OVERVIEW

USAID SEGAR is seeking a fixed-term employee for the position of Stakeholder and Governance Engagement Specialistto support technical assistance on rattan project in Katingan district, Central Kalimantan. This position will be based in Palangkaraya.

• Job code: SGES
• Type: Long-term / Fixed term
• Job location: Katingan district, Central Kalimantan
• Reporting line: Private Sector Engagement Lead
• Expected Assignment: Immediately
• Duration: 1 year with the possible of extension

USAID’s SEGAR Activity seeks to advance Indonesia’s own development goals of balancing biodiversity conservation and sustainable land use with inclusive economic and livelihoods development. USAID SEGAR contributes to the 2020 – 2025 USAID Indonesia Country Development Cooperation Strategy, Development Objective 3: Environmental Sustainability Improved, and Intermediate Result 1, Natural Resource Management Improved.

To achieve the overall goal, USAID SEGAR will achieve the following two objectives:

1. Strengthened inclusive environmental governance in targeted subnational jurisdictions that advance biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management, and sustainable land use.
2. Increased implementation of environmental and social sustainability goals within private sector natural resource commodity production supply chains that reduces threats to biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions from land use.

USAID SEGAR works in four regions with a total of twelve intervention districts:

• Aceh: Aceh Tamiang, North Aceh, East Aceh
• West Kalimantan: Ketapang, Kubu Raya, Sanggau, Sintang
• East Kalimantan: Berau, East Kutai, Mahakam Ulu
• Central Kalimantan: Seruyan, West Kotawaringin

USAID assigned USAID SEGAR to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to ADM Capital Asia Climate-Smart Landscape Fund/ACLF (a program with the aim to finance SMEs that achieve both financial and sustainability returns) for the implementation of the rattan project in Katingan. ACLF plans to provide loans to a potential borrower to expand certified handicraft production, control raw materials to decouple from deforestation risk, expand collaboration with local communities on weaving and raw material sourcing and meet customer demand for FSC-certified products to become a more vertically integrated business. The project will also ensure the protection of high conservation value (HCV) and high carbon stock (HCS) in the sourcing areas through adopting FSC certification, incorporating ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ (NDPE) commitment training programs for communities, and developing Sustainable Sourcing Procedures. USAID SEGAR collaborate with ACLF, PT Harmoni Usaha Indonesia (HUI), and Perkumpulan Petani Rotan Katingan (P2RK) for this technical assistance with focus on two main issues, namely Environmental and Social (E&S) Risk Mitigation and Forest Management and Addressing Production and Capacity Issues.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment, and information.
• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants.
• Provide technical inputs for design and development of a set of viable interventions particularly related to the stakeholder engagement to implement technical assistance for the target group of the rattan project in Katingan and working with USAID SEGAR team to implement agreed interventions.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with district government, local community, and relevant stakeholders. 
• Link the community level intervention with the broader local/provincial government development program in coordination with Sustainable Land Use Management and NTFP certification specialist.
• Work closely with the village and district governments to formulate policy and regulation to incentivize sustainable production of rattan and disincentivize deforestation within Katingan’s landscape in coordination with Sustainable Land Use Management and NTFP certification specialist.
• Provide technical and facilitating support to meetings and public outreach activities to present the rattan project to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the preparation of periodic progress reports and assist with monitoring relevant Activity indicators and evaluating program results.

JOB REQUIREMENT

• Preferably domiciled in the province of activity operations.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in economics, forestry, or another field related to stakeholder engagement and smallholder development.
• At least 5 years of experience working in value chain and/or market development -related work.
• Extensive experience and established networks with local stakeholders and public and private actors involved in natural resource commodity supply chains applying environmental and social standards.
• Expertise in environmental and social standards for natural resource commodity supply chains and advising private sector actors in applying these standards.
• Provide technical and facilitating support to meetings and public outreach activities to present the rattan project to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work with all levels of government, NGOs, private actors, and smallholder communities, building mutual understanding of environmental and social best practices.
• Proven ability to work in a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English, orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel on occasion domestically and regionally.
• Ability to work independently and proactively with stakeholders in rural areas, as well as in district and provincial level.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to a range of different audiences.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application to SEGAR-Recruit@chemonics.com with the subject line “SGES–YourName”. The application will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and early recruitment may occur until the position is filled.