ThaiNGO

Position:                                                           Short term Forestry and Land Use expert

Supervisor                                                        Senior AFOLU Advisor

Location                                                           Indonesia

Number of Days:                                            Maximum of billable 11 days

Start date:                                                        immediate

Pact Overview
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow.  The promise of a healthy life.  Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.  Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.

Project Overview
Pact is recruiting a short-term consultant for a USAID project that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by catalyzing private finance to upscale and drive investment in the agriculture, forestry, and other land-use sector toward low-emission yet profitable business models. The project supports countries in Asia to scale-up low-emission land management best practices through the development of a pipeline of investible projects and businesses in the sustainable landscapes sector, increased private sector investments into sustainable, low-emissions land management businesses, and improved capacity of sustainable landscapes stakeholders.

Objective

This assignment aims to provide technical support for the due diligence on two rubber concessions based in Indonesia. The due diligence is a key activity prior to defining a scope of work with the company. The short-term consultant will work with the Senior AFOLU advisor on this assignment.

Methodology

The due diligence process is based on multiple methods such as observation and field visit, interviews, revision of existing documents, and discussions with experts.

The due diligence process is based on a checklist defined by Pact that includes:

• Clear definition of the business model
• Social and environmental safeguards
• Gender and social inclusion

The details of the checklist will be discussed during the selection process.

Deliverables

• Preparatory work
  • Read key documents provided by the company
  • Support the request for further documentation to be provided
  • Provide inputs on the development of the workplan for the field visit
• Field work
  • Conduct the due diligence in cooperation with the senior AFOLU advisor
  • Support the field visit and collection of information
  • Provide support in the translation and interpretation during the visit and interviews.
• Report
  • Provide inputs to the due diligence report

Qualification and experience

• Advance degree in one of the following fields: forestry, conservation biology, natural resource management.
• At least 7 years of experience in the land use sector in Indonesia
• At least 5 years of experience working with forest concessions on social and environmental safeguards in Indonesia.
• Experience in HCV identification and management in Indonesia
• Experience in rubber plantations in south East Asia (preferably in Indonesia) is an advantage
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter (max 1 page), financial proposal, and CV to Pact Thailand Human Resources Unit via thailandrecruitment@pactworld.org by 15 March 2018.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.