Reference No: IC/UNDP/REDD+/030/2014
Country: Indonesia
Description of the assignment:
Data Collector for REDD+ Program in Jambi
(National,
1 post)
Project name:
REDD+
Period of assignment/services (if applicable):
March 2014 to
June 2014
To apply for this position, please go to the following link to download a full set of application documents : HERE
Proposal should be submitted by email to
redd-bids.id@undp.org cc to
aryani.amir@undp.org;
tony.hutabarat@undp.org no later than
26 March 2014.
Any
request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard
electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. UNDP
Redd+ Project will
respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written
copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without
identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
Context of the REDD+ initiative:
Indonesia is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2)
and the world’s largest emitter from agriculture, forestry and
other land use. Over the past five years, Indonesia’s annual
deforestation rate has averaged around 1 million hectares, which
contributes to an estimated 87 percent of Indonesia’s annual emissions.
In response to this situation, in 2009, President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono, made a voluntary
commitment to the world to reduce emissions as much as 26 percent under
a business-as-usual scenario or up to 41 percent with international
support by 2020.
According
to the Second National Communication from Indonesia to the UNFCCC,
Indonesia is expected to emit around 2.9 million metric tons (gigatons)
by 2020 under the business-as-usual
scenario. A commitment to reduce that amount by 26 percent would mean a
reduction of 0.8 gigatons, while 41 percent would amount to a reduction
of 1.2 gigatons. A reduction from an expected 2.9 to 1.7 gigatons by
2020 is a challenging commitment for a country
aiming to maintain its 7 percent annual growth rate. Nevertheless, this
commitment has been translated into a comprehensive National Action
Plan known as RAN-GRK (PP 61/2011).
The
National Action Plan for the Reduction of Green-house Gas Emissions
(RAN-GRK) estimates that 87 percent of the emission-reduction target -
approximately 1 gigaton - relates
directly to the forestry and peat land sectors and, to address this,
the government has adopted an incentive mechanism to improve management
of the country’s vast forest resources while supporting climate-change
mitigation. This mechanism, known as REDD+ (Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), has five primary
objectives: (a) reduction of deforestation; (b) reduction of forest
degradation; (c) conservation of carbon stocks; (d) sustainable forest
management; and (e) enhancing carbon stocks.
On
26 May 2010 the Governments of Indonesia and Norway signed a Letter of
Intent (LoI) to establish a REDD+ Partnership. The first phase of this
REDD+ Partnership (Phase 1) was
to establish an agency with the capacity to implement and manage REDD+
projects initially in the pilot province Central Kalimantan and
progressively in other priority provinces across Indonesia. A Task Force
(Satuan Tugas, Satgas) was established
to support this initial phase and, as of June 2013 at the end of the Task Force’s mandate, the following progress was achieved:
·
Drafting
of an integrated Presidential Regulation regarding the establishment of
a REDD+ Agency and governance of REDD+ in Indonesia;
·
Finalisation
of a REDD+ National Strategy (Stranas) and development of Provincial
Strategies and Action Plans (PSAPs) for the eleven priority provinces;
·
Agreement
on, and legal basis for, the structure and operations of a REDD+
Financial Instrument (FREDDI); its implementation awaits the
establishment of the REDD+ Agency and the subsequent release
of funding for Phase 2 of the LoI;
·
A
methodology for the structure and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
of the MRV technical unit; while international standards and an
international/national REDD+ registry remain in development,
the unit is ready for mobilisation following the establishment of the
REDD+ Agency;
·
Legal
review of regulatory requirements related to REDD+ implementation in
particular land tenure, forest and peat-land governance, forest
monitoring and law enforcement, consolidation of land
concessions, and a Moratorium on
all new concessions for conversion of peat and natural forest in Indonesia; and
·
Successful
implementation of a wide range of projects by the REDD+ Task Force in
the pilot province Central Kalimantan with a focus on developing an
operational capacity and an enabling environment
for REDD+ projects.
These
achievements have prepared a basic foundation for a future REDD+
national programme that aims to address the emission-reduction target
for the forestry and peat-land sectors
and the national long-term goals associated with sustainable economic
development and poverty reduction.
