Senior Associate, Forest Management and Investment in Central Kalimantan

PURPOSE

The Forest Management and Investment Officer will oversee GGGI’s work towards the enabling of REDD+ oriented forest management and investment in Central Kalimantan province. He or she will ensure the high-quality and timely delivery of actions and outputs, within budget, and well aligned with the provincial government‘s priorities. The officer shall be responsible for the following tasks and duties:

• Promote the establishment of a multi-stakeholder forum to assist the provincial forestry agency with the acceleration of the development of FMUs in Central Kalimantan.
• Provide strategic advice to support the provincial government in adopting and implementing national government policies in the land-based mitigation sector, including Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs).
• Develop and share analytical products based on existing data, science-based information and appropriate local knowledge to the government for the advancement of bankable projects for land-based mitigation.

These responsibilities will be carried out through development of strategic policy papers, advisory notes and other relevant documents as well as focus group discussions, training, and technical on-the-job advice to the related government institutions responsible for planning and implementing land-based mitigation.

ENGAGEMENT

• Ensure goodcoordination  with GGGI’s partners and relevant stakeholders on land-based mitigation, both at the national and subnational level and inunder close guidance of GGGI’s focal points. In Central Kalimantan, this will include the provincial Forestry Agency, Environmental Agency, Plantation Agency, Technical Implementing Agency for Climate Change (Balai PPI dan Karhutla), Forest Area Designation Bureau (BPKH), and relevant government’s partners from civil society organizations and private sector.
• Coordinate with GGGI colleagues in Indonesia on project related matters to enable delivery high quality products in accordance with GGGI standards.
• Build understanding of GGGI ‘sproject development methodology to support a wider range of contributions.

DELIVERY

• Organize relevant meetings, focus group discussions, workshops, and trainings with key stakeholders.
• Write strategy and policy briefs, advisory notes and other relevant documentation and technical inputs provided to the government.
• Perform risk management to address and minimize project risks, and enable appropriate risk sharing between stakeholders, particularly also risk mitigation for local communities through e.g. clarification and appropriate enhancement of tenure and resource use rights and ensuring inclusiveness of development.
• Attend and participate in meetings, workshops, and other events and activities, both at national and subnational levels, to:

Identify sources of information related to policy-driven issues, synthesis of best practices and lessons-learned directly linked to program goals;

Share GGGI’s knowledge base, project and activity portfolio, best practices and lessons-learned to promote adoption, replication and upscalling.

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Preferably a post graduate qualification in forest management and/or finance, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience;
• Minimum of 5 years of national experience in supporting government, civil society, and/or the private sector in sustainable forest management and investment;
• Exposure to institutional credit lending and/or insurance products practices to rural sector companies/SME’s will be an advantage
• Sound English language capability (written and spoken), with emphasis on report writing;
• Familiarity with inclusive and community based development.

FUNCTIONAL 

• Willingness to travel regularly to GGGI’s supported remote districts, e.g. Murung Raya, Pulang Pisau, Barito Selatan, Barito Timur, and other provinces and areas;
• Good connections to the Indonesian ‘forestry and land-based mitigation’ communities, such as the government agencies (MoEF), practitioners, and academicians;
• Good communication and presentation skills to convey messages that are easy to understand about the importance of forest management and investment;
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and to operate effectively in a team environment;
• Familiarity with Indonesia´s government institutions in forest management and investment, regulatory frameworks, policy frameworks, and relevant stakeholders related to REDD+ and Green Growth would be an advantage.

CORPORATE

• Able to maintain up-to-date knowledge on trends, concepts and practices related to the area of work;
• Able to deliver proactive and effective, customized services and products to clients;
• Able to uphold GGGI’s reputation by exemplifying the highest standards of honesty and integrity in professional and personal conduct.