| Overview : Project title: Sound Chemicals Management Mainstreaming and UPOPs reduction in Kenya. - INTRODUCTION
This is the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the UNDP-GEF Midterm Review (MTR) of the full-sized project titled Sound Chemicals Management Mainstreaming and UPOPs reduction in Kenya (PIMS#5361) implemented through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Implementing Partner) which is to be undertaken in 2019. The project started on 21st July 2016 and is in its 3rd year of implementation. In line with the UNDP-GEF Guidance on MTRs, this MTR process was initiated before the submission of the second Project Implementation Report (PIR). This ToR sets out the expectations for this MTR. The MTR process follows the guidance outlined in the document Guidance for Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects. 2. PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATION The project was designed to protect human health and the environment by managing the risks posed by production, use, import and export of chemicals and reducing / preventing the release of U-POPs and toxic compounds originating from the unsafe management of waste in two key sectors: Health Care Waste and Municipal Waste. These sectors are among the highest priorities identified in the reviewed and updated NIP. On the Health Care Waste Management side, the project will adopt an integrated approach aimed at increasing the proper management of waste within the hospital facilities (increasing segregation, reducing waste generation) and by replacing the dangerous disposal waste modalities currently adopted (open burning or burning in single chamber incinerators) by SC-compliant equipment. Training will be delivered both at Health Care Facility level and in classroom training events and will be based on the WHO blue book guidance tailored to the country needs. On the municipal waste side, the project intends to reinforce the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) economy on two specific waste streams, by enhancing their upstream collection, ensuring the quality of recovered material, and securing access to national market by promoting cooperation with domestic industries. This is for providing a valid alternative to the dumpsite economy and preventing the release in the environment of U-POPs and toxic substance upon open burning of these waste streams. The project also includes a component related to the sound management of chemicals, by implementing activities on U-POPs monitoring, upgrading of the relevant regulation on chemicals, and establishing a PRTR database. The project partners (Ministry of Health, National Environment Management authority, Government Chemist Department, Water Resources Authority, University of Nairobi, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Kenya Disaster Concern and Green Belt Movement), in line with their designated roles and responsibilities; support national efforts to mainstream sound chemical management into policies and legislation, capacity build actors in the chemicals utilisation value chain, and promote adoption of non-burn technology for the reduction in UPOPs emissions. The Objective of the project is the "Reduction of the release of U-POPs and other substances of concern and the related health risks, through the implementation of environmentally sound management of municipal and healthcare wastes and of an integrated institutional and regulatory framework covering management of and reporting on POPs." - APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications which should include the following: 1. Detailed Curriculum Vitae 2.Brief description of approach to work/technical proposal of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a proposed methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment; (using IC proposal template provided) 3. Offerors letter to UNDP- template provided for the Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price and all other travel related costs (such as flight ticket, living allowance etc.), supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template attached to the Letter of Confirmation of Interest template. If an applicant is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the applicant must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. Note: E-mail attachments must not exceed 5MB. Please split files if they exceed this size. Note: The successful applicant will be required to complete a UNDP Personal History Form (P11) form prior to contracting. Applications should be sent to consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us not later than 11.59 p.m. on Monday, 03 June 2019 (Kenyan time - GMT+ 3.00) Please quote “KEN/IC/2019/016 – UNDP-GEF Midterm Review” on the subject line. Firms are not eligible for this consultancy assignment. Open to individual consultants only. DO NOT COPY ANY OTHER RECIPIENT | 
