Data Collection for a Plastic Waste National Level Quantification and Sectorial Material Flow Analysis for Zanzibar. Full Time NEW

Request for Proposals (RfP)

Data Collection for a Plastic Waste National Level Quantification and Sectorial Material Flow Analysis for Zanzibar.

IUCN ESARO, ISLANDPLAS, Coastal and Ocean Resilience Team

RfP Reference: IUCN-25-07- P04772-10

Welcome to this Procurement by IUCN. You are hereby invited to submit a Proposal. Please read the information and instructions carefully because non-compliance with the instructions may result in disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement.

1. REQUIREMENTS

1.1.A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found in Attachment 1.

2. CONTACT DETAILS

2.1. During the course of this procurement, i.e. from the publication of this RfP to the award of a contract, you may not discuss this procurement with any IUCN employee or representative other than the following contact. You must address all correspondence and questions to the contact, including your Proposal.

IUCN Contact: [email protected]

3. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE

3.1. This timetable is indicative and may be changed by IUCN at any time. If IUCN decides that changes to any of the deadlines are necessary, we will publish this on our website and contact you directly if you have indicated your interest in this procurement (see Section 3.2).

DATE-ACTIVITY

8th July-Publication of the Request for Proposals

13th July-Deadline for expressions of interest

15th July-Deadline for submission of questions

17th July-Planned publication of responses to questions

25th July -Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (“Submission Deadline”)

31st July-Clarification of Proposals

1st August-Planned date for contract award

4th August -Expected contract start date

3.2. Please email the IUCN contact to express your interest in submitting a Proposal by the deadline stated above. This will help IUCN to keep you updated regarding the procurement.

4. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL

4.1. Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents:

• Signed Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2)

• Pre-Qualification Information (see Section 4.3 below)

• Technical Proposal (see Section 4.4 below)

• Financial Proposal (see Section 4.5 below)

Proposals must be prepared in English.

4.2. Your Proposal must be submitted by email to the IUCN Contact (see Section 2). The subject heading of the email shall be [RfP Reference – bidder name]. The bidder name is the name of the company/organisation on whose behalf you are submitting the Proposal, or your own surname if you are bidding as a self-employed consultant. Your Proposal must be submitted in PDF format. You may submit multiple emails suitably annotated, e.g. Email 1 of 3, if attached files are too large to suit a single email transmission. You may not submit your Proposal by uploading it to a file-sharing tool.

IMPORTANT: Submitted documents must be password-protected so that they cannot be opened and read before the submission deadline. Please use the same password for all submitted documents. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the IUCN Contact. This will ensure a secure bid submission and opening process. Please DO NOT email the password before the deadline for Proposal submission.

4.3. Pre-Qualification Criteria

IUCN will use the following Pre-Qualification Criteria to determine whether you have the capacity to provide the required goods and/or services to IUCN. Please provide the necessary information in a single, separate document.

Pre-Qualification Criteria

1. 3 relevant references of clients similar to IUCN / similar work

2. Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work

3. State your annual turnover for each of the past 3 years

4. How many employees does your organisation have who are qualified for this work?

5. Show evidence of 5–7 years of experience in data collection and field research, preferably in plastic waste, solid waste management, environmental monitoring, or related field.

6. Must be a resident/national of the designated country.

4.4. Technical Proposal

The Technical Proposal must address each of the criteria stated below explicitly and separately, quoting the relevant criteria reference number (left-hand column).

Proposals in any other format will significantly increase the time it takes to evaluate, and such Proposals may therefore be rejected at IUCN’s discretion.

Where CVs are requested, these must be of the individuals who will actually carry out the work specified. The individuals you put forward may only be substituted with IUCN’s approval.

IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance:

Description-Information to provide-Relative weight

1. Clarity and completeness of the Proposal and annexes-5 pt.

Completed proposal and annexes

2. Approach and Methodology

2.1.Methodological approach-15 pt.

Description of the methodological and delivery approach.

2.2.Operationalisation of the approach and Methodology-35 pt.

Ability, proven by the experience/previous assignment, of the consultant to implement the proposed methodology (10 pt.)

Working programme / working schedule for delivery of outputs (10 pt.),

Staffing schedule and task assignment descriptions aligned with team members expertise/experience (10 pt.),

Quality control of deliverables (5 pt.)

