Forestry, Trade and Private Sector Advisor (Jakarta based)
Tetra Tech ARD is currently accepting expressions of interest for the Forestry, Trade and Private Sector Advisor (Jakarta based) on our USAID Indonesia Forestry and Climate Support Project (USAID IFACS).
USAID IFACS seeks to reduce the threats of deforestation and climate
change, and help the Government of Indonesia (GOI) conserve the
country’s tropical forests, wildlife, and ecosystem processes (including
carbon sequestration).
JOB SUMMARY:
Lead efforts under the USAID IFACS project to support low carbon
economic development activities in target sites through sustainable
natural resource-based enterprises, sustainable agriculture, and
appropriate business development. Assist natural resource extraction
firms to improve practices to lower carbon emissions and impacts on
biodiversity.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
- Identify opportunities and constraints to adoption of specific sustainable natural resource-based enterprises, sustainable agriculture, and low carbon businesses in target sites.
- Work with other members of the USAID IFACS team and well as partner organizations and sub-contractors to provide technical support to communities and small and medium sized enterprises in the areas of production, management, value chain analysis, and marketing of sustainable, low-carbon products.
- Provide advice to local government to improve the business environment for sustainable businesses.
- Work with other members of the USAID IFACS team and partners to assist target districts to develop and implement low emissions development strategies (LEDS).
- Coordinate assistance to extractive industries to improve their practices to lower emissions and reduce impacts on biodiversity, in accordance with funding restrictions.
- Assist extractive industries to comply with GOI and international legality and chain of custody requirements, in accordance with funding restrictions.
- Work with partners and short term consultants to identify and secure financing for sustainable business and LEDS.
QUALIFICATIONS (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS):
- A graduate degree in business, natural resource management, or
- At least 15 years of small and medium sized enterprise development, including work on natural resource based enterprises in developing countries, with preference for Indonesia experience.
- Proven experience in undertaking activities aimed at increased political support and access to financial resources for community and environmental improvement.
- Demonstrated understanding of decentralized governance systems including experience advising executive and legislative branches of local government in budgeting, planning, management of services and/or policy development, particularly with respect to forestry and climate
- Native fluency in spoken and written Indonesian.
- Professional competency in spoken and written English.
- Ability to engage in activities occurring in multiple field sites with multiple stakeholders across Indonesia.
- Willingness to travel extensively in Indonesia.
Please submit your recent CV with subject Forestry, Trade and Private Sector Advisor to:
recruitment@ifacs.or.id
Tetra Tech ARD is an equal opportunity employer.
