[newdevjobsindo] Consultant for Social Economic Researcher

From: Mohammad Akbar Elyuska <moh.akbar.elyuska@xxxxxxxxx>
To: newdevjobsindo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 11:12:46 +0700

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*VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT *

*Working in 30+ countries globally, Conservation International (CI)
Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to empowering societies
to responsibly and sustainably care for nature for the good of humanity. We
are constantly growing and expanding into areas new and old. We are
currently looking Consultant to fill the following Terms below:*

*Consultant *

*for *

*Social Economic Researcher *

*(code: Socio-economic Researcher) *

*A. BACKGROUND:*

Government has launched social forestry programs decades ago, with main
purpose to improve community welfare through better community-based forest
management that based on protection principles.  Over the time, government
have applied different scheme to implement the social forestry program.
Most current direction is social forestry will be managed directly by
community through hutan desa or village forest.

In the Forestry’s RPMJ 2015-2019 it was targeted a total area of 12,700.000
ha forest will be managed under social forestry regime, unfortunately up to
dates, only small proportion has been achieved. Of the social forestry
national target, about 47,105 ha forest has been set for West Papua
Province. Over the years, few permits have been granted for hutan desa in
West Papua, namely in Kaimana and Sorong Selatan District. However, due to
technical and social constraints there no field activities, which in turn,
these permits have rebuked. Currently about 14 hutan desa exist in West
Papua, mainly in Fakfak District, with total area of 25.323 ha (over half
of total targeted for West Papua). But with no existing village forest
management plan (RPHD) nor management activities in the field. Conservation
International has been requested to support the implementation of hutan
desa at the Kampung Obadari, Fakfak.

As outlined by Direktorat Jenderal Perhutanan Sosial dan Kemitraan
Lingkungan, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Decree
No.P.16/PSKL/Set/PS/0/12/2016, the main component of RPHD are 1)
delineation of boundary; 2) zonation; 3) utilization plan and management;
and 4) monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

To meet the requirement, Conservation International is seeking consultant
to assist with collecting biophysics and social-economic data for
development of RPHD Obadari and conduct basic training for hutan desa
management committee.

B. *OBJECTIVES:*

The consultancy objectives are to carry out: 1) socio-economic survey of
minimun 15% households in Obadari Village on use of natural resources, in
particular forest resource either for timber and non timber products within
and around Kampung Ubadari; 2) document household main income sources in
relation to forest usage; challenges and opportunities for improvement,
that include better understand and access to market, and improvement of
post haverst; 3) draft bisnis plan based on forest commodities inventory
and identify training needs.

*C. TIMELINE: *This Work will be effectively for approx. 90 days from
*September
to November 2020.*

*D. REQUIREMENT:*

·         Minimum of a sarjana’s degree on social-economic or related
natural resources; and understand survey design.

·         Have experience or participate in social-economic surveys for at
least 5-7 years.

·         Have skills and experience in planning and implementing
socio-economic surveys or field surveys in West Papua.

·         Familiar with research activities and research communities in
West Papua

·         Have experience and willingness to work with local communities
and NGOs.

·         Have the willingness and commitment to follow the work plan.

Please send your *Cover Letter* along with *your Resume* (in PDF) to:

*ci-indonesia.hrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx* <ci-indonesia..hrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format:

*<Socio-economic Researcher**> - <your institution/name>*

Closing date for the Quotation/application is *23 August 2020**.*

(Only short-listed candidates will be notified).

For more information about CI, please visit our web:

*Indonesia.conservation.org // **www**.**conservation.org*
<http://www.conservation.org/>

[newdevjobsindo] Consultant for Social Economic Researcher

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