IC/UNDP/REDD+/098/2014
National Senior Specialist for Collaborative Partnership (National, 1 post)
Reference Number:
IC/UNDP/REDD+/098/2014
Country: Indonesia
Description of the
assignment: National Senior Specialist for Collaborative Partnership (National,
1 post)
Project name: REDD+
Period of
assignment/services (if applicable): August – December 2014
Closing date: 13 AUGUST
2014
I.
BACKGROUND
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 percent of Indonesia’s estimated annual emissions.
In response to this
situation, on 26 May 2010 the Governments of Indonesia and the Kingdom of
Norway signed a Letter of Intent to establish a REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Partnership to tackle greenhouse gas
emissions resulting from deforestation and forest and peat-land degradation in
Indonesia. REDD+ is a global mechanism which provides an opportunity for
developing countries like Indonesia to move towards a sustainable green economy
through the implementation of REDD+ activities and, for industrial countries
like Norway, to support a reduction in global deforestation by contributing
funds for these activities. For Indonesia REDD+ also offers a way to achieve
the Indonesian government’s voluntary commitment to the world to reduce
emissions as much as 26 percent under a business-as-usual scenario or up to 41
percent with international support by 2020.
Since 2013, the REDD+
Partnership has entered an interim phase to build on the momentum of Phase 1
and ensure full readiness for Phase 2. One of important milestone that has been
achieved during Interim Phase is the establishment of Indonesian REDD+ Agency
(BP REDD+) in December 2013. With its new mandate BP REDD+ in cooperation with
11 partner provinces is working together to set up a provincial level
institution that in time will manage REDD+ activities at the local level. It
was also identified during this process that there is 3 objectives that need
immediate implementation: 1) deliver results in high impact areas by end 2014;
2) engage with the parliamentary to increase support for sustainable
development and; 3) building the capacity of BP REDD+ to enable the operationalization
of its institutions and systems.
In regards to the first
objective, there are three areas that will be implemented:
1)
To reduce the negative impacts of forest fires
2)
BP REDD+ will enable sustainable management of natural resources by clarifying
the tenure situation for communities, specifically through implementation of
Constitutional Court Ruling 35/2012 (MK35) which reverts customary forests back
to indigenous communities.
3)
BP REDD+ will facilitate dialogue between relevant stakeholders with the
purpose of creating legal framework and guidelines for resolving land conflicts
in and around National Parks.
Context of this ToR:
In line with the first
objective that need immediate implementation, BP REDD+ in cooperation with 11
partner provinces, namely Aceh, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Sumatra,
Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Papua
and West Papua is working together to prepare the institutionalization
readiness at provincial level. In parallel with the preparation, BP REDD+ also
working on the three objectives above that deemed to be critical and have time
sensitive consideration.
Within the framework to
reduce the negative impacts of forest fires, BP REDD+ along with Coordinating
Ministry for People Welfare and other relevant ministries are developing a
Standard Operation Procedure for Management of Forest Fire. A first draft of
this SOP has been publicly circulate and in the process of finalization.
Meanwhile at the provincial
level, BP REDD+ has implement pilot activities in Central Kalimantan Province.
In cooperation with Centre for Forestry Training (Pusdiklat) of Ministry of
Forestry, BP REDD+ has been supporting series of trainings under Community
based Forest Fire Management (CBFFM) Programme that were held in several
districts. These trainings aim to develop the community and local government
capacity to effectively manage forest and peat land fire. These training series
consist of Need Assessment Training, development of module and curriculum based
on combine method of modern technology and local wisdom, and community capacity
enhancement training. In addition to these trainings, BP REDD+ also
conducted community patrol trainings at village level that aims to enhance
community awareness on managing the prevention of forest fire.
Perceiving the success
of this programme in Central Kalimantan and acknowledging the importance of
community role in managing the impact of forest fire, BP REDD+ have an
intention to replicate similar programme in other provinces including conduct
training at the district to village level. The programme will be specifically
designed based on characteristic of targeted province.
In the light of this,
the REDD+ Project is looking to engage a National Senior Specialist for
Collaboration Partnership to accelerate and improve the coherence and
integration between various elements of REDD+ programmes that currently
on-going at the provinces and its relations to the forest fire programmes. The
incumbent will ensure a close and smooth cooperation between BP REDD+ and
various components of stakeholders at the national down to the regional and
local level.
In addition to that,
with recent stipulated Village Law (Undang-undang No.6/ 2014) the incumbent
will need to establish relation with the Minister of Home Affairs for possible
cooperation in mainstreaming REDD+ into Village Law implementation at the
provinces.
Objectives of Assignment:
The incumbent will be
assigned to the Office for Cooperation with Stakeholder with below objectives:
•
Facilitate the BP REDD+ programme to increase the capability and capacity of
the regional/local government/agencies, the implementing partners and the
communities as well as the quality of the apparatus to implement REDD+
activities.
