Background

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

UKP4 together with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights had finished preparing the Roadmap to Reform Regulation Legislation to Promote Governance refinement on Peatland Forests within  REDD + Framework. Furthermore, MPR Decree No. IX/MPR/2001 on Agrarian Reform and Natural Resources Management (hereinafter "TAP MPR IX") has given mandate on agrarian reform and natural resource management to be based on 12 principles specified in Section 4 of TAP MPR IX as stated in Article 5 of TAP MPR IX. Therefore, to comprehensively implement TAP MPR IX, it is crucial to reform the roadmap and direct it to the implementation of TAP MPR IX. This then will be the basis for the government in making decision on the policy regarding the agrarian reform and natural resources management.

Some experts require to reform the roadmap. One we need is an Expert Consultant for The Improvement of Agrarian Reform Roadmap and Natural Resources Management. This expert consultant will establish the methodology to carry out agrarian reform in accordance with TAP MPR IX; conduct FGD involving relevant persons; consult with steering committee, expert team and technical team mentioned in  Keputusan Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Nomor M.HH-01.HN.01.05 Tahun 2014; and formulate the roadmap to implement TAP MPR IX.

Objectives of Assignment:

  • To improve the forest and peat land governance within the Framework of REDD+.

To apply for this post, please do the following steps:

  • Go to the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/ (Reference Number: 19184);
  • Download all documents;
  • Read carefully the Procurement Notice and follow the instruction given;
  • Fill out the Offeror Letter, P11, and prepare the technical proposal (if requested);
  • Submit all the requested documents to the email addresses indicated in the Procurement Notice and put IC/UNDP-REDD+/166/2014 REDD+ Expert Consultant for The Improvement of Agrarian Reform Roadmap and Natural Resources Management as the subject of the email.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of work:

  • Establishing the most appropriate methodology to carry out agrarian reform and natural resource management in accordance with the TAP MPR IX;
  • Conducting an inventory of relevant legislation at Ministry of Law and Human Rights certain ministries in the context of agrarian reform and natural resources;
  • Conducting FGDs which involve reliable and relevant resource persons at Ministry of Law and Human Rights;
  • Implementing the consultation with Steering Committee, Expert Team, and Technical Team as mentioned in the Decree of the Minister of Law and Human Rights, number M.HH-01.HN.01.05 Year 2014;
  • Formulating the roadmap for the implementation of TAP MPR IX

Expected Result:

  • Analysis on the problems and cross-cutting issues related to the roadmap on agrarian reform and natural resources management;
  • Final report on the roadmap, lessons learned and recommendation.

Deliverables:

  • Report of the analysis on the problems and cross cutting issues related to the roadmap on agrarian reform and natural resources management;
  • Final report on the roadmap, lessons learned and recommendation made during the service period.

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 the organization 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.

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

Education:

  • Doctoral degree in Law or other relevant subject to climate change and agrarian.

Experience:

  • 6 years of experience as an expert consultant in providing annotation to the Protection Act and Environment Management;
  • Experience as a consultant in implementing legal framework for REDD in Indonesia;
  • Experience to work on the issue of the acceleration of forest gazettement;
  • Sound knowledge on the issue of climate change law;
  • Experience in handling differences of a wide range of social groups;
  • Sound experience in managing programs and building national and international networking.

Language:

  • Ability to produce (bilingual – Bahasa Indonesia and English) written material, targeting a wide-range of stakeholders.