National Consultant - Environmental Law Expert (Indonesia) at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• The consultant will undertake the following activities under the Unwaste project to support the launch and dissemination of a first comprehensive study detailing waste flows from Europe to Southeast Asia, as well as policy and legislation gaps, and the bilateral dialogue in Indonesia for the country’s strategies on improvements at the legislative, enforcement management and compliance levels to effectively respond to waste trafficking and to transition to a circular economy:
• Collect, through desk research and interviews of key stakeholders, as needed, and analyze information on legal and policy framework in Indonesia with special focus on offences, violations, crimes and penalties, including administrative and criminal remedies to address waste trafficking, and conduct a gap analysis;
• Provide regular and updated information on translation of, materials on the legal and policy framework in Indonesia, following methodology guidance by UNEP, for the preparation of the report on legal frameworks in 10 ASEAN Member States with special focus on offences, violations, crimes and penalties to address waste trafficking, and a gap analysis (“Legal Framework”), and the preparation of a comparative analysis of administrative and criminal remedies adopted to respond to violations of the legal frameworks in place in the Priority 1 group of countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand) (“Comparative Analysis”);
• Prepare and organize two series of consultations with experts and stakeholders (including feedback sessions with UNEP and other project implementing partners) to present, review and finalize the components of the two reports referred to in paragraph 2 above, which relate to and are relevant for Indonesia, including the preparation of the agenda, the proposed list of experts and identified stakeholders and participants, questionnaires, presentations, post consultation reports, and any material relating to the consultations;
• Provide drafts and finalize contributions on Indonesia for the Legal Framework and Comparative Analysis referred to in paragraph 2 above;
• Contribute to activities under the Unwaste project which require legal and policy inputs;
• Work in close collaboration with UNEP, UNODC and stakeholders involved; provide regular updates on the progress of the activities to UNEP.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications: -

• Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in Indonesia law, specializing in environmental law/policy, environmental crime, comparative law, or other relevant qualifications (required).

Experience: -

• Number of years of experience and the related field of specialty - A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in the field of environmental law/policy in Indonesia is required. Experience in research and analytical report writing on legal and policy approaches to address environmental crimes and trafficking in waste is desirable.

Language: -

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written Bahasa Indonesia and English is required.