3. Consultants Competencies-45 pt.

Education
A degree in a relevant field such as environmental management, environmental science, natural resource management, waste management, or any discipline aligned with the assignment’s focus. Postgraduate qualifications will be an added advantage (15 pts):

Experience in Data Collection Demonstrated experience in collecting a range of data types, including both quantitative (e.g., surveys, measurements) and qualitative (e.g., interviews, focus groups) data. Familiarity with digital data collection tools (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK) is desirable (10 pts)

Communication and Collaboration Skills Proven ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders including government, private sector, and communities. Must be able to incorporate feedback effectively and communicate findings clearly (10 pts):

Report Writing and Analytical Skills
Demonstrated ability to input into high-quality reports, synthesize data, and provide constructive recommendations. Prior experience supporting technical or policy-oriented documents is a strong asset (10 pts)

TOTAL-100

4.5. Financial Proposal

4.5.1.The Financial Proposal must be a fixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety.

4.5.2. Prices include all costs

Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. IUCN will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar. It is your responsibility to determine whether such taxes apply to your organisation and to include them in your Financial Proposal.

4.5.3. Applicable Goods and Services Taxes

Proposal rates and prices shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax.

4.5.4.Currency of proposed rates and prices

All rates and prices submitted by Proposers shall be in [currency].

4.5.4.Breakdown of rates and prices

For information only, the price needs to be broken down as follows:

Description-Quantity-Unit Price-Total Price

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TOTAL

4.6. Additional information not requested by IUCN should not be included in your Proposal and will not be considered in the evaluation.

4.7.Your Proposal must remain valid and capable of acceptance by IUCN for a period of 90 calendar days following the submission deadline.

4.8.Withdrawals and Changes

You may freely withdraw or change your Proposal at any time prior to the submission deadline by written notice to the IUCN Contact. However, in order to reduce the risk of fraud, no changes or withdrawals will be accepted after the submission deadline.

5. EVALUATION of PROPOSALS

5.1. Completeness

IUCN will firstly check your Proposal for completeness. Incomplete Proposals will not be considered further.

5.2. Pre-Qualification Criteria

Only Proposals that meet all of the pre-qualification criteria will be evaluated.

5.3. Technical Evaluation

5.3.1. Scoring Method

Your Proposal will be assigned a score from 0 to 10 for each of the technical evaluation criteria, such that ‘0’ is low and ‘10’ is high.

5.3.2.Minimum Quality Thresholds

Proposals that receive a score of ‘0’ for any of the criteria will not be considered further.

5.3.3.Technical Score

Your score for each technical evaluation criterion will be multiplied with the respective relative weight (see Section 4.4) and these weighted scores added together to give your Proposal’s overall technical score.

5.4. Financial Evaluation and Financial Scores

The financial evaluation will be based upon the full total price you submit. Your Financial Proposal will receive a score calculated by dividing the lowest Financial Proposal that has passed the minimum quality thresholds (see Section 5.3.2) by the total price of your Financial Proposal.

Thus, for example, if your Financial Proposal is for a total of CHF 100 and the lowest Financial Proposal is CHF 80, you will receive a financial score of 80/100 = 80%

5.5.Total Score

Your Proposal’s total score will be calculated as the weighted sum of your technical score and your financial score.

The relative weights will be:

Technical: 70%

Financial: 30%

Thus, for example, if your technical score is 83% and your financial score is 77%, you will receive a total score of 83 * 70% + 77 * 30% = 58.1% + 23.1% = 81.2%.

Subject to the requirements in Sections 4 and 7, IUCN will award the contract to the bidder whose Proposal achieves the highest total score.

6.Explanation of procurement procedure

6.1. IUCN is using the Open Procedure for this procurement. This means that the contracting opportunity is published on IUCN’s website and open to all interested parties to take part, subject to the conditions in Section 7 below.

6.2. You are welcome to ask questions or seek clarification regarding this procurement. Please email the IUCN Contact (see Section 2), taking note of the deadline for submission of questions in Section 3.1.

6.3.All Proposals must be received by the submission deadline in Section 3.1 above. Late Proposals will not be considered. All Proposals received by the submission deadline will be evaluated by a team of three or more evaluators in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in this RfP. No other criteria will be used to evaluate Proposals. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose Proposal received the highest Total Score. IUCN does, however, reserve the right to cancel the procurement and not award a contract at all.

6.4. IUCN will contact the bidder with the highest-scoring Proposal to finalise the contract. We will contact unsuccessful bidders after the contract has been awarded and provide detailed feedback. The timetable in Section 3.1 gives an estimate of when we expect to have completed the contract award, but this date may change depending on how long the evaluation of Proposals takes.

