WRI Indonesia is looking for Project Review Consultant on Accelerating Low Emissions Development in Indonesia through Sustainable Land-use Management & Improve Forest Governance

Program Overview

WRI Indonesia is national entity (Yayasan) associated with the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. WRI work with various stakeholders in the natural resources sector to support policy and management that are both profitable and sustainable. WRI work with leaders in more than 50 countries for more than 30 years, with offices in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States.

Launched in early 2014, WRI Indonesia builds on WRI’s 10-year history in the country, and strengthens our impact on the ground. In the short-to-medium term, WRI Indonesia aims to expand its presence and portfolio to include projects in the climate, energy, as well as city and transportation programs

WRI Indonesia seeks to decrease Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions resulting from unsustainable land use practices, while promoting equitable land use solutions that not only conserve and restore forests and peatland, but also enhance livelihoods and reduce poverty.

Project title:  Accelerating Low Emissions Development in Indonesia through Sustainable Land Use Management and Improved Forest Governance

Main Objectives:

1.     Improve management of peatland in priority jurisdictions to reduce GHG emission from peat degradation and fires while promoting equitable land use practices to enhance local livelihoods;

2.     Instill principles of accountability, inclusivity, and sustainability within land use management in priority provinces (Riau, South Sumatera, Papua) through the implementation of One Map policy;

3.     Improve transparency, accuracy and usability of Indonesia's National Forest Monitoring System to better monitor and enforce sustainable land use practices in Indonesia.

The project has been started on June 2016 and will end by 2021. Work with national government and sub-national government with  focus area on 4 provinces in Riau, South Sumatera, Papua and West Papua. Through this project, WRI Indonesia aims to transform Indonesia's land use sector through improving the capacity of key agencies to deliver their sustainable development goals and targets.  Specifically, WRI Indonesia focuses on three main components: (1) peatland management, (2) transformation of land use planning decision making processes and improvement of transparency, (3) accountability and usability of the National Forest Monitoring System.

First, WRI Indonesia supports the Indonesian government’s target for peatland restoration by providing technical and managerial support to the BRG (Peatland Restoration Agency). WRI Indonesia supports the mapping of peatland (extent and depth), assessment of restoration opportunities and restoration feasibility within four priority districts, capacity building for internal BRG staff, and the development of a public-facing monitoring platform to track progress on the peatland restoration targets.

Second, WRI Indonesia supports One Map Policy implementation in three provinces: Riau, South Sumatra, and Papua. WRI Indonesia’s provincial-level application of the One Map Policy, starting in Riau, is designed to operationalize this national policy at the provincial and district level as a proof of concept. The aim is to institutionalize a new and improved delivery mechanism for land use governance by embedding the principles of the One Map approach (reconciled boundaries, accuracy, accountability, inclusiveness, transparency) within provincial land use standard operating procedures (spatial planning processes, land use monitoring, use of geospatial databases, industrial land use management). WRI Indonesia is developing an inclusive multi-stakeholder forum that enables key actors to share their past mistakes, identify challenges and propose feasible solutions.

Third, WRI Indonesia aims to support the MoEF’s National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) by leveraging the open-source analysis tools and data management infrastructure developed by Global Forest Watch (GFW) to strengthen Indonesia’s NFMS. 

Because so many divisions of the MoEF have an interest in NFMS, WRI Indonesia recognizes the need to invest in lengthy consultations with multiple divisions to slowly build support for any changes proposed. In parallel, WRI Indonesia leveraging the Social Forestry policy to support the Ministry.  By collaborating directly with the Director General of Social Forestry, who is charged with allocating 12.7 million hectares of the forest estate to be managed by local communities, WRI Indonesia build a monitoring platform that can be used to monitor land use violations (such as tree cover change and fire hotspots) on land allocated to communities.    

WRI Indonesia also recognizes the pressing need to strengthen law enforcement in the forestry and land use sector to tackle the issue of illegal logging and aims to support the MoEF’s Directorate General of Law Enforcement.

By significantly improving the functionality and accessibility of the NFMS, the government will improve its ability to rapidly respond to forest and land use violations, make better informed decisions, and ultimately decrease greenhouse gas emissions from the land use sector. Likewise, through this project, the international community, civil society, and the public will have the necessary tools to hold the government accountable to its commitments and push for more ambitious action by the government and private sector.

