Country: Indonesia
Description of the assignment: FREDDI Project Pipeline Portfolio Analysis Expert for Central Kalimantan (National, 1 post)
Project name: REDD+
Period of assignment/services (if applicable): March 2014 to May 2014
To apply for this position, please go to the following link to download a full set of application documents :
http://www.id.undp.org/content
Proposal should be submitted by email to redd-bids.id@undp.org cc to aryani.amir@undp.org; vitri.sari@undp.org no later than 25 March 2014
Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. UNDP Redd+ Project will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
Context of the REDD+ initiative:
Indonesia is the third largest emitter of CO2 and the world’s largest emitter from agriculture, forestry and other land use. Over the past five years, Indonesia’s annual deforestation rate has averaged around 1 million hectares, which contributes more than 80 percentage of Indonesia’s estimated annual emissions.
In this contexts, on May 26, 2010 the Governments of Indonesia and the Kingdom of Norway signed a Letter of Intent to establish a Partnership for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest and peat land degradation. REDD+ is a global mechanism which provides an opportunity for developing countries like Indonesia to move towards a sustainable green economy. For Indonesia it also offers a way to achieve the Indonesian government’s voluntary commitment to the world to reduce emissions as much as 26 percentage or up to 41 percentage with international support by 2020.
Committed to the cause of reducing emission, recently the REDD+ Agency (Badan Pengelola REDD+) has been established by the issuance of Presidential Regulation No.62 year 2013. In transitional phase, the agency is now finalizing its structure along with the funding/ grant channelling mechanism as well as monitoring, reporting and verifications (MRV). To support this, and to make a breakthrough in the field of grant channelling, the Government of Indonesia has also designing a mechanism of fund channelling for small grant related to REDD+ issues. In particular, the Fund for REDD+ Indonesia (FREDDI) is being developed as a credible and accountable trust fund for REDD+ financing in Indonesia designed under the REDD+ Agency.
As one of its main function is to channel fund to support REDD+ Implementation, FREDDI has designed fund flow and project cycle for the upcoming funded projects. Under FREDDI, there are four funding windows that can be utilized for financing REDD+ projects in national and sub-national levels. These are:
1. Funding Window 1: Priority Programs
2. Funding Window 2: Provincial Programs
3. Funding Window 3: Competitive Proposal
4. Funding Window 4: Small Grants
Context of The ToR
Currently, FREDDI is focusing on the development of an elaborate project pipeline portfolio for the selection of REDD+ projects to be funded by the FREDDI’s four funding windows. This is also directly linked to the disbursement proposal fot the Phase II funding from the Government of Indonesia and Government of Norway’s REDD+ partnership. The project pipeline portfolio is expected to provide a rationale analysis on the criteria and indicators for project selection process as well as equipped by a comprehensive identification for bankable projects that can be implemented in the period of 2014-2017. These whole set of analysis will be incorporated within a large scale-investment concept note on the targeted provinces, one of which is Central Kalimantan.
In order to accomplish the task, FREDDI is seeking a Project Pipeline Portfolio Analysis Expert to support the development of project pipeline portfolio by performing due diligence on existing REDD+ related projects as well as REDD+ project initiatives. The final analysis report on the identification of bankable projects is expected to be delivered to FREDDI.
Travel Arrangement
The incumbent is expected to travel to Central Kalimantan province one time for 8 days, including the travel to district of Pulang Pisau and Murung Raya also for 8 days. However, the number of travel in practice can be different up to the condition and other ad-hoc arrangement.
Overall objective of this assignment is to seek assistance from a Project Pipeline Porfolio Analyst to support the work stream funding instrument in reaching its target for the finalization of Project Pipeline Portfolio in timely manner and ensure that all analyses and due diligence works related to the identification of bankable projects are conducted in accountable manner as well as in compliance with Indonesia REDD+’s principles.
Scope of work:
1. Conducting due diligence on REDD+ potential projects and initiatives in Central Kalimantan
2. Drafting analysis report on the identification of REDD+ bankable projects in Central Kalimantan
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Deliverables
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Due Date
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Payment
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1.
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Report
on the due diligence process of REDD+ potential projects in Central
Kalimantan
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1 April 2014
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50 %
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2
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Report
on Analysis of identification of bankable REDD+ projects in Central
Kalimantan
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1 May 2014
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50 %
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· A Master Degree in Business/ Management, Sustainable Energy, Forestry, or Environment
Experience:
· Excellent knowledge on REDD+ project development, at least 10 (ten) years’ experience working on developing forestry related project development.
· Extensive knowledge of forestry carbon project development, implementation, assessment, and monitoring, including low carbon project initiative, and other REDD+ related initiatives.
· Ability to conduct in-depth analysis on carbon forest project development and due diligence for feasibility assessment, project validation, and project financing in relation to carbon and forestry related projects.
· Demonstrated ability to draft concept note or assessment reports on project development.
· Ability to work comfortably at local, national and international levels.
· Solid knowledge and analytical ability that is complying with the most updated REDD+ principles and standards. Strong knowledge on REDD+ MRV system will be an advantage.
Language Requirements:
Fluent in written and spoken Indonesian and proficient in English.
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