Country: KazakhstanDescription of the Assignment: National Consultant on Waste ManagementPeriod of assignment: July 2025 – June 2026 (maximum 40 working days)Place of Work: Home-based in Kazakhstan, with travels to project sites Contract type: Individual Contract PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe project aims to improve the management of the land-based sources of pollution that are likely to affect the marine environment of the Caspian Sea. This will be achieved through a comprehensive data collection and analysis by all the Caspian Sea countries on main sources, pathways and hotspots of marine litter subsequent amendments of the policy and regulatory frameworks on waste management, active promotion of a circular economy/life-cycle approach, carrying out investments in waste management as well as strengthening sustainable consumption and production patterns, including changing behavioural consumer, ranging from one-off behaviours, e.g. purchasing reusable cups, to habitual behaviours, e.g. reusing items such as shopping bags. Marine litter is a transboundary, national and regional problem that needs to be addressed. Therefore, the project will have both regional and national activities.The project will also consolidate efforts with already in place actions of the Caspian littoral countries towards better waste management. It will furthermore be built upon the previous work of the Caspian littoral countries under the Tehran Convention, in particular the Protocol on Land-based Source of Pollution and the outcomes of Strategic Convention Action Programme. The project will take into account the similar experience in addressing marine litter in neighbouring seas, such as the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, it will also aim to promote the creation of cooperation mechanisms with Bucharest and Barcelona Conventions. UNDP Kazakhstan will be responsible for implementing following three components and its activities in Kazakhstan:- Component 3: Enhanced circular economy approaches in coastal regions- Component 4: Preliminary identification of investments in waste management- Component 5: Empowered local communities and enterprises to improve waste management-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proposal should be submitted directly in the portal no later than indicated deadline.Any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry.Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org  using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.  Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.