, cooperation agreements, identifying institutional characteristics, performance, limitations and replication potential.
• Identify and characterize territorial groupings and regional arrangements for regionalized solid waste management systems.
• Analyze the Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Plan (PMetGIRS) and its interfaces with broader State territorial dynamics.
• Assess territorial and operational feasibility of alternative regionalization models including concessions, public-private partnerships and hybrid models.
• Analyze relationships between waste generation centers, infrastructure and territorial configurations for treatment, recovery, disposal and reverse logistics.
• Produce technical inputs supporting definition of regionalization scenarios, governance arrangements and implementation models.
• Contribute to definition of guidelines, targets, indicators and monitoring mechanisms related to regional organization and intermunicipal arrangements within PERS-RJ.
• Work integrally with other technical components ensuring methodological consistency and coherence.
• Provide technical support to participatory processes including workshops, seminars, public hearings and technical meetings.
• Ensure technical quality, methodological consistency and systematization of products, analyses, maps, datasets and information.
• Present partial results, analytical matrices, territorial assessments, maps, technical notes and other intermediate inputs as requested.
• Participate in selected field or in-person technical activities in the State of Rio de Janeiro as required.
• Participate in periodic technical meetings virtually or in person as requested by Project Coordination.
• Complete all courses and training activities indicated by supervisor including UNDSS BSAFE security course.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (with emphasis in Sanitation), Environmental Engineering, Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture and Urbanism, Economics, Public Policy, Regional Development, Environmental Management, or related fields is required.
• Postgraduate degree (Lato Sensu or Stricto Sensu) in Territorial Planning, Regional Planning, Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Public Policy, Regional Development, Urban Studies, Governance, Infrastructure Planning, or related fields is required, or additional five (5) years of relevant experience to the post, beyond the requirement.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in projects, programmes, public policies or technical consultancies related to territorial planning, regionalization of public services, sanitation, solid waste management, infrastructure planning, intermunicipal governance, or related fields is required.
• Proven experience in the preparation, review or technical support to strategic planning instruments in Brazil, including solid waste management plans, sanitation plans, territorial diagnostics or equivalent public policy instruments, with familiarity with institutional, territorial and regulatory conditions applicable to the State of Rio de Janeiro, is required.
• Proven experience in territorial and institutional analysis applicable to infrastructure, sanitation, solid waste management or environmental service systems, including regional arrangements, service areas, operational logistics, governance models or intermunicipal cooperation, is required.
• Experience in institutional articulation with public authorities, public consortia, regulatory entities, service providers or other stakeholders involved in regionalized public service provision arrangements is required.
• Experience related to the structure, implementation or assessment of public consortia, intermunicipal cooperation arrangements or regionalized service provision models is desirable.
• Experience in geospatial analysis, territorial data interpretation or analytical articulation with georeferenced information systems is desirable.
• Completion of the security course BSAFE from UNDSS during the first month of employment is required.
• The consultant must familiarize with and comply with United Nations security mechanisms according to the Framework of Accountability for the United Nations Security Management System.

Skills

• Territorial Planning
• Regionalization of Public Services
• Sanitation Planning
• Waste Management
• Infrastructure Planning
• Intermunicipal Governance
• Strategic Planning Instruments
• Territorial Diagnostics
• Institutional and Organizational Analysis
• Regulatory Knowledge
• Policy Analysis
• Geospatial Analysis
• Georeferenced Information Systems
• Institutional Articulation
• Public Consortia Management
• Intermunicipal Cooperation
• Operational Logistics
• Governance Models
• Security Management UNDSS
• Urban Planning

Languages

English, Portuguese