Ministry of Environment (MoE)

National Consultant to Develop Operational Manual on Education & Dissemination for Plastic Pollution Prevention in Cambodia

EducationPosted 2 mo ago

Location

Phnom Penh

Job Type

CONTRACT

Work Mode

On-site

Industry

Government

Languages

English, Khmer

About the role

The consultant will be responsible for drafting a practical, evidence-based operational manual in English that outlines strategies, activities, and implementation pathways for education and dissemination programs.
Review national policies, strategies, the National Plastic Action Roadmap, legal frames related to environment, waste management, education, and plastic pollution prevention.
Review existing education, communications, and community engagement initiatives related to plastic pollution prevention.
Identify key challenges, gaps, lesson learned, and opportunities for strengthening current education and awareness efforts.
Develop an operational manual focusing on education and extension, but not limited to: situation analysis and context, strategic objectives and expected outcomes, target audiences and stakeholder roles.
Propose innovative, culturally sensitive, and practical education and behavior change communication approaches.
Include pagoda-based awareness and outreach approaches, community mobilization, citizen and youth engagement strategies with gender responsive and socially inclusive approaches.
Outline public awareness campaign and dissemination mechanisms, including training and shop.
Cover capacity building and training approaches and materials, annual implementation and activity plan, institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting frames.
Address risk management and mitigation measures, and provide an indicative budget to implementation the plan.
Map and engage relevant stakeholders, including government institutions, pagodas, NGOs, youth organizations, development partners, private sectors and local authorities.
Consult with relevant stakeholders (government agencies, pagodas, NGOs, and community leaders, local authorities, etc.).
Collect stakeholder inputs and recommendations to incorporate into the manual.
Present the draft manual to the project management unit (PMU).

Required Skills

Operational Manual DevelopmentEvidence-based Strategy DevelopmentPolicy ReviewLegal Frame AnalysisGap AnalysisLesson Learned IdentificationOpportunity IdentificationBehavior Change CommunicationCommunity MobilizationCitizen EngagementYouth EngagementGender Responsive ApproachesSocially Inclusive ApproachesPublic Awareness Campaign DesignDissemination Mechanism DesignCapacity BuildingTraining Material DevelopmentActivity PlanningInstitutional Arrangement DesignCoordination Mechanism Design