By implementing the activities above, within the next five years, WRI Indonesia seeks to see the improved management of peatland in priority jurisdictions, more sustainable land use management as well as improved monitoring and enforced sustainable land use practices in Indonesia, all of which will significantly reduce Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions resulting from unsustainable land use practices while at the same time promoting equitable land use solutions.

The project review will focus on assessing the progress of programmatic implementation of the project for the period of June 2016 – December 2019, its achievement and learning on the program and project management. The purpose is to assess whether the programme has achieved its identified outputs, outcomes and results as stated in the programme design document and result framework. Identify its deviation from project design and provide insight whether the implementation is on the track  and provide feedback on WRI programming and partnerships, including its approach, project management, and provide recommendations to support better programming.

Job Responsibilities

A.    Scope of Work

The review shall include the issues of efficiency, management capacity, achievement of results, relevance, sustainability, impact, sustainability, risks management, human rights and gender, lessons learned and best practices.

·       Efficiency: An assessment of how efficient the programme in converting inputs into outputs. This should also include assessment of the benefits of WRI Indonesia being part of WRI, and the ability of the Indonesia office to convert objectives into tangible outcomes.

·       Management capacity: An assessment of WRI Indonesia’s administrative and management capacity, including collaboration and support from WRI HQ in terms of management and strategic thinking.

·       Achievements of results: An assessment of to which extent the programme’s objectives and outcomes and outputs have been achieved.

·       Results management: An assessment of WRI Indonesia’s results management, including the realism and the clarity of the programme’s expected results; WRI Indonesia’s system for monitoring of results (including indicators and sources used); system for results assessment and reporting (including the quality of its reports); reason for and process of revising its results framework.

·       Sustainability. An assessment of the probability of continued long-term benefits after the closing of the programme and the ownership of the results from the partner country. Also whether or not WRI Indonesia apply social and environmental safeguards in its program?

·       Relevance.  An assessments of to which extent the programme is consistent with the beneficiaries’ requirements, national and subnational policies in Indonesia, country needs, global priorities and partners’ and Norway’s priorities as indicated in its Forest and Climate Initiative and Norwegian development policies. How does the program contribute to the objectives of the Indonesia REDD+ strategy, and sustainable resources (forest) management?

·       Coordination. An assessment on how the programme interact and collaborate with other Norway funded programmes, and with programmes supported by other donors and other related initiatives for natural resources governance. Also on added value of the Indonesia country programme on creating synergies with the activities already undertaken by the partner government, private sector actors and civil society organisations in Indonesia.

·       Risks Management. An assessment of GGGI Indonesia’s risk management systems; and assessment the programme’s response to risks, both internal and external, including corruption.

·       Gender. An assessment of how gender issues are integrated in the programme operations.

·       Human Rights. An assessment on means/ approach by which GGGI Indonesia addresses human rights issues (relevant?)

·       Lesson Learned and Best Practices.  An assessment on lesson learned from the implementation, what could have been done, reflection and comparison with example of other practices in different geography.  

B.    Implementation Approach

DESK REVIEW

Desk review of the outputs and other documents; policy and strategy, reviews/evaluations, annual reports, official minutes from meetings, website and other internet applications, relevant official documents, resulting from the implementation of the program. The Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and Norad would facilitate access to relevant documents to the extent possible.

FIELD VISIT

In order to obtain, verify and get inputs from relevant stakeholders, the review shall include field visit to Jakarta, as well as provinces and regions in Riau and South Sumatra. (details, tbd). Filed visit should include interview with the following key actors,:

·       WRI Indonesia’s management and staff, including key staff at WRI HQ (via telecommunication); central, provincial and district

·       Government Partners of WRI Indonesia and project target groups (implementing partner, and key stakeholders)

·       Norwegian Embassy; other donors and implementing agencies of relevant or similar programs in Indonesia.

C.    Consultant Team

The evaluation will be undertaken by 2 external consultants with high qualification and extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting preferably based in Jakarta. International consultant must have appropriate work permit in Indonesia prior to the assignment. WRI Indonesia will not provide support for work permit application other than letter of recommendation.