•
Coordinate the implementation of the above programme through close cooperation
with local stakeholders in the provinces including provincial government and
various community groups associated with REDD+ activities.
•
In cooperation with other specialists within the Office for Cooperation, the
incumbent shall formulating the recommendation for the application and
implementation of REDD+, including the policy related to the implementation of
REDD+ from the agencies at national level down to the region.
•
In cooperation with Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, monitor REDD+ programme
and project implementation on the ground.
•
Support BP REDD+ work on disputes and conflicts settlement associated with the
current on-going programmes/ activities according with the prevailing rules and
regulations.
I.
SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK
Under the supervision of
the Project Coordinator and the Work-stream Coordinator the incumbent shall:
•
Preparing the training programmes to support the provincial/local
government/agencies, the implementing partners and the communities as well as
the quality of the apparatus to implement REDD+ activities;
•
Building and maintaining a close cooperation with the REDD+ stakeholders,
including CSO, NGO, and community groups at the national and local levels;
•
Synchronizing and harmonizing the various BP REDD+ programmes implemented in
the provinces;
•
Supporting the efforts in managing disputes and conflicts settlement associated
with the programme and project implementation and/ or REDD+ activities, in
accordance with the prevailing rules and regulations;
•
To be part of the various forms of Special Team/ Task Force established by the
Head of BP REDD+.
•
Implementing other REDD+ associated tasks assigned by the Head of BP REDD+;
•
If needed, the incumbent shall have to travel up to twice a month with
approximately 4 days per travel.
III.
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
I. Academic
Qualifications:
•
University degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) or higher in Environment
science or Social Sciences or in lieu with previous working experiences.
Preferably with experience in project management in fields related to forestry
or environmental/natural resource management.
II. Years of experience:
•
A minimum of six (8) years’ work experience for Bachelors or 4 years for Master.
•
Extensive analytical and practical experience in project management.
•
Experience conducting analytical reports, related to project implementation.
•
Experience in preparing and communicating information as well as conduct
capacity building to a range of diverse stakeholders.
•
Experience in liaising and negotiating with various Government Agencies, Local
Government, CSO, NGO and/ or community groups.
•
Demonstrated knowledge and experience on REDD, climate change and forestry
issues.
•
Ability to work comfortably at local, national, and international levels.
•
Ability to multi-task, learn new material, and manage time effectively in a
dynamic and fast-paced working environment.
III. Language
Requirements:
•
Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia and English is a must.
IV. Competencies:
Core Competencies
Knowledge Management and
Learning
•
Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment in the office through
leadership and personal example; and
•
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or
more practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
Development and
Operational Effectiveness
•
Ability to conceptualize issues and analyze data;
•
Ability to coordinate the work of others;
•
Ability to implement new systems (business side), and affect staff
behavioral/attitudinal change;
•
Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit; and
•
Ability to demonstrate good knowledge on Climate Change and/or REDD issues.
Management and Leadership
•
Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the
client and responds positively to feedback;
•
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
•
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
•
Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution
skills; and
•
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
Corporate Competencies
•
Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards;
•
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals;
•
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and
adaptability; and
•
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
V. Other requirements
In addition to the scope
and output stated above, the incumbent will be required to undertake other ad
hoc tasks that may arise during the contract period. These tasks will be delegated
by the Project Coordinator or the Work-stream Coordinator who will ensure that
these ad hoc tasks do not impede on the incumbent’s ability to meet contractual
obligations/deliverables.
All materials and other
intellectual property produced while working under contract including, but not
limited to, documents, presentations, white papers, photographs and other
media, will remain the property of the UNDP REDD+ Project and are required to
be submitted to Work-stream Coordinator for archiving.
IV.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Deliverables:
No.
Deliverables Due Date
1.
• Comprehensive
report on stakeholder mapping related to the programme implementation of
Mainstreaming REDD+ into Village Law.
•
Report on the simulation of Forest Fire Standard Operational Procedure
implementation in Riau Province. September
2014
2.
• Report on concept
development of Forest Fire (Karhutla) nationwide campaign, including need
assessment and future work plan.
•
Report on early implementation of Mainstreaming REDD+ into Village Law,
including its programme design and the implementation of National Seminar
related to the programme. October 2014
3.
• Comprehensive
Report on Karhutla provincial level campaign in Riau Province and the design of
its follow up action.
•
Follow up action report on the National Seminar on Mainstreaming REDD+ into
Village Law.
November 2014
4
• Comprehensive
Report on the Karhutla provincial level campaign in West Kalimantan Province
and the design of its follow up action.
•
Report on Karhutla nationwide early implementation of Standard Operation
Procedure.
December 2014.
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