{"id":108565,"date":"2020-09-17T10:45:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=108565"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:45:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:45:51","slug":"united-nations-development-programme-undp-job-vacancy-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/united-nations-development-programme-undp-job-vacancy-4.html","title":{"rendered":"The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Job Vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves. It provides expert advice, training and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations.<\/p>\n

Headquartered in New York City, the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly.\u00a0The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states. The organization operates in 177 countries, where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity. We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n

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Job Title: Waste Management Research Consultant
\nLocation:<\/strong> Home-Based, Nigeria
\nAdditional Category:<\/strong> Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
\nType of Contract:<\/strong> Individual Contract
\nPost Level:<\/strong> National Consultant
\nStarting Date:<\/strong> (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Oct-2020
\nDuration of Initial Contract:<\/strong> 20 Working Days
\nExpected Duration of Assignment:<\/strong> 20 Working Days<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong>
\nFive months after its initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate with global confirmed cases now surpassing 9 million and case fatalities over 470,000.<\/p>\n

On 27th February 2020, Nigeria confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and the situation has since rapidly evolved. At the time of writing, confirmed cases in Nigeria stand at 20,244, including 518 case. Active cases spread across over 400 LGAs. Of particular concern is the rapid spread of COVID-19 in states such as Kano, Lagos, Borno and the FCT which together account for almost 70% of all confirmed cases in the country. COVID-19 is a clear threat to the global health security including Nigeria. It is now critical that response activities are geared towards bridging the gaps in the weak health system by building long-term capacity, bearing in mind potential threats of outbreaks (emerging and re-emerging) in the future.<\/p>\n

The fact that the country still has major gaps in its subnational preparedness, underlines the need for rapid action at State level to support national efforts to contain the outbreak. In addition to the various containment measures that are being enforced in the country, the proper treatment and disposal of waste generated by health care activities, including the use of a broad range of materials such as needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials, is vital not only to limit potentially exposing health care workers, waste handlers, patients and the community at large to COVID-19, but to also ensure that the rise in medical waste is not contaminating the environment and increasing the spread of other diseases in the future. It is therefore essential that all medical waste materials are segregated at the point of generation, appropriately treated and disposed of safely.<\/p>\n

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