Contract

Project

Indonesia: Strategic Environmental Assessment Expert to Support to Regional Development Plans in East Kalimantan

Expertise

Category

Advisory Support: Level F

Location

Duty Station

Jakarta, Indonesia (with frequent trips to East Kalimantan)

Contract Length

Start Date

1 August 2018

End Date

15 January 2019

Part-time/Full-time

NA

Contract Value

Daily Rate

Deliverable based 

Days Estimated

50 days

Total Fees

Up to USD $30,000 (dependent on experience)

Specifics of Recruitment

Based in Seoul, The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as "green growth", which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies that can impact the lives of millions. The organization partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and private sector to help build economies that grow strongly and are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change.

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries’ development priorities. The organization also focuses on knowledge development and management activities which build a strong theoretical and empirical basis for green growth, while providing concrete options and guidance for policymakers; as well as building the conditions for public and private green infrastructure investments.

Indonesia is a founding member of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). Since 2013, the Government of Indonesia (GoI), under the leadership of the Ministry for National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) has been working with GGGI to develop strategies and approaches for green growth. This has been possible through financial support from the Government of Norway in Phase I (2013-2015) and in Phase II (2016-2019), which remains ongoing.

The Government and GGGI have agreed on a Country Planning Framework (CPF) for 2016-2020 to direct support where it is most needed. The CPF is aligned with Indonesia’s strategic action plans for climate change and the Green Planning and Budgeting Strategy for Indonesia’s Sustainable Development, and is designed to provide strategic support to the GoI in achieving its green growth ambitions. The CPF will guide GGGI’s activities in Indonesia, to maximize the value and impact to the core economic objectives of the country. Through the Program, GGGI collaborates with Ministry of National Development Planning, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, National Institute of Public Administration, provincial government of Central and East Kalimantan.

Law number 32/2009 on Environmental Protection and Management, article 15-16 mandate that the local government to carry out SEAs when developing the RPJMD, RTRW or other PPPs (policy, plan, program) with potential environmental impacts. Following the law, the Government Regulation of Republic Indonesia No 46/ 2016 (PP 46/2016) and Ministry of Environment and Forestry Decree No. 69 year 2017 (Permen LHK No.69/2017) were issued to detail the procedures for implementation of SEA, including the requirement for a quality control/quality assurance - QA/QC (penjaminan kualitas) and validity review. While the QA/QC should be made by the owner of the PPP, the validity review as the final quality control, will be carried out by the provincial Environment Office (DLH) or the ministry (KLHK), depending on the administrative level of PPPs. Both regulations mandate provincial DLH and KLHK to validate SEA reports produced by districts and provincial governments in substantial and procedural matters, respectively.

In spite of the currently practiced QA/QC and validity procedures at both provincial and national, there have been some concerns over the quality of the SEA reports produced in the recent years, especially important with the given dynamic state of procedures and substantial requirements applied for SEA and the respective development/spatial plans, following the recently legalized regulations (Law 23/2014 on regional government, PP46/2016 and Permen LHK 69/2017 on SEA, PP 13/2017 on National Spatial Plans, Permendagri No 86/2017 on RPJMDs, and the newly-enacted Permendagri No 7 2018 on SEA for RPJMD). In the spirit of exercising and demonstrating a good SEA process, as well as quality SEA reports for mid-term (5-year) regional development plans (RPJMD), the Global Green Growth Institute Indonesia Office has agreed to conduct SEA implementation for East Kalimantan Regional Development Plans (RPJMD).

Objectives/Purpose of the Assignment:

BAPPEDA of East Kalimantan has requested GGGI’s assistance in developing a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Provincial mid-term (5-year) development plan (RPJMD) 2018-2023. The SEA process is  expected to be finalized by  end of 2018. The SEA is a mandatory process and is designed to ensure that the principles of sustainable development underpin the policies, plans and programs developed in the RPJMD. Considering the strategic importance of the RPJMD, it is critically important to ensure that social and environmental impacts are carefully identified and valued in order to facilitate informed decision-making process in development planning. 

The Consultant is expected to provide on-field and online technical assistance in the form of on-the-job training (direct supervision, peer consultation, supervised writing, and others of similar weight), to the locally assigned SEA experts and members of SEA development team of East Kalimantan (EK) provincial government during the process of RPJMD SEA development.

The objective of the consultancy is to support the Environment Office (Dinas Lingkungan Hidup) and Development Planning Office (Bappeda) of both district governments to develop SEA of high quality for their RPJMD. The  SEA is expected to serve as model for other agencies when implementing strategic development plans.  Special emphasis should be on helping the RPJMD SEA development team to make the process and report focused on prioritized and strategic sustainable development issues and draw concise, evidence-based, and tangible analysis.  It should also be ensured and documented that results are used actively in the planning process, and be in line with procedures stated in PP46/2016, Permen LHK 69/2017, Permendagri 7/2018 and related regulations.

In addition, the Consultant will provide technical consultation  to targeted district governments  in the East Kalimantan (EK) province, in events initiated by the EK provincial government , as part of GGGI’s efforts to transfer practical knowledge of SEA best practices and principles of sustainable development.

Scope of Work:

The Consultant shall support the EK provincial government to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment that underpins the mid-term provincial development plan. In consultation with the EK government the Consultant shall provide support to the RPJMD Taskforce led by Dinas Lingkungan Hidup of East Kalimantan province. This includes technical leadership, supervision, etc.  to ensure compliance with best practice principles, and support for final editing.

