UNDP Jobs - 53067- IC/UNDP-REDD+/003/2015 Consultant to Support REDD+

IC/UNDP-REDD+/003/2015 Consultant to Support REDD+ Deputy of Planning and Funding - (Open to Indonesian Nationals Only)

Location :

Jakarta, INDONESIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

16-Feb-2015

Application Deadline :

27-Jan-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

4 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

4 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

How to Apply

Interested candidate has to access procurement notice Ref: IC/UNDP-REDD+/003/2015 – Consultant to Support REDD+ Deputy of Planning and Funding (National, 1 post) at the following link: http://www.id.undp.org/content/indonesia/en/home/operations/procurement
Please do not send your application through this website and send the complete application to bids.id@undp.org, cc to aryani.amir@undp.org, and vitri.sari@undp.org (only application with complete supporting document received in bids.id@undp.org and other email addresses mentioned above before or at the closing date will be processed).

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) carbon stocks enhancement.

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. The establishment of REDD+ Agency in Indonesia through Presidential Decree No.62, 2013 and the appointment of Heru Prasetyo as the head of the agency have marked the second phase of REDD+ Programme. Entering the phase, the REDD+ Agency is commencing intensive relations with its stakeholders, including the provincial governments, relevant line ministries and the Norway Government as the donor country. To ensure the operationalization of REDD+ Agency, it is equipped with four deputies which are Deputy on Planning and Funding, Deputy on Operation, Deputy on Legal and Governance and Deputy of Technology and Reporting, and several committees.

Context of the ToR

An important part of the activities of the REDD+ Agency is stakeholder engagement. Considering that the world-wide implementation of the REDD+ initiative is relatively new, and standards and practices are still being finalized or agreed upon multilaterally, there is a constantly-changing learning curve required not only for the technical consultants and government decision-makers involved, but also for the tens-of-millions of people that the REDD+ mechanism will impact upon.

Furthermore, In this context, stakeholder engagement through conferences, workshops, focus-group discussions and other venues designed to communicate and share the REDD+ initiative is an important component of each Deputy’s work plan. It is essential that all stakeholders can share in the development of REDD+ policies, strategies and planning and to be a part of the nation’s commitment to implement climate-resilient development.

At this moment, the Deputy of Planning and Funding is at its stage of planning and developing a set of time –sensitive portfolio and result framework for the Phase II funding for the sub-national implementations. Besides that, the institutional arrangement of FREDDI is also kept being prepared which encompasses the work in Amendment of Perpres 80/2011 for FREDDI Trust Fund establishment, the fund mobilization consultation and preparation, small grant implementation in pilot projects, partners engagement, jurisdictional approach development and dissemination, follow up on safeguards and benefit sharing implementation as well as the private sector engagement to kick off the later FREDDI Investment modality. The elaborate and myriad works covering the FREDDI institutional preparation require effective supports for managing the works and arranging the array of activities which often involve international, national and sub-national key stakeholders. For this reason, the REDD+ Agency through UNDP is seeking to engage Consultant to Support REDD+ Deputy of Planning and Funding (National, 1 post) to support Deputy Planning and Funding office of REDD+ Agency.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the National Project Manager, the Consultant provides support to the Deputy on Planning and Funding including but not limited to performing secretarial duties, coordinating daily management of the stakeholder engagement, events and producing relevant materials for the activities of Deputy on Funding and Planning office.

The Consultant works in close collaboration with the work-stream and project team to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.

Travel Destinations

For completing his/ her duties as Consultant to Deputy Funding and Planning Office, the consultant will not be required to travel as all of the works will be conducted in Jakarta.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work, Responsibilities and Description of the Proposed Analytical Work

Providing effective secretarial supports to the Office of Deputy of Planning and Funding REDD+ Agency, including but not limited to scheduling event, high-level meetings, conference and appointment; arranging travels of Deputy and logistics, accommodation and travel support in relation to the two world economy conferences i.e. World Economy Forum and New Climate Economy Conference;
Liaising and conducting effective communication and engagement including correspondence, conducting series of meeting with key stakeholders from international, national and sub-national parties in tropical landscape industries for the FREDDI Private sector engagement;
Producing talking points, presentation slides, brief notes and memorandum for substantive supports to the Deputy on Funding and Planning related to FREDDI Phase 2 Initiation;
Conducting analysis and research conducted as material supplies and knowledge sharing for Deputy Funding and Planning office related to Carbon Fund and Bio Carbon Fund process;
Liaising and conducting effective engagement and series of event with national and sub-national parties for the development of Indigenous People Fund under FREDDI.

Expected Results

Report on administrative and secretarial support for events conducted for the office of Deputy Funding and Planning related to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and New Climate Economy Conference in London, United Kingdom;
Reports on the engagement and liasing process with international, national and sub national key parties in the tropical landscape related industry for the private sector engagement, including the running of International Tropical Landscape Summit event;
Reports on the production of briefing notes, memorandum, talking points and presentation for the Deputy Planning and Funding related to the FREDDI Phase 2 initiation;
Report on the analysis and research conducted as material supplies and knowledge sharing for Deputy Funding and Planning office related to Carbon Fund and Bio Carbon Fund process;
Report on the engagement process for events and meetings conducted for the further development and instalment of Indigenous People Fund through FREDDI.

Other Requirements:

In addition to the scope and output stated above, the incumbent will be required to undertake other ad hoc tasks that may arise during the contract period. These tasks should not impede on the incumbent’s ability to meet contractual obligations/deliverables.

All materials and other intellectual property produced while working under contract including, but not limited to, documents, presentations, white papers, photographs and other media, will remain the property of the REDD+ Taskforce and are required to be submitted to WG Coordinator for archiving.

This assignment will require extensive communications with stakeholders from different locations and in different circumstances and, with this in mind, it may be necessary to accommodate some irregular working hours.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the organization’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the organization;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; and
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example; and
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills;
Development and Operational Effectiveness;
Ability to conceptualise issues and analyse data;
Ability to coordinate the work of others;
Ability to implement new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioural/attitudinal change;
Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit; and
Ability to demonstrate good knowledge on Climate Change and/or REDD issues;
Great Experiences of Management and Leadership;
Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills; and
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

A university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) or Master’s Degree (preferable), in international relations, environment, management, or other social studies.

Years of Experience:

Minimum 4 years of experience for Bachelor’s Degree or 3 years of experience for Master’s Degree;
Demonstrated knowledge of project administration supporReport on the analysis and research conducted as material supplies and knowledge sharing for Deputy Funding and Planning office related to Carbon Fund and Bio Carbon Fund process, and engagement with international, national and sub-national key stakeholders;
Experience in giving technical assistance for daily office management minimum 4 years of experience;
Experience in writing research and analysis related to climate change, forestry and environment issues;
Experience in the process of international negotiation such as UNFCCC, Climate Summit and other relevant international events.

How to Apply

Interested candidate has to access procurement notice Ref: IC/UNDP-REDD+/003/2015 – Consultant to Support REDD+ Deputy of Planning and Funding (National, 1 post) at the following link: http://www.id.undp.org/content/indonesia/en/home/operations/procurement
Please do not send your application through this website and send the complete application to bids.id@undp.org, cc to aryani.amir@undp.org, and vitri.sari@undp.org (only application with complete supporting document received in bids.id@undp.org and other email addresses mentioned above before or at the closing date will be processed).