7.Conditions for participation in this procurement

7.1. To participate in this procurement, you are required to submit a Proposal, which fully complies with the instructions in this RfP and the Attachments.

7.1.1.It is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted a complete and fully compliant Proposal.

7.1.2.Any incomplete or incorrectly completed Proposal submission may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process.

7.1.3. IUCN will query any obvious clerical errors in your Proposal and may, at IUCN’s sole discretion, allow you to correct these, but only if doing so could not be perceived as giving you an unfair advantage.

7.2. In order to participate in this procurement, you must meet the following conditions:

• Free of conflicts of interest
• Registered on the relevant professional or trade register of the country in which you are established (or resident, if self-employed)
• In full compliance with your obligations relating to payment of social security contributions and of all applicable taxes
• Not been convicted of failing to comply with environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection
• Not bankrupt or being wound up
• Never been guilty of an offence concerning your professional conduct
• Not involved in fraud, corruption, a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorism, or any other illegal activity.

7.3. You must complete and sign the Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2).

7.4. If you are participating in this procurement as a member of a joint venture, or are using sub-contractors, submit a separate Declaration of Undertaking for each member of the joint venture and sub-contractor, and be clear in your Proposal which parts of the goods/services are provided by each partner or sub-contractor.

7.5. Each bidder shall submit only one Proposal, either individually or as a partner in a joint venture. In case of joint venture, one company shall not be allowed to participate in two different joint ventures in the same procurement nor shall a company be allowed to submit a Proposal both on its behalf and as part of a joint venture for the same procurement. A bidder who submits or participates in more than one Proposal (other than as a subcontractor or in cases of alternatives that have been permitted or requested) shall cause all the Proposals with the bidder’s participation to be disqualified.

7.6. By taking part in this procurement, you accept the conditions set out in this RfP, including the following:

• It is unacceptable to give or offer any gift or consideration to an employee or other representative of IUCN as a reward or inducement in relation to the awarding of a contract. Such action will give IUCN the right to exclude you from this and any future procurements, and to terminate any contract that may have been signed with you.
• Any attempt to obtain information from an employee or other representative of IUCN concerning another bidder will result in disqualification.
• Any price fixing or collusion with other bidders in relation to this procurement shall give IUCN the right to exclude you and any other involved bidder(s) from this and any future procurements and may constitute a criminal offence.

8. Confidentiality and data protection

8.1.IUCN follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The information you submit to IUCN as part of this procurement will be treated as confidential and shared only as required to evaluate your Proposal in line with the procedure explained in this RfP, and for the maintenance of a clear audit trail. For audit purposes, IUCN is required to retain your Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when requested.

8.2. In the Declaration of Undertaking (Attachment 2) you need to give IUCN express permission to use the information you submit in this way, including personal data that forms part of your Proposal. Where you include personal data of your employees (e.g. CVs) in your Proposal, you need to have written permission from those individuals to share this information with IUCN, and for IUCN to use this information as indicated in 8.1. Without these permissions, IUCN will not be able to consider your Proposal.

9. Complaints procedure

If you have a complaint or concern regarding the propriety of how a competitive process is or has been executed, then please contact [email protected]. Such complaints or concerns will be treated as confidential and are not considered in breach of the above restrictions on communication (Section 2.1).

10. Contract

The contract will be based on IUCN’s template in Attachment 3, the terms of which are not negotiable. They may, however, be amended by IUCN to reflect particular requirements from the donor funding this particular procurement.

11. About IUCN

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

Headquartered in Switzerland, IUCN Secretariat comprises around 1,000 staff with offices in more than 50 countries.

Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organisations and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.

IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.

Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.

www.iucn.org

https://twitter.com/IUCN/

12. ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 Specification of Requirements / Terms of Reference

Attachment 2 Declaration of Undertaking (select 2a for companies or 2b for self-employed as applicable to you)

Attachment 3 Contract Template

Terms of Reference for IUCN Consultancy

Title: Data Collection for a Plastic Waste National Level Quantification and Sectorial Material Flow Analysis for Zanzibar, (Islandplas Project)

Objective of the Consultancy

The objective of this consultancy is to support evidence-based decision making on the plastic waste management within Zanzibar through a structured and standardised data collection and sectorial engagement. Specifically, the consultancy will collect and verify national-level plastic waste data using a curated questionnaire (adaptable as necessary) to ensure standardised data collection and provide waste management/leakage context. The aims of the project include:

1. Identify and help address key data gaps (including polymer-level breakdowns, leakage pathways, and missing sectoral actors) in collaboration with the IslandPlas in-country manager and IUCN ESARO regional team.
2. Support stakeholder engagement for data collection and validation.
3. Provide structured feedback and technical input to a national plastic waste profiling report, ensuring it is country-specific, accurate, and grounded in local context. The report should detail current mitigation efforts, identify key gaps, and offer clear, evidence-based recommendations to inform future interventions, such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), plastic taxes, or circular economy strategies.

