Consultant – Waste Management Strategy for East Atlantic Flyway Sites

About the role

This short‑term consultancy aims to assess waste challenges at three critical sites along the East Atlantic Flyway – the Saloum Delta (Senegal), Banc d’Arguin National Park (Mauritania) and the Bijagos Islands (Guinea‑Bissau) – and to design a practical waste‑management strategy that supports biodiversity restoration and local livelihoods.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of waste types, volumes, sources and accumulation areas at each site.
• Identify current and potential impacts of waste on habitats, migratory birds, marine biodiversity and surrounding communities.
• Analyse existing collection, sorting, transport, disposal, recycling and recovery practices.
• Map institutional, community and private‑sector stakeholders and propose engagement pathways.
• Develop site‑specific waste‑management strategies, including concrete measures for recycling, composting, biogas or other locally appropriate solutions.
• Prepare a final report with realistic recommendations to improve waste recovery and support livelihoods.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Environment, Waste Management, Sustainable Development, Livelihoods or a related field.
• Proven experience in biodiversity conservation and rural community development, especially in protected areas.
• Demonstrated knowledge of waste value chains and waste‑recovery techniques, preferably biogas.
• Familiarity with climate issues along the Atlantic Flyway and the three project sites.
• Ability to communicate effectively in at least one local language of the project area.

Required skills

• Waste management
• Biogas production and recovery
• Waste value‑chain analysis