Consultancy Opportunity – Development of a Digital Learning Hub

The Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) programme seeks to address the sound management of chemicals and waste in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This ISLANDS programme covers four (4) geographical regions including the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Islands, and Atlantic Ocean Islands, and is being implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).  

The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) is currently executing two (2) Caribbean Child projects (GEF 10279 and GEF 10472) which involve twelve (12) countries – Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.  

The overarching goal of the ISLANDS Programme is the sound management of chemicals and wastes in SIDS. The first component of the programme will support the achievement of this goal by enhancing capacity of subnational, national, and regional institutions to prevent the future build-up of waste. To ensure continuity in the field of chemicals and waste management in the Caribbean region, the BCRC-Caribbean recognizes the need for a repository of resources used for capacity building to be warehoused online to facilitate ease of access by regional and international stakeholders. To sensitize stakeholders to the tool, a communications strategy and training on the use of the tool must also be developed and delivered. 

In this regard, the BCRC-Caribbean, as the executing agency for the GEF 10279 and 10472 Projects, is seeking to recruit a Consulting Team which is a suitably qualified and experienced to develop a Digital Learning Hub (DLH) and Communications Strategy to promote the availability and use of the DLH.

Open to: Regional and International Experts   

Consultancy Duration: Eighteen (18) months   

Expected Consultancy start date: November 2024   

Language: The proposal, including all supporting documentation, shall be written in English    

Deadline to submit proposals: Extended to 11:59 pm (GMT – 4) on Sunday 22nd September, 2024   

Applications must be sent to submissions@bcrc-caribbean.org.  The subject of the email should clearly state the consultancy for which you are bidding in accordance with the following template:   

BCRC_ISLANDS+2023_005_V02_DLH_NameofConsultingTeam 

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