Background

Project Reference: P04772

Donor reference: DR04772.20

About IUCN

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and around 15,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.

IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.

Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.

www.iucn.org

https://twitter.com/IUCN/

About the Project

The IslandPlas project is an IUCN-led initiative, supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation, that targets seven African Islands, that is, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, and Zanzibar. The project, running until end of 2026 envisions African Islands that are free from plastic waste in the environment, and that circular measures are in place to ensure zero plastics to the ocean. The project actions are designed to reduce and prevent plastic waste leakage into the environment through demonstrating effective, quantifiable solutions to addressing plastic leakage.

Among others, the project contributes to achieving the objectives prescribed in the Declaration adopted by the Ministerial Conference on the Blue and Circular Economy in the Island States of Africa and the Indian Ocean (September 2023), that advocates for a blue and circular economy, enabled through circular entrepreneurship, skills development, increased investment towards science, research and development, and legal and policy reforms. The project is designed to strengthen understanding of national plastic material flows and waste and pollution footprint, integrate and support informal waste sector actors and local communities, support local ventures for innovation to reduce plastic pollution using locally-appropriate solutions, strength institutional capacities (municipal, informal sector) to catalyse change, and explore potential for an inter-regional recycling hub to support multiple islands.

At the regional level, the project aims to achieve three main outcomes:

i). Sustainable and improved livelihoods of informal waste sector actors engaged in a circular plastics economy (9,600 beneficiaries);

ii). Quantifiable regeneration of plastic waste material through circular approaches, including through plastic material recovery (14,000 tons), recycling (5,600 tons) and upcycling; and

iii). Strengthened sector innovation and enterprise development with new growth opportunities through direct capital investments to locally-appropriate solutions (US $2 million).

A core aim of the project is to develop national plastic waste profiles, through undertaking a plastic waste national level quantification and sectorial material flow analysis for each country, in which IslandPlas implements itself, using a standardised data collection approach.

These profiles will provide a detailed picture of plastic generation, use, waste management and disposal, and leakage at national level and across key sectors. They are intended to inform national planning, strengthen waste management systems, and support policy and investment decisions. The consultant will support the development of the national waste profile of its respective country by collecting, verifying, and contextualising country-specific data.

Description of the Assignment

1. The consultant will support the development of a national plastic waste profile by leading the in-country data collection process. This will include conducting a national-level plastic waste quantification and a sectorial material flow analysis.

2. Data collection will be carried out using a standardised questionnaire hosted on KoboToolbox, complemented by interviews, document reviews, field observations and other appropriate methods. The consultant will be responsible for adapting the KoboToolbox tool as needed to reflect national realities and improve usability. Virtual training / help will be provided through IUCN ESARO as required.

3. The consultant will be expected to gather existing and most recent data on plastic waste generation, management, and leakage across key sectors, complementing with national datasets and other sources. This will include quantitative indicators such as annual plastic waste generation, import and export volumes, mismanaged waste and the amount of plastic recycled or landfilled. Sector-specific data will also be collected, covering areas such as households, commercial activities, tourism, fisheries, among others.

4. The consultant is expected to provide both quantitative and qualitative data to identify areas with high plastic waste (plastic hotspots), including common polymer types and main sources. The analysis should include where plastic is leaking into the environment (such as through storm drains, rivers, coastal dumping, or unmanaged sites) and highlight where the informal sector is active but not officially recorded.

5. The consultant will engage key actors to help fill data gaps and ensure that all collected information is accurate, complete, and verifiable. If certain data cannot be collected or confirmed, the consultant must clearly report which gaps remain, explain why the data could not be obtained (e.g. limited access, missing records, or lack of engagement), and provide practical recommendations on how these gaps could be addressed in future studies or data collection efforts.

