Oxfam - Calling Consultant for Sustainable Land Use Planning in Palawan - Riau

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Calling Consultant for
Sustainable Land Use Planning in Palawan - Riau

Background

Currently, Oxfam has been promoting an alternative governance model on
palm oil plantation named FAIR (Freedom of choice, Accountability,
Improvement of benefits, Respect of rights) and Green Growth.

The longer term objective of this initiative is to develop
company–community partnership models for smallholder inclusive and
deforestation-free palm oil supply chains with a focus on economic
benefits for smallholder families and protection of land rights of palm
oil communities. In the partnerships, the plantation companies will get
support from buyers and investors and will be enabled by the local
authorities. The rather vertical value chain development combines with the
horizontal landscape approach where a variety of stakeholders in the
landscape will be involved in the future land use planning with the aim to
secure local food production and to increase income diversification.

The current inception phase prepares for the implementation of two 5-year
pilot projects in Pelalawan (Riau), in which the concept of the FAIR
Company Community Partnership will be tested and adjusted for upscaling
after 2021. The pilots should demonstrate that the good practices applied
in FAIR partnerships are an innovative alternative that can become the
norm. The pilot projects will start in the second half of 2017.

A fundamental vision that we would like to achieve from this initiative is
sustainable land use planning (SLUP). By SLUP, it is possible to balance
the need to secure local tenure with the need
to maintain flexibility and mobility across larger areas according to
traditional adaptive
management practices. It can also strengthen the voice of local groups in
the face of external pressures.

SLUP is a method of land use planning that prioritising indigenous people
or local communities as main subject of the planning in participative
ways. The method would like to ensure community management area
recognition and as an alternative of current land use planning that
underestimate capacity and interest of local communities.

To achieve this target, Oxfam would like to find potential consultant to
conduct sustainable land use planning (SLUP) in Pelalawan Riau.

Objectives

The objective of this consultancy is to conduct sustainable land use
planning (SLUP) in Pelalawan Riau.

The deliverables comprise:

1. Preparing module and curriculum for participatory mapping and land
use planning.
2. Workshop on sensitizing the participatory mapping and land use
planning, with local (village) governments and other stakeholders.
3. Training for young cadre in village level.
4. Conducting participatory mapping (survey, developing social
document, drawing maps) in 4 villages.
5. Conducting land use planning (base on village maps and land use
maps), and developing village land use plan documents, in 4 villages.
6. Concise report reflecting the efforts undertaken and the results.

Duration:
January – March, 2018.

Skills & Qualifications

§ Knowledgeable on the participatory mapping;
§ Good understanding and experience on sustainable land use
planning;
§ Have substantial experience in organizing women communities in
rural areas;
§ Have experience in working with and supporting national and local
CSOs;
§ Ability to manage complex situation and deliver outputs to agreed
deadlines;
§ Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to form
productive relationships;
§ Familiar with human rights discourses;
§ Demonstrable understanding of gender and diversity issues and
proven commitment to and evidence of promoting gender and diversity
equity;
§ Knowledge of development issues relevant to Oxfam in Indonesia’s
Program of work an advantage;
§ Fluent in verbal and written English and demonstrated experience
communicating in these languages with a variety of audiences.

Proposal should be submitted with below complete supporting details;
1. Consultant profile; CV/resume(s)
2. Itemized budget plan of operational activities of Consultancy on
Sustainable Land Use Planning in Pelalawan – Riau

Any proposal that do not include all the requirement above will not be
considered.

If you believe that you possess these attributes, then we would be
delighted to receive your application and portfolio electronically by 3rd
January 2018
at the latest to jakarta2@oxfam.org.uk with Consultancy on Sustainable
Land Use Planning in Pelalawan – Riau as subject of your email.

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