Context of this ToR:
As the REDD+ Task Force ended its mandate in
June 2013, the second phase of the Indonesian-Norway partnership
commenced. Through Presidential Regulation No. 62 Year 2013, the
President has announced the establishment of REDD+ Agency
in Indonesia. In the initial phase, REDD+ Task Force had conducted
several programs and activities in relations to legal audit and license
review in Central Kalimantan, as the pilot province. Continuing the
program in Central Kalimantan, REDD+ Agency is now
conducting legal audit and legal compliance activities in Jambi and
East Kalimantan. For Jambi, the activities are on-going and they are
expected to finish in June 2014.
It is in this context that UNDP is seeking to engage
Data Collector for REDD+ Program in Jambi
to
assist REDD+ Agency in strengthening coordination with the provincial
government of Jambi; providing intensive assistance to Jambi government
in implementing REDD+; and supervising the team in Jambi in conducting
activities related to licensing plantations and mines, the supervision
of licensing information system.
Objectives of Assignment:
The
objectives of this assignment is to succeed REDD+ program in Jambi
province under Cooperation Agreement between REDD+ Task Force
(continuing by UKP-PPP) and Jambi Government by:
1.
Strengthening coordination
between UKP-PPP Special Team for REDD+ with Jambi Provincial Government
in reviewing the licensing system in Jambi;
2.
Providing intensive assistance to Jambi Government in Implementing REDD+ project to review the licensing system in Jambi;
3.
Being the liaison
between the Special Team for REDD+ and the provincial government of
Jambi regarding the review of the licensing system in Jambi;
4.
Assisting and
supporting the team in Jambi in conducting activities related to
licensing plantations and mines, and the provision of licensing
information system.
Scope of work:
·
Assisting local government in archiving the licenses related to licensing information system; assisting the digitizing process;
·
Assisting the implementation of legal audit and legal compliance by the law firm appointed in Muaro Jambi, Merangin and Tebo;
·
Assisting Expert on
License Review for REDD+ in Jambi to promote Licensing Information
System (SIP) to local government units (SKPD) in Muaro Jambi, Merangin
and Tebo;
. Assisting Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi in developing
Recommendations on
legal action against
the respective companies and Recommendations for strengthening policy in district and provincial levels
Deliverables
No
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Deliverables
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Due Date
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1
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Report on assisting
local government in archiving the licenses related to licensing
information system; assisting the digitizing process
·
All documents related to licensing information system are systematically arranged
·
Report on assisting the implementation of legal audit and legal compliance by the law firm appointed in Muaro Jambi
·
Report on assisting
Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi in promoting Licensing
Information System (SIP) to local government units (SKPD) in Muaro
Jambi.
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31 March 2014
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2
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·
Report on assisting
Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi in conducting training on
registration and licensing documents, and field verification in Muaro
Jambi and Merangin
·
Report on assisting the implementation of legal audit and legal compliance by the law firm appointed in Merangin;
·
Report on assisting
Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi in promoting Licensing
Information System (SIP) to local government units (SKPD) in Merangin.
|
30 April 2014
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3
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·
Report on assisting
Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi to conduct training on
registration and licensing documents, and field verification in Tebo
·
Report on assisting the implementation of legal audit and legal compliance by the law firm appointed in Merangin;
·
Report on assisting
Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi to promote Licensing
Information System (SIP) to local government units (SKPD) in Tebo.
|
31 May 2014
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4
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·
Report on assisting Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi in developing
Recommendations on
legal action against
the respective companies
·
Report on assisting Expert on License Review for REDD+ in Jambi in developing
Recommendations for
strengthening policy in district and provincial levels
|
30 June 2014
|
Academic Qualifications:
High
school with at least
three years’ related experience in the license review or due diligence
related to forestry/plantation/mining/gas and oil. A fresh graduate of
S1 candidate is preferable.
Experience:
·
Demonstrated ability to conduct data collection, data review and data analysis.
·
Demonstrated ability to communicate to a wide range of different social groups.
·
Ability to produce (bilingual) written material on a broad-range of REDD+ subjects, targeting a wide-range of stakeholders.
·
Demonstrated
ability to understand the differences and similarities of a wide range
of social groups, and through this understanding prepare appropriate
stakeholder engagement policies, processes
and materials.
.
Sound experience in environmental and social issues related to REDD or
sustainable development, especially in forestry or agriculture
Regards,
Ferty Hutajulu