The implementation of the SEA process must follow the related laws and regulations. It shall provide a number of alternative development scenarios with an analysis  of  the probable environmental, social and economic impact of each scenario. The analysis shall be conducted as an iterative process, and this process should include indicators of sustainable development goals (Appendices of Perpres 59/2017), the six SEA content addressed in the article 13 of the PP46/2016, as well as key environmental and social considerations, such asflooding, droughts, deforestation, cultural resources, critical habitats and ecosystems, public health, gender equity, and indigenous communities. This SEA  shall value such impacts in monetary terms in agreed areas of concerns or the whole province, if deemed necessary.

Output/Reporting Requirements/Deliverables:

The Consultant shall:

• Together with the locally assigned experts and RPJMD SEA team, develop a detailed schedule of SEA procedures as well as substantial analysis and outputs as mandated by PP 46/2016, Permen LHK No 69 2017, and the newly-issued Permendagri No 7 2018 for RPJMD SEA of East Kalimantan province, working closely with the SEA development team.
• Assist the local RPJMD SEA team to identify potential stakeholders to be invited and the required baseline data to be collected
• In consultation with the EK provincial government, collect baseline data required from existing available provincial and Kabupaten sources, notably, Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (RTRW), Rencana Zonasi Pesisir dan Pulau2 Kecil (RZWP3K), Rencana Detail Tata Ruang (RDTR) , Masterplan of Kawasan Strategis Provinsi (KSP), Rencana Umum Energi Daerah (RUED and their SEAs (if any), RPPLH, DDDTLH with ecosystem services approach,, IKLH, Ecoregion mapping, RAD GRK, Masterplan of Pengelolaan Perubahan Iklim (MPPI), and  other relevant data as mutually agreed with the team
• Lead and facilitate discussions in a number of stakeholder consultations to identify and formulate the prioritized and strategic sustainable development issues; closely supervise the analysis of potential environmental, economic and social risks associated with RPJMD based on the formulated sustainable development issues and indicators of sustainable development goals. These are conducted using available methodologies, following the mandatory steps as mandated by KLHK and MOHA regulations, to eventually produce alternative scenarios
• Provide appropriate inputs to the framing of the SEA scenarios, and supervise SEA report development (supervised writing of the draft to final documents), up to final revision following the Validity Review by KLHK).
• Provide support to the local SEA development team in ensuring that the agreed SEA alternative scenarios are agreed, accepted and well-integrated into the final RPJMD document
• Coordinate activities of the EK SEA development team in accordance with the agreed and defined schedule, support the local SEA development team to present final draft document before the RPJMD stakeholders.

The Consultant shall provide the following deliverables:

• Analysis of the baseline data report, including the integration of local action plan of sustainable development goals (RAD TPB) and green house gas (RAD GRK)
• Input to the report on identification of prioritized and strategic sustainable development issues
• Analysis of influence of the main/major plans in RPJMD towards the prioritized and strategic sustainable development issues
• Analysis on the six SEA content (muatan KLHS) as mandated in article 13 of PP 46/2016
• Technical input to Impact Analysis, including recommended/applied tools being used
• Technical input to the Final SEA Report (for each chapter)
• Input for improvement following the QA/QC and validity review
• A short report documenting the SEA support process, lessons learned, integration of SEA results into the final RPJMD document

All reports must be written in English, in accordance with GGGI’s formatting requirements, and submitted in hard copy and digital formats along with complete sets of raw data, research materials, and interview notes. In addition to that, 5 copies of the Bahasa Indonesia version of the RPJMD SEA final report to be submitted to the EK government must be provided.

The consultant may be required to produce additional output (s) as deemed reasonable necessary by GGGI. General overview of the timeline of the deliverables, to be fixed upon signing of the contract.

This project work is anticipated to be implemented in a five-month timeframe starting as soon as possible and to be finalized by the 15^st of January 2019.

The contract is a delivery-based contract, in which payments are made according to the schedule presented in Table 1 above.

Applicable Tax:

Value Added Tax clarification

Individual consultant without Indonesian tax ID: In accordance to Directorate General Taxation number SE-145/PJ/2010 VAT is applicable on foreign services rendered by international entities not registered in Indonesia are subject to 10% VAT.

Withholding tax on foreign services rendered / withholding tax Art. 26

Payments of royalties, interest and service fees by a resident taxpayer to a non-resident taxpayer are subject to 20% withholding tax Art 26. However, if the payment is made to a resident of a country with which Indonesia has signed a tax treaty, the withholding (WHT) may be reduced or exempted. Non resident tax payer should get the DGT1 form certified by their country of residence tax authority to be exempted from WHT. Please visit the following sites to download the DGT 1 form. (http://www.pajak.go.id/content/formulir/10198/form-dgt-1)

Withholding tax on local purchase of goods and services

Payments of certain types of income paid to resident taxpayers are subject to withholding Art. 23 at a rate of 15% (for dividend, interest, royalties) and 2% (rental of asset, other than land and building [which is subject to final tax Art. 4(2)] and services such as technical, management, consulting services, etc.).

Qualifications/Experience/Expertise

• Advanced degree (master’s or equivalent) in economics, environmental economics, environmental sciences, or development studies, with at least 10 years relevant experience in mainstreaming environmental and social impact assessment in development planning
• More than 8 years of relevant experience
• Experience leading SEA studies, notably SEA supported by donor programs (DANIDA, USAID, UNESCO, etc.)
• Experience in ecosystem services valuation
• Experience in developing environmental and social impact assessment and decision making tools and analysis
• Experience with spatial datasets and tools, as well as alignment and integration of various datasets from different sources
• Experience in designing capacity building curriculum for government agencies