Background/Work Description:
The
USAID Indonesia Forestry and Climate Support (IFACS) Project is an
integrated climate change, sustainable forest management, and low carbon
emissions development program implemented collaboratively by the
Government of Indonesia (GOI) and USAID/Indonesia, building on 20 years
of joint forest management effort between the Indonesian and US
Governments. The project was initiated in November 2010 and will be
implemented over a four year period with technical and project
management assistance from Tetra Tech ARD, a US-based firm. USAID will
invest 40 million US dollars in IFACS and additional financial and
technical resources are anticipated from partners including US
government agencies, other donors, and the private sector.
IFACS
is designed to reduce deforestation rates and Green House Gases (GHG)
emissions in target sites on three islands while assisting the GOI and
other partners to conserve forest landscapes and wildlife (including
orangutans) and maintaining ecosystem services such as water quality,
soil erosion reduction, and carbon sequestration to support economic
development and enhance food security.
An
important aspect of Project activities to reduce GHG gas emissions is
through working directly and with partners to improve conservation Best
Management Practices in large private sector entities. This involves an
emphasis on sustainable management of resources and utilization of low
emission development approaches. To achieve that the Project has
established a portfolio of some 15 natural resource concessions partners
that are collaborating to improve the management of high conservation
values in their concessions. Most of these concessions have villages or
communities associated with them; they total 162 villages.
Concessions
have the capacity to provide considerable benefits to associated
communities by providing work opportunities, either as concession staff
or by providing support for villagers to play a role in the
collaborative conservation management of a concession as guards against
illegal logging or natural resource extraction, prevention and
suppression of fires.
Concessions may also provide support for villagers
to develop existing or new livelihoods and facilitate improvements in
value chains or markets.
Objective:
Provide
livelihoods development opportunities for forest-dependent communities
in 15 villages adjacent to natural resource concessionaires by improving
the relationship between these actors and forging a community
conservation and livelihood agreement (CCLA) with concessionaires that
include support for improved livelihoods.
Consultant Tasks:
1. Select
15 villages in West and/or Central Kalimantan best suited to develop a
relationship with associated concessionaires using the following
criteria: preference for natural forest concessions (HPH); have a
‘conservation culture’; have good village governance structure; and have
a reasonable relationship with concessionaires. (Background documents
to assist this initial review are the Social Impact Assessments
conducted on the partner concessions by Project consultants Re.Mark Asia
and Daemeter.)
2. Visit each of the selected villages and concessions to confirm their suitability and commitment to collaborate.
3. Facilitate collaborative dialogue between villages and associated concessionaires.
4. Assist draft CCLA with a working group from the community & concession.
5. Facilitate meetings to confirm and sign CCLA .
Deliverables:
1. Nov
30, 2013: 15 villages target villages selected: SIAs reviewed,
concession staff & IFACS field teams consulted; visits to field
sited completed.
2. Jan
15, 2014: 15 villages select working groups to develop partnership
discussions with concession staff: CCLA process socialized with
villagers and concession staff separately; working group of senior
villagers to discuss nature of partnerships with concession management;
produce a draft CCLA to reflect conclusions of those
discussions.
3. Sept
30, 2014: Draft of CCLAs socialized with 15 village communities:
Meetings conducted in 15 villages to discuss, revise and agree to CCLAs.
4. Oct
30, 2014: 15 CCLAs signed: Ceremony conducted with villagers,
concession and local government staff to witness signing of CCLAs.
Level of Effort (LOE):
Up to 220 days LOE, working primarily (and be based) in Ketapang and/or Katingan Landscapes.
Schedule:
Assignment will be completed between October 2013 and October 2014.
Qualifications (Minimum Requirements):
1. University degree in social and community development or related discipline
2. Has
experience working in the social impact assessment and has 5 years’
experience in one or more of the following: (i) Working in CSR for
private sector, (ii) Social conflict resolution, (iii) Community
development funded by the private sector
3. Good knowledge of conservation and development issues especially in sub national level
4. Experience in working with local government, local NGOs and private sectors
5. Proven ability to write technical reports and good skill of analysis
Please submit your recent CV as of
30 September, 2013 (the latest) with subject STTA for Community -
Private Sector Partnerships Specialist (Consultant, Ketapang/Katingan -
Kalimantan based) to: recruitment@ifacs.or.id
Tetra Tech ARD is an equal opportunity employer.
