IC/UNDP/SPOI/010/2021-Stakeholder Engagement Specialist for NAP SPO Secretariat  

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Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of palm oil and has received much attention in recent years particularly from the global community, concerning the sustainability of palm oil production. The Government of Indonesia is taking steps towards building a greener economy that promotes growth, equity, improved livelihood and environmental integrity including in the palm oil sector.

In order to promote sustainable palm oil production and practices in Indonesia, the Ministry of Agriculture, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and several multinational companies have launched the Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative (SPOI). The SPOI aims at improving the capacity of oil palm smallholders and conserve natural resources. As the cardinal means of action through a multi-stakeholder dialogue approach a National Action Plan on Sustainable Palm Oil (NAP SPO) document has been produced.

Through a multi-stakeholder process led by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, UNDP has been facilitating the development of five key components of NAP SPO to achieve the country’s goals of sustainable palm oil, which include: (1) strengthening of data, coordination, and infrastructure; (2) increasing smallholders capacity and capability (3) environmental management and monitoring, (4) plantation governance and dispute settlement; and (5) to support the acceleration of the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification implementation and increase palm oil product market access.

Upon enactment of the NAP SPO through Presidential Instruction No. 6/2019, coordinative measure to implement the NAP SPO has been taken by the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs. In early 2020, the Minister of Economic Affairs has signed the decree regarding the formation of NAP SPO National Implementing Team, which consists of line ministries representatives. As stated on the decree that in order to support the daily work of the implementing team, a Secretariat needs to be established. Henceforth, through the decree from Deputy Minister for Food and Agribusiness Coordination, the secretariat has been appointed to be located at the Directorate General of Estate Crops, Ministry of Agriculture premises. The Director of Processing and Marketing of Plantation Product of the MoA will be the chairman of the Secretariat and there will be ex-officio staffs of MoA and CMEA be part of secretariat team.

To ensure that the implementation of NAP SPO runs well and as mandated by the Presidential Instruction and considering the workload of the ex-officio staffs with their own governmental duties, dedicated professionals are required within the NAP SPO Secretariat. Hence, the project is supporting the secretariat by hiring a Stakeholder Engagement Specialist for NAP SPO Secretariat to coordinate the effective operation of the Secretariat. The Stakeholder Engagement Specialist will be liaising mainly with, but not limited to, related government agencies, companies, and NGOs/COs to facilitate the day to day operation of the secretariat. In doing the work, the consultant might also need to liaise and work with the provincial and district government and stakeholders.

Scope of Work

Under the supervision of the Secretary of NAP SPO Secretariat, and in coordination with the Program Specialist for NAP SPO Secretariat, the consultant will:

• Produce communication materials regarding NAP SPO implementation to be made publicly available on the online Sustainable Palm Oil Information Centre.
• Collect data and information related to Sustainable Palm Oil available domestically and or globally to complete the information data repository on the online Sustainable Palm Oil Information Center.
• Ensure that regular update of information distributed to the stakeholders through available communication channels (website, social media, newsletters, etc.) of the NAP SPO Secretariat.
• Support the Program Specialist in facilitating thematic discussion and taking minutes of meetings.
• Provide any relevant support as mandated by the Secretariat for NAP SPO. WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

  Institutional Arrangement

  The incumbent will work based on the abovementioned deliverables and will report to the National Secretary of NAP SPO Secretariat and National Platform Manager of UNDP-SPOI Project. The work is based in the NAP SPO Secretariat located at the Ministry of Agriculture in Jakarta. In the event that travel to other regions or cities is necessary, all necessary costs will be borne by UNDP-SPOI Project.

  Duration of the Work

  The IC will be working for an estimated total of 240 working days which spans for 12 months. The target date to start the work is the 2nd week of February 2021 and the work is expected to be completed by January 2022.

  Travel Plan

  There may be unforeseen travel that will come up during the execution of the contract which will be agreed on ad-hoc basis.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

I. Academic Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in communication, public policy, social sciences, or other relevant fields of study.

II. Years of experience:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in project management, monitoring, and evaluation, stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration, government, and other stakeholder engagement
• Experience in working with government settings/functions especially related to sustainable palm oil (e.g. Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning, etc).

III. Competencies and special skills requirement:

• Good stakeholder engagement skills required;
• Strong writing skills both in English and Bahasa for publishing purposes.
• Proven skills in networking are required;
• Good knowledge and understanding of government settings/functions especially related to sustainable palm oil.
• Passion for sustainable development especially related to palm oil commodity.
• Ability to work under the pressure, with minimum supervision and on-distance;
• Demonstrated initiative, tact and high sense of responsibility and discretion;
• Strong teamwork skills;
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral;
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, Corel, Photoshop, and any other design software.);

• IV. Languages:

  Good in written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia.

EVALUATIONMETHOD AND CRITERIA

1. Cumulative analysis

When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and

b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

* Technical Criteria weight; [70%]

* Financial Criteria weight; [30%]

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 point would be considered for the Financial Evaluation

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