International Technical Advisor for Support of Solvent Sector/UNDP/MLF Project

The Executive Committee decides to approve in principle a total of US $52 million in funding for the phased reduction and complete phaseout of consumption of trichlorotrifluoroethane (CFC-113) and 1,1,1 trichloroethane (TCA), as well as the consumption of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) used as cleaning solvents in China .This is the total funding that would be available to China from the Multilateral Fund for the total elimination of solvent use of these ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in China.

 

China has completely phased out CTC used as cleaning solvent 1 June 2003, half year before the timetable required in the Sector Plan, completely phased out CFC-113 used as solvents by 1 January 2006 and phased out TCA by 1 January 2010. 

 

Since implementation was initiated in 2000, China has met its 2000-2009 CFC-113, TCA and CTC solvent consumption control limits through individual investment projects, ODS Reduction Contracts and Voucher System Projects implemented under the 2000 to 2009 Annual Implementation Programmes.

 

According to Agreement On Performance-Based Payment Mechanism for ODS Phase-out in China’s Solvent Sector signed between UNDP and FECO, a technical verification, Monitoring and Evaluation would be conducted. Therefore, an International Technical Advisor (ITA) is required to verify and evaluate the progress of activities at local enterprises and/or local EPBs’ level, and submit a report on the mission.

 

To ensure the smooth accomplishment of ODS phase-out work in the Solvent Sector, it is necessary to invite an international technical advisor to introduce overseas technologies and work with domestic expert to support enterprises.

 

Since Evaluation and Completion Report of the sector is required at the end of implementation of Solvent Sector Plan, an international technical advisor will be invited to give suggestions from the technical point of view on the report.  

The objectives of this assignment are to:

 

 

The International Technical Advisor (ITA) will assist FECO/MEP, together with national experts, to oversee all technical components of the Project. The ITA will work at the highest technical level and will report to the officers of FECO/MEP and the programme manager of UNDP.

 

The ITA will provide overall technical assistance in the following aspects:

 

The consultant must have:

 

i. Extensive knowledge of MP and ODS phase-out activities in China;

ii.Practical experience of ODS phase-out and substitution in Solvent Sector, and rich working experiences in at least one of the following working areas is required.

 

a) Cleaning for electronic elements or appliance;

b) Cleaning for precision apparatus and metal equipment;

c) Cleaning and lubrication for medical apparatus/injector;

d) Cleaning for textile;

e) Working as process agent or diluter for compounding other solutions.

iii. Adequate technical competence in evaluating and making appropriate judgments on work performed by Chinese enterprises, national experts and research institutions.

iv. Experience in the implementation of international projects, especially in MLF projects.

v.  Fluent communication and writing skills in English.

vi. Fluent written or spoken in Chinese is an added asset.