Background
The
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental
organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth
known as "green growth", which targets key aspects of economic
performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion,
and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the
world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green
growth policies that can impact the lives of millions. The organization
partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies,
and private sector to help build economies that grow strongly and are
more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less
carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change.
GGGI
has worked in Indonesia since 2013 and recently embarked on the second
phase of its joint program with the government, which will run until
2019. GGGI supports the Government of Indonesia (GoI) in three focal
areas: energy, infrastructure projects within special economic zones,
and forest and land-based mitigation (including REDD+). The program aims
to demonstrate that green investment can become the norm for investors
and for planners, ultimately improving the overall quality of economic
growth, the environment, and the quality of life. At the national level,
GGGI works primarily with the Ministry for National Development
Planning (BAPPENAS), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF),
the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Energy
and Mineral Resources, and the Ministry of Finance.
GGGI
is currently supporting BAPPENAS to undertake a number of technocratic
background studies in preparation for the next National Medium-Term
Development Plan (RPJMN 2020-2024). The RPJMN is the chief document to
elaborate the government’s vision for national economic development
based on detailed sectoral, regional, and cross-cutting policies and
programs. It lays out a broad, macro-economic framework covering the
overall economic situation and the direction of fiscal policy and an
indicative regulatory framework.
Sustainable
development has long been a guiding principle for Indonesia. In the
current development plan (RPJMN 2015-2019), this is detailed in a
strategy for achieving food, water, and energy security, or
“resilience,” through a landscape approach based on sound ecosystem
management. This landscape approach is also incorporated in the
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for climate change mitigation
and adaptation and updated National Forestry Plan (RKTN). The next
development plan (RPJMN 2020-2024) is expected to take this approach
further in the overall context of green growth.
In
preparation for the next five-year national development plan, BAPPENAS
is working with other ministries and partners, such as GGGI, to prepare
technocratic background studies for key economic sectors, including the
forest sector.. The forest sector studies are intended to guide
development within the sector as well as to elaborate on the important
role of forested landscapes, forest products, and forest ecosystem
services in sustaining other vital sectors of the economy. Three teams
have been formed by BAPPENAS and its development partners to conduct
complementary studies:
- USAID-BIJAK will study the institutional structure, capacity, and effectiveness of forest management units and recommend improvements.
- UNDP’s EPASS and TIGER projects will study the role and functions of conservation areas and biodiversity and their contributions to economic development.
- GGGI, drawing on these two studies plus additional analyses, will compile a Masterplan for the Revitalization of Forestry Management in Indonesia based on the landscape approach. This work is detailed in the next section.
Together
these studies are meant to support the objectives of rationalizing
forest management and revitalizing the forest-based economy. They will
deal with such matters as regulatory and institutional reform, the
settlement of land tenure issues within the forest area, and revision of
the forest area boundaries based on an ecologically sound landscape
approach.
Scope of Work
The
Landscape Ecologist will coordinate will work with other consultants
(under Team Leader – Forest Sector Background Study supervision) on the
four background studies and will consolidate the results of the studies
in the forest revitalization master plan.
The four background studies cover the following themes:
- An assessment of the carrying capacity (daya tampung dan daya dukung lingkungan hidup) of forested landscapes;
- Spatial analysis and mapping of the principal forested landscapes and ecoregions across each of Indonesia’s seven main island regions;
- Analysis of the institutional arrangements, regulatory framework, and management models required to manage the forest estate for public and private benefits based on a landscape approach;
- Economic analysis of opportunities and challenges within the forest sector, and in downstream sectors that depend on forest products and ecosystem services, along with an assessment of public and private investment needs.
Qualifications/Experience/
- Advanced degree (master’s or equivalent) in forest or landscape management, biology, biodiversity conservation, or a related field.
- At least 18 years of experience related to forest management through landscape approach, ecoregion, zoning management.
- In-depth knowledge on Indonesia’s forestry issues, particularly on the forest management based on the carrying capacity (daya tampung dan daya dukung lingkungan hidup) of the forested landscapes.
- Candidates should demonstrate their qualifications and proven experience in assisting the government to design the forestry sector development plan.
- Ability to secure collaboration and agreement from the partners, reflecting empathy of perspectives and identifying recognition of mutual/complimentary interest.
- A strong network of contacts in the Government of Indonesia, especially with BAPPENAS, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Home Affairs, private sector associations in forestry-related sectors, academicians, and non-government organizations.
- Strong communication and writing skills, both in Indonesia and English.
Details about the position and to apply, please click this following link: https://careers.gggi.
Deadline: 9 July 2018.
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