D.    Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for:

1.     Development of the comprehensive evaluation plan, including identifying methods, site to visit, initial identification of stakeholders and preparing tools

2.     Present the evaluation plan to be discussed with WRI Indonesia and related donor when necessary

3.     Conduct the review, including data collection, data analysis and recommendation

4.     Produce final review reports

E.     Key Questions

The evaluation will assess WRI Indonesia Programme implementation from June 2016 to June 2018, with focus site in Jakarta and Riau and  potentially in South Sumatera. The evaluation should includes the challenges, lesson learend in project implementation that were undertaken over the period of the programme. The key evaluation questions to be answered in the evaluation report are:

1.     To what extent has the programme contributed to decrease Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions resulting from unsustainable land use practices, and promoting equitable land use solutions?

2.     To what extent has the Programme results been achieved? Were there any unintended outcomes of the Programme?

2.     How the programme supported any changes in capacity building, policy and practice related to land use management (at the community, government and partner levels in Indonesia)?

3.     What were key learnings of the programme/projects?

4.     To what extent has the pilot programme/model supported capacity transfer and learning exchange among partners?

5.     To what extent does the financial management processes between WRI Indonesia and WRI HQ support the effectiveness and efficiency of project implementation?  

6.     What are recommendations for better WRI programming? How could Programme implementation, for beyond 2018 could be improved?

F.     Evaluation Methodology

The methodology should consider the following principles:

1.     A participatory evaluation with emphasis on approaches that capture a cross-section of views from program stakeholders including target project beneficiaries.

2.     A gender perspective to emphasize how women and men are have an equal opportunities to participate and taken an active role in the discussion

3.     A free to participate in the data/information gathering and provide a clear information to the selected informant on the purposes of the evaluation

4.     Data Triangulation using multiple sources and multiple methods and an  Outline the approaches for analysis and interpretation of data.

5.     Assess the underlying assumptions that underpin the program design.

G.    Evaluation Resources

Support will be provided for logistical needs such as airfare ticket and booking flights return from Jakarta to evaluation locations. WRI will provide contact details of stakeholders and partners to be met with, introducing the consultant in advance, provide local logistics (transport and accommodation) and a suggested timeline. The consultant will be responsible for organizing times and locations for meetings and field visits. WRI, or partners, will support with organizing of local logistics where possible. The consultant will need to use their own computer and Smart phone for the consultancy and any related software, this should be taken into account in their daily fee rate.

The evaluator will be provided with the following (but not limited to) documents to review:

1.   Programme Design Document (June 2016 version), including the Result framework

2.   Grant Agreement

3.   M&E framework and Indicator Reference sheet.

4.   Programme Report 2016, 2017, 2018,2019

5.   Communication Plan.

2.   Links to WRI and related media linked to the programme.

H.    Evaluation Report Audience and dissemination of findings

The primary audience for this mid term evaluation will be Norwegian Embassy, WRI Indonesia and WRI Head office, WRI partners in the Riau, Sumatera Selatan and National and Papua

A secondary audience will be other stakeholders that may find the findings of the evaluation useful, including but not limited to WRI International offices in other countries.

All findings will be presented to WRI prior to finalisation of the evaluation report for clarification, verification and input The final evaluation report will be shared among WRI staff, partners and donor. Findings will be utilized for future WRI programming and partnerships and support improved practice from learning.

Deliverables

The evaluator will be responsible for the quality and timely submission of these deliverables:

1.     Draft Evaluation Plan by end of 1^st week of consultancy,

2.     Final Evaluation Plan approved by WRI,

3.     Draft Evaluation Report responding to all key questions in ToR

4.     Final Evaluation Report approved by WRI.

Note:

Report Outline

The report in English with the following outline:

1.     Title page

2.     Abbreviations/acronyms list

3.     Table of contents

4.     Executive summary of 3-5 pages with the main findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations

5.     Background, which cover the project in brief (one page)

6.     Purposes of the evaluation, approach and methodology (2 pages)

7.     Evaluation’s results which covering two fold: project management and program implementation (20 pages)

8.     Key Recommendations for future programming (2 pages) that have emerged from the evaluation that will be useful for developing WRI’s programme strategies and approaches in the future

9.     Annexes including photos

Total length is a minimum of 25 to a maximum of 30 pages (for sections 4-8) plus annexes.

Job Qualifications

·       Extensive demonstrated experience (proven by previous evaluation report) in undertaking high quality external evaluations within the international development sector, ideally in South East Asia.

·       A Master degree or equivalent experience in Evaluation, International Development or relevant area.

·       Expertise in the fields of Land Use Management policy in the context of Indonesia.