6. Where possible, collected data must be disaggregated by polymer type, including Plastic 1: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Plastic 2: High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Plastic 3: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Plastic 4: Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Plastic 5: Polypropylene (PP), Plastic 6: Polystyrene (PS), Plastic 7: Other (e.g., Polycarbonate, Polylactide).

7. In addition to quantitative data, the consultant will collect qualitative information on relevant national policies, existing infrastructure, circular economy initiatives and stakeholder perspectives on plastic waste management challenges and potential solutions. The aim is to provide a clear overview of the current system and highlight what changes or investments may be needed to for future plastic pollution mitigation.

8. Throughout the assignment, the consultant will work in close coordination with the IslandPlas Country Manager, IUCN ESARO, the Regional Contractor Team and the relevant government agency. While the regional team will lead the data analysis and report writing, the consultant will contribute local context, validate findings and provide technical feedback on the draft national waste profile.

9. The consultant will support the ISLANDPLAS in-country manager in conducting at least one plastic waste data collection activity using the Marine Debris Tracker App (an open-source tool for recording litter in the environment). This activity will help identify the types and quantities of plastic waste present locally. It will also serve as a potential stakeholder engagement event, allowing project partners to participate in hands-on data collection and gain familiarity with the tool.

10. This consultancy is part of a wider regional initiative and contributes to the production of peer-reviewed scientific outputs. The role requires proactive coordination, technical rigour, and a strong understanding of the local waste management landscape. The consultant is also expected to provide technical input and evidence-based recommendations to the final national plastic waste profiling report, ensuring it reflects local realities and is aligned with regional goals.

Duration of the Assignment

The duration of the assignment will be a three-month period, starting from July 2025, including an additional two weeks for feedback/editing of the waste profile provided after analysis from the regional team.

Deliverables and Activities

The consultant will provide the following deliverables and carry out the following activities:

Deliverable/Activity-Description-Deadline

Deliverable 1-End of week 1

Inception note and questionnaire modifications

Activity 1A-Within first 5 days

Kick-off meeting with ISLANDPLAS in-country manager

Activity 1B-Week 1

Review and adapt ISLANDPLAS questionnaire to suit national context (if necessary) with validation from ISLANDPLAS in-country manager

Deliverable 2-By end of month 3

Complete national data collection using finalised questionnaire

Activity 2A-Weeks 2–10

Coordinate and implement data collection with key respondents and institutions through interviews and other data collection methods.

Particular effort should be made to engage sectors often left out of formal waste profiles, such as small hospitality businesses, public markets, informal recyclers, and underrepresented government actors (e.g. health, transport).

Activity 2B-Ongoing

Support identification of missing data sources and information.

Where past profiling has lacked clarity (e.g. limited data on generators or sources), aim to gather spatially and temporally explicit data. Note where data can support or inform policy planning (e.g. plastic taxes, circular economy roadmaps, national legislation development).

Activity 2C-Ongoing

Ensure quality, completeness, and consistency of data entries

Activity 2D-Weeks 5-10

Implement together with ISLANDPLAS in-country manager plastic waste data collection through Marine Debris Tracker App (at least once)

**3. Deliverable 3-**Timing to be confirmed

Provide input on draft national waste profile (from regional team)

Activity 3A-Within 2 weeks of receipt

First review of national draft and provide corrections/clarifications (up to 2 weeks).

The consultant should carefully review the draft waste profile and highlight any parts that are too general or don’t match the local context. If needed, they should suggest improvements; such as adding information about legal gaps, challenges faced by specific sectors, or how the data can support national plans. This might include reviewing laws, identifying problems that make innovation difficult, or noting where the data could help with marine litter or microplastic issues in the future.

Activity 3B

Second review of national draft after key national stakeholders accuracy review

Within 1 week of receipt

4. Deliverable 4

Participate in final debrief and lesson sharing

Payment Schedule

The Timetable below summarises the chronological order of deliverables and indicates milestones at which IUCN will pay the Consultant.

