Zoological Society London Indonesian Programme (ZSL IP) is calling for proposal of LAND MARKETS STUDY

Zoological Society London Indonesian Programme (ZSL IP) is calling for
proposal of

LAND MARKETS STUDY

The Zoological Society of London is an international wildlife conservation
organization with a focus on science-based and pragmatic solutions. ZSL has
been active in Indonesia for about 10 years, with a particular focus on the
overlap between industrial development and biodiversity conservation. ZSL
Indonesia is based in Bogor, West Java, with existing field projects in
Jambi and South Sumatera. Currently, we are Searching for

Land Markets Study

Terms and Condition

Start Date

:

February, 2018

Duration of Contract

:

3 Months

Working Area

:

Palembang

Reporting to

:

Deputy Director

Scope of Work

Objective:

Carry out a study in the Kelola Sendang Project landscape of local land
markets within communities and between communities and third parties.

Thesis:

Under internal and external pressure from the growing local and global
markets for agricultural commodities, communities and individuals are
increasingly conceiving adat lands as individually traded resources to which
they assert exclusive rights. This land market started with rubber and other
local cash crops, which led to an internal land market, and now is being
entered into on unfair terms by outsiders who pay nugatory rates for land
transfers on less favourable terms to communities without adequate
transparency. Consequently, women in particular are being excluded from
access to land and resources. Data needs collecting to verify, nuance or
refute this thesis.

Research Outline:

Document any transitions from customary tenures to semi-formal tenures (SKT
etc) and the emergence of local land markets and then document land
transactions with corporations/ companies or as collateral with banks and
other credit agencies such as cukong, banks or micro-credit schemes (if
any). Document, as comprehensively as possible given the limitations of time
and interview possibilities, the terms of transactions (whether by written
contractual or oral agreements), the prices paid for access, transfer or use
of lands, and the changes in prices or terms for land transactions over
time.

Methodology:

Field visits will be made to a sample of 5 to 10 widely dispersed villages
within the project landscape (including if possible: masyarakat adat,
komunitas melayu, orang pendatang, transmigran dan nelayan). The consultant
will carry out Semi-structured interviews will be carried out with
individual farmers, community leaders, men and women, to explore the way
land markets are evolving. The interviews should be one to one and should
examine both past and current practice. Costs and terms of land transactions
should be identified as clearly as interviewees' memory allows. Anonymity
should be guaranteed if interviewees are uneasy about revealing the exact
sums of money or areas of land transferred. The dates and details of the
terms of land transfers are as important as the sums paid. Where possible
land transfer contracts should be examined and photographed with the
permission of the interviewees. Once the field data are completed and, if
possible, interviews will also be carried out with relevant companies and
the land agency (BPN) and the forestry agency (KPH managers) to get their
views on the legitimacy and implications of these land transactions. A
review of available statistics as well as published and grey literature will
also be undertaken.

Deliverables/Final Products Expected

* Report on Literature Review & Semi Structure Interview Questionnaire

* Draft Report both in English & Bahasa
* final report (in English & Bahasa) with detailed testimony, analysis
of trends, tabulated data of prices and citations of any useful literature

Recruitment Qualifications

The expected team will be undertaken by 2 researchers (1 Male & 1 Female)

The requirements of qualifications:

* Extensive and proven experience in the Land Market Study (5 years)
* Researchers: Minimum 5 years' experience
* Team Member: 3 - 5 years' experience in their area of expertise
* High level of written and spoken English, and demonstrated skills
reporting in English

* Able to work according to schedule under field conditions

Application procedures

Interested firms/institutions shall submit the following documents:

1. Cover Letter

2. Technical proposal including the institutions profile with CV of team
members, references of min. 2 relevant experiences

3. Propose budget

The proposal shall submitted in English to <mailto:indonesia@zsl.or>
indonesia@zsl.or cc'd <mailto:Lydia.Chandra@zsl.org> Lydia.Chandra@zsl.org
by latest February 03rd, 2018 with placing the job title in
the subject line Only short listed candidates will be notified. Applications
received after the deadline will not be considered.