Consultant in health assessment

Result of Service

The purpose of this consultancy is to develop a methodology and delivery the assessment of health impact of the electric mobility goald of the Latin American and the Caribbean countries.

The consultant will work under the supervision of the UNEP Regional Coordinator for Climate Change and will develop the following activities independently and in coordination with the UNEP Regional Support Consultant. Information about the vehicle fleet of 14 out of the 17 countries will be provided.

The consultant is expected to have relevant knowledge and insight into the transport sector and health, so that he or she can offer advice to the relevant national authorities.


Health impact assessment. The consultant will developed a methodology, and will process and analyze the requested information. Specifically, the consultant must perform:

1 A methodology to assess the possible impact of the electric mobility goals of the Latin America and the Caribbean countries in their population health, including:

1.1 review of existing methodologies to assess its feasibility given the amount and quality of the information available in the region;
1.2 develop the methodology both in written and in an excel document;
1.3 test the methodology with three selected countries to evaluate its suitableness.


2 Implement the methodology on the following 17 countries (Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay).


The consultant will be responsible for:

• To collect and process the data necessary for the development of the above-mentioned studies.

• To carry out the interviews or generation of information necessary for the development of the mentioned studies.

• Create, promote and maintain relationships with national public, private and civil society actors for their involvement in the project. Actively seek the feedback of all sectors to the proposals to be created.

• Address the needs of national authorities and provide technical advice when required, ensuring their active involvement in the proposals submitted.

• Observe national interests and priorities in the formulation of proposals, studies and conclusions developed.

• Attend meetings, calls, and guidelines provided by the UNEP Project Manager, the Regional Support Consultant and the Designated National Authority of Cuba for the Green Climate Fund; as well as the project technical advisory team.

• Meet the deadlines set by the regional coordinator.

• Attend and support the coordination process for the strengthening of civil society and private sector initiatives that promote an acceleration towards the transition to electric mobility.

• Encourage the participation and exchange of experiences and knowledge of government authorities, promoting leadership on issues in which they have progress.

• Do not divulge information derived from or linked to this consultancy, unless expressly authorized by UNEP.


WORK ASSIGNMENTS:

Product 1:
A report with the written methodology and the excel sheet , including a comparative analysis of methodologies, justification of proposed methodology, all steps and formulas, data bibliography and proposed data sources.

Product 2:
The health impact assessment report including the introduction of the document, explanation of the data used for each country, including the source and justification, the calculations and an aggregated result.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

3.5 MONTHS

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

The UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office (LACO), located in Panama City, works closely with the 33 countries of the region, including 16 small island developing States, with a population of approximately 588 million people. The activities are integrated into the Medium-Term Strategy and the Programme of Work approved by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).

Electric mobility is a priority measure for Latin American and Caribbean countries as a means of decarbonizing the transport subsector and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter (23 percent) of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is growing faster than any other end-use energy sector. GHG emissions from transport are expected to increase by almost 20 per cent by 2030 and nearly 50 per cent by 2050 unless significant action is taken. Limiting the global temperature increase to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius requires changing this transport emissions trajectory, which involves developing an integrated ecosystem of electric mobility, encompassing various transport modes, accompanied by low-carbon production of electricity and hydrogen, implemented in conjunction with the broader principles of sustainable transport. In Latin America, transport accounted for 67 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2015.

The Latin American and Caribbean region has favourable conditions to advance in the deployment of electric mobility technology, including the high installed capacity based on renewables to generate electricity, the intensive use of public transport buses and the specific weight of the transport subsector in the generation of greenhouse gases, which has led many countries to prioritize the transport sector in their National Determined Contributions.

Despite national efforts to promote electric mobility, this technology is still at an early stage of adoption and has not been able to achieve large-scale deployment. The relevance of a regional approach has been recognized by the countries of the region and evidenced in the discussions and decisions adopted at specialized technical events and high-level ministerial forums. During the XXI Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in October 2018, in Buenos Aires, Nicaragua. One of the decisions taken on climate change establishes the mandate of Governments to promote development, regional collaboration and the exchange of information on national and regional strategies, as well as the formulation of public policy instruments on innovation, clean technologies and sustainable urban transport and mobility.

Taking into account the common interest of the countries to advance the electric mobility agenda, both at the national and regional level, and the alignment of this initiative with the Green Climate Fund (GCCF) results framework, the NDAs of 10 Latin American countries expressed interest in exploring GCF funding opportunities to support regional efforts and the exchange of experiences in electric mobility. In December 2019, the project “Advancing a Regional Approach to Electric Mobility in Latin America” was approved by the Green Climate Fund, through the Preparatory and Support Program, and was officially presented by the region’s ministers during COP (Conference of Parties) 25 in Madrid. The United Nations Climate Change Sub-Programme is acting as a partner in the implementation of this project.

The project, “Advancing a regional approach to electric mobility in Latin America” aims to create the right conditions to promote electric mobility through the exchange of experiences at a regional level and based on taking advantage of economies of scale, ending with the preparation of funding proposals that could be submitted to the GCF and other international financial sources to implement electric mobility initiatives at a sub-national, national, regional or global level. This project will be implemented in 14 countries in parallel.

In this sense, it is required to contract an Electric mobility consultant to develop the results, explained below. This consultancy will be supervised by the UNEP Regional Coordinator for Climate Change.

Qualifications/special skills

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Bachelor’s degree in transportation or electrical engineering, or in economics, law, related studies, or related experience(required)


WORK EXPERIENCE:

• At least five (5) years of experience in transportation, energy and/or climate change projects.(required)
• Knowledge of the transportation, energy and/or environmental sector, and related legislation in force at the national level is an asset.
• Working experience or knowledge on electric mobility is an asset.


LANGUAGE:

• Fluent in Spanish.(required)


SKILLS:

• Mature judgment and absolute commitment to confidentiality; ability to work independently and under pressure; take the initiative to judge priorities and organize work accordingly; excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task and attention to detail.
• Intermediate knowledge and ability to use the standard suite of applications (MS Office)
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly developed cultural sensitivity to communicate with all levels of staff and external clients, both orally and in writing;
• Knowledge of the national institutional political reality in relation to mobility
• Strategic relationship skills, communication skills, and planning and organization skills;

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.