Deliverable

Milestone payment

Upon contract signature; 1st August 2025-25%

Completion of first month of work on data collection; 1st September 2025-20%

Completion of national data collection using finalised questionnaire (deliverable 2); 1st November 2025-25%

Completion of input/correction on draft national profile (from regional team) (deliverable 3); 1st December 2025-15%

On completion of final debrief and lesson sharing (deliverable 4); 15th January 2026-15%

Skills and Experience

The consultant must have the following skills, education and experience as a minimum:

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in data collection and field research, preferably in plastic waste, solid waste management, environmental monitoring, or related field.
• Proven ability to design, adapt, and use structured data collection questionnaires such as KoboToolbox or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with plastic waste streams, import-export trade data, recovery systems, and informal waste management practices, particularly in island or coastal settings.
• Demonstrated capacity to engage stakeholders across sectors (including government agencies, municipalities, non-governmental organisations, scientists, private sector, civil societies, and informal waste actors) to gather data and verify findings.
• Proven ability to identify and engage hidden or informal waste actors who may not be reflected in national systems but contribute significantly to plastic flows.
• Knowledge of national environmental policies, local laws, waste management frameworks, and relevant standards that shape data availability and reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with how data can inform national strategy development, Extended Producer Responsibility, plastic taxation, or investment planning related to waste and circular economy
• Basic proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methods, including sampling, material flow analysis inputs, proficiency in conducting interviews, and desk reviews.
• Experience producing technical documentation and summary reports, including situational assessments and stakeholder mapping outputs.
• Ability to coordinate in-country logistics for field visits, interviews, and litter surveys, and to troubleshoot practical challenges during data collection.
• Access to mobile devices and internet to support digital data collection and communication. Additionally, access to laptop for report input.
• Fluency in English and/or French, with strong spoken and written proficiency in the local language relevant to the country is required.

Supervision and coordination

The consultant will report to and work under the supervision of the IslandPlas Project Manager in the country, and IUCN ESARO staff for overall project guidance. They additionally will have coordination with the IslandPlas Regional Contractor Team. Further information about their roles below.

IslandPlas In-Country Manager

• Primary day-to-day supervisor and first point of contact. The consultant will work closely with the in-country manager for field logistics, stakeholder coordination, and day-to-day guidance.

IUCN ESARO (Regional team)

• Regional technical oversight and coordination. The consultant will share weekly progress to the ISLANDPLAS country manager, and monthly updates to IUCN ESARO Regional Staff.
• Oversight and quality assurance. The consultant may occasionally report progress or challenges and join calls for cross-country alignment and strategic updates.

IslandPlas Regional Contractor Team

• This is the regional team who will be taking all the data and creating the National Waste profile(s). The consultant will liaise regularly (estimated to be once per month) with the regional analysis team to ensure that national data collected is accurate, complete, and usable for regional synthesis and scientific outputs.

Declaration of Undertaking IN relation to Data Collection for a Plastic Waste National Level Quantification and Sectorial Material Flow Analysis for Zanzibar

I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am an authorised representative of the following organisation:

Registered Name of Organisation (the “Organisation”): _______________________

Registered Address (incl. country): _______________________________________

Year of Registration:__________________________________________________

I hereby authorise IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable. I acknowledge that IUCN is required to retain the Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when reasonably requested.

Where the Proposal includes Personal Data as defined by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I confirm that the Organisation has been authorised by each Data Subject to share this Data with IUCN for the purposes stated above.

I further confirm that the following statements are correct:

1. The Organisation is duly registered in accordance with all applicable laws.
2. The Organisation is fully compliant with all its tax and social security obligations.
3. The Organisation and its staff and representatives are free of any real or perceived conflicts of interest with regards to IUCN and its Mission.
4. The Organisation agrees to declare to IUCN any real or perceived emerging conflicts of interests it or any of its staff and representatives may have concerning IUCN. The Organisation acknowledges that IUCN may terminate any contracts with the Organisation that would, in IUCN sole discretion, be negatively affected by such conflicts of interests.
5. None of the Organisation’s staff has ever been convicted of grave professional misconduct or any other offence concerning their professional conduct.
6. Neither the Organisation nor any of its staff and representatives have ever been convicted of fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation.
7. The Organisation acknowledges that engagement by itself or any of its staff in fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation will entitle IUCN to terminate any and all contracts with the Organisation with immediate effect.
8. The Organisation is a going concern and is not bankrupt or being wound up, is not having its affairs administered by the courts, has not suspended business activities, is not the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations.
9. The Organisation complies with all applicable environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection.
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11. The Organisation has not been, is not, and will not be involved or implicated in any violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, or injustice or abuse of human rights related to other groups or individuals, including forced evictions, violation of fundamental rights of workers as defined by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, child labour, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.

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Declaration in relation to <IUCN-25-07- P04772-10>

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8. I am not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. I agree that I will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
9. I have not been, am not, and will not be involved or implicated in any violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, or injustice or abuse of human rights related to other groups or individuals, including forced evictions, violation of fundamental rights of workers as defined by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, child labour, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.

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