UNDP Jobs - 51628- Expert for Development of Indonesia Country Report

Expert for Development of Indonesia Country Report: State of the Art of Climate Change Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Studies

Location :

Home-based, INDONESIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Dec-2014

Application Deadline :

26-Nov-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

90 working days within 6 months

Languages Required :

Expected Duration of Assignment :

90 working days within 6 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Indonesia signed the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC, United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Rio in 1992, which was then ratified in 1994 through Law no. 6/1994. Under this framework, Indonesia, which is a non-Annex 1 country, is committed to fully implementing the convention. Under one of the requirements of the convention, Indonesia has to report its activities aimed at addressing the climate change to the UNFCCC through the National Communication on Climate Change. The National Communication contains information on national circumstances, GHG inventory and projection, mitigation action plan (including related cost, expected funding and relevant policies), vulnerability and adaptation assessment (including action plan for adaptation, related costs, expected funding and relevant policies), institutional arrangement, and plan for improvement of future national communication.

Indonesia submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) document to UNFCCC in 1999 and the Second National Communication (SNC) in 2010. These two UNDP/GEF EA projects have made significant contribution in building capacity in the country to prepare these National Communications (NATCOMs). Unlike the INC, some vulnerability assessment and adaptation options have been addressed and described in the SNC. Special attention was given to the observed climatic change and prediction by using 14 General Circulation Models (GCMs), which incorporated expected changes in temperature and precipitation, and their biophysical impacts on water availability, rice productivity, human health (malaria and dengue), coastal and forest fire.

However, assessment of socio-economic implications of climate change was very limited. In addition, the basis for the assessment was at the national level, while it is important to also have an assessment at sub-national level (provincial or district or watershed or ecosystem level). While there are many climate change vulnerability and impact assessment have been conducted in the sub national level, the information is still not captured yet in a good integrated information which can be accessed easily by public.

With the above conditions, and considering the high diverse ecosystem of Indonesia and its vulnerability level, there are needs to map and analyse all initiatives on climate change vulnerability, impact, and adaptation assessment, which have been conducted in Indonesia, as important input to improve the Indonesia Third National Communication.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the National Project Manager (NPM) and the Coordinator of the Adaptation Working Group TNC, the consultant will have to deliver Indonesia Country report: State of the Art of Climate Change Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Studies which shall consist of the following:

For administrative and operational matters, the selected individual consultant will report to the Project Assistant of the TNC.
For substantive matters and to ensure overall cohesiveness of the data collection process, the selected individual consultant will also need to communicate regularly with the National Project Manager (NPM) of TNC Project and the Coordinator of the Adaptation Working Group TNC Project.

Competencies

Demonstrates commitments to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Remains clam, in control and good humoured even under pressure;
High quality report writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.Fluent in Engl

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Phd or Master degree education with background study on meteorology, climatology, economic, planning, or environment.

Experience:

Demonstrated professional competency in climate change adaptation at least for 6 years for Phd degree or 8 years for Master degree; and
Having experiences working with government institutions, particularly with the Ministry of Environment and/or Bappenas.

Language:

Fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Application:

For interested candidate and to access confirmation of interest and financial proposal document, please go to the Procurement Notice Ref IC/UNDP/ENV-TNC/118/2014 - Expert for Development of Indonesia Country Report State of the Art of Climate Change Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Studies with the link below:

http://www.id.undp.org/content/indonesia/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please do not send your application through this website. kindly send your application along with other suppoting document including the tehnical and financial proposal to the following email address: bids.id@undp.org.