·       Familiar with the One Map Policy, GIS, Web based platform, tenurial conflict is an advantage

·       Extensive experience in Grant and Partnership management and approaches in international development settings.

·       Extensive experience using inclusive and participatory processes in evaluations or research.

·       Knowledge and experience in applying qualitative evaluation methods.

·       Good cross cultural communication ability and sensitivity.

·       Fluent written and spoken English.

·       Ability to travel independently.

·       Availability to undertake the consultancy within the desired timeframe.

Period of Work

The consultant should complete the evaluation within 25 working days over the period of June- July 2020.The evaluation aimed to commence in June 2020.

Period of Work

Tentative plan and working days:

TIMETABLE FOR PREPARATION, FIELDWORK AND REPORTING

·       The assignment shall be carried out in summer 2020. 

·       The work shall be carried out within a period of a maximum four weeks, including 1 week of document review and eventual telecommunication with key actors prior to the field visit, 8 days of fieldwork, and 2 weeks for preparing the draft and final report.

·       The review team shall present preliminary findings to the Norwegian Embassy and WRI Indonesia immediately after the end of the field work.

·       One week after finalization of the fieldwork, a draft report shall be presented to Norad, Oslo, the Norwegian Embassy and GGGI Indonesia, Indonesia. Comments shall be submitted one week after receipt of the report to the review team. The Final Report shall be presented one week after receipt of comments.

·       The report shall not exceed 30 pages, not including annexes, and contain an executive summary of 3-5 pages with the main findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations.

·       The report have to address and discuss all of the issues raised in the ToR.

TIMELINE FOR MID TERM REVIEW

Activity	Actor	Date	Remark
Develop ToR	WRI	31 January 2020	In consultation with Norwegian Embassy
Hiring Consultant/ advertisement	WRI	February-March 2020
Contract		March -April 2020
Inception meeting to develop workplan& schedule	Consultant WRI Norwegian Embassy	1st week of June (1 day)	WRI to arrange the venue
Review (includes site in Riau, South Sumatera and Papua)	Consultant	19 days (in June-July 2020)
Preliminary, key findings and  feedback	Consultant	2 days (in July 2020)	Presented to the Norwegian Embassy and WRI Indonesia. Comments shall be submitted one week after receipt of the report to the review team WRI to arrange the venue
Presentation of Final report	Consultant	3 days (in July 2020)	The Final Report shall be presented one week after receipt of comments

How to Apply

To apply consultant must submit an application to WRI that includes:

1.     A cover letter outlining their experience against the consultant requirements.

2.     An updated CV highlighting relevant experiences

3.     An example of an evaluation/review undertaken by the consultant where the consultant was the lead evaluator and wrote the final report.

4.     Contacts of 3 references.

5.     A proposed daily rate (in IDR) inclusive of the consultant’s fee, insurance and tax and any other costs that the consultant will occur, outside of travel costs, accommodation and per diems during times of travel from the consultant’s home base for the consultancy.

6.     The home base that the consultant would be travelling from to undertake the consultancy.

7.     Availability of the consultant in June-July 2020.

Final candidates might be required to take a writing test and to produce two writing samples when needed.

Consultant rate: Consultant rate is commensurate with experience and skills.

Qualified applicants should apply online through WRI career portal https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/ocu3bfwE in  order to be formally considered. 

Application close: 1700 (Jakarta Time), 29 February 2020. We will close the advert earlier when best candidates are identified at earlier dates. 

This is a locally engaged position; Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.

 

WRI Overview

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. We are passionate. We value our diversity of interests, skills and backgrounds. We have a flexible work environment. And we share a common goal to catalyze change that will improve the lives of people. Our shared ideals are at the core of our approach. They include: integrity, innovation, urgency, independence and respect. The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges, and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.

We have been growing rapidly: our staff has doubled in size over the past 5 years and our operating budget is now $100 million. Founded in 1982, WRI has a global staff of 800+ people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions. 

WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices.

WRI Indonesia is national entity (Yayasan) associated with the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. WRI work with various stakeholders in the natural resources sector to support policy and management that are both profitable and sustainable. WRI work with leaders in more than 50 countries for more than 30 years, with offices in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States.

Launched in early 2014, WRI Indonesia builds on WRI’s 10-year history in the country and strengthens our impact on the ground. In the short-to-medium term, WRI Indonesia aims to expand its presence and portfolio to include projects in the climate, energy, as well as city and transportation programs.

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