*SUMMARY ABOUT THE PROJECT*
Field Support Services Project (FSSP) is a five-year project (October 2019
– October 2024) funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and managed by
Cowater International. FSSP provides administrative, financial,
procurement, and logistical services as well as support to the in-country
development programming for the Government of Canada through the provision
of technical specialists in gender equality, governance and human rights,
and environment and climate action and assisting GAC in procuring and
managing local development initiatives. These programs will take place in
Indonesia and the ASEAN regions.
*S**UMMARY OF POSITION*
GAC requires the services of a *Climate Change and Environment Specialist* for
the Department’s Indonesia bilateral development Program to support the
Program in day-to-day work to keep GAC informed and engaged with relevant
climate change and environment work and actors in Indonesia. The Climate
Change and Environment Specialist (the Consultant) will work with GAC’s
Sector Team Lead and as necessary, GAC HQ’s assigned Environment
Specialist, with the following objectives:
1. Ensure that GAC’s Sector Program Team has strong, up-to-date
sectorial knowledge and analysis in the field of climate change in order to
enhance GAC’s inputs in dialogues with the Government of Indonesia (GoI)
and other partners on climate-change and environmental issues as well as to
enhance decision making for future interventions. This could be
achieved by, among others: developing and maintaining networks with key
actors and respectively providing GAC with observations gained from
participation in meetings and other events with GoI and other actors in
Indonesia, as well as providing analytically oriented briefs of key
Indonesian policy/ program/ donor developments related to climate change
(including Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) and energy) and
environment (including water resource management, ocean marine
litter, and environmental impact assessment); and
2. Ensure that GAC’s program/project planning and development are
informed by strong climate-change and environmental analysis and leads to
effective implementation of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance
Policy for Indonesia.
*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES*
Working on a day-to-day basis under the direction of GAC’s Program Sector
Team Lead and in close coordination with the GAC HQ specialists, the
expected services of the Climate Change and Environment Specialist will
include, but not be limited to:
a. Provide evidence-based analysis and advice that contributes towards
sectoral knowledge. This includes, but is not limited to
- developing donor and other stakeholders database;
- project mapping;identifying and updating plans and priorities of the
Government of Indonesia;
- daily updates and analysis on development or policy changes in the
sector;
- tracking and updating a database for GAC’s climate financing
implementation
in Indonesia;
- advisory support prior to meetings/consultative meetings/policy dialogues
in a timely manner;
- knowledge dissemination of briefs and analysis;
- liaising with relevant GAC headquarter specialists (i.e.
Environment Specialist,
Forestry Specialist, etc.) as appropriate.
b. Program/project planning and development. This includes, but is not
limited to:
- reviewing project proposals;
- carrying out research and providing assessment on organizations’
capacities;
- identifying opportunities and barriers;
- identifying lessons learned/best practices from previous GAC projects
and from other projects in the field;
- identifying synergies with other development projects;
- supporting the planning of new initiatives through scoping assessment;
and
- as necessary, providing support towards identifying and assessing
potential new and operational projects for environment / climate change
opportunities; propose risk mitigation and opportunity enhancement
measures by working closely with the HQ assigned environment specialist
and GAC Project Team Lead (PTL) to complete the mandatory Environmental
Integrity Process (EIP) form.
c. Program/project monitoring. This includes, but is not limited to:
- monitoring climate change and environmental projects and providing advice
to maximize achievement of results;
- making recommendations on any needed corrective or additional measures;
- as necessary, monitoring and evaluating Indonesia’s program for compliance
with Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) requirements as well as
operational projects for compliance with mandatory EIP; and
- providing support towards GAC Indonesia Program’s new Strategic
Environmental
Assessment (SEA).
d. Developing and maintaining networks. This includes, but is not limited
to:
- initiating contact and meetings;
- participating in seminars/meetings/workshops; and
- organizing or contributing to climate change donor meeting(s) and other
related meetings.
e. Providing general support for the operation of GAC’s field office
activities in Indonesia. This includes, but is not limited to:
- database support and data collection;
- documents review and editorial support;
- organising meetings, documenting meetings/visits with photos, writing
event updates for social media or further publications, and writing
meeting reports.
f. Providing oral and written briefings on any of the above services
through ad-hoc and regular meetings/conference calls with GAC’s Indonesian
Program sector lead, GAC
HQ specialists, and team.
g. Any other relevant tasks as assigned by the GAC.
*JOB REQUIREMENTS*
*Education:*
- Postgraduate degree directly related to climate change.
*Minimum Experience:*
- Minimum 10 years of professional work experience as technical expert
or advisor in climate change, and sustainable landscape management in
international development programs or projects.
GAC requires the services of a N*ational* E*xpert* with specific climate
change expertise as well as broader environment knowledge. This includes:
- *Climate mitigation.* Solid knowledge of, and professional network
with, Indonesian institutions/ think tanks/ influential actors in the AFOLU
(Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use) sector and sustainable
landscape management.
- *Climate adaptation.* Solid knowledge of, and professional network
with, Indonesian institutions / think tanks / influential actors in the
climate adaptation, particularly as related to water resource management
and rainfed and transformational climate smart agriculture.
- Knowledge of and network with Indonesian institutions/ think tanks/
influential actors on broader climate change and environment sectors,
including renewable energy (as another priority for GAC), plastic waste
management and its impacts on marine pollution, low carbon development,
nature-based climate solutions and climate finance.
This will be an advantage given that these will also be included in the
portfolio of work of the Consultant.
The Consultant is responsible for the quality of all reports that s/he
produces and submits.
*Competencies:*
- Strong knowledge of the Indonesian climate change policies and
programmes, methodologies, technologies and practices, and socio-economic
and cultural context. Reference documents for the Indonesian climate
change policies include Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution
(NDC), Indonesia’s National Communications and biennial update report,
and National Action Plan on Adaptation to Climate Change (RAN-API).
- Strong knowledge of international developments on climate change,
including global agreements, methodologies, technologies and practices.
Reference documents include the Paris Agreement; 2014 IPCC Report and
the 2019 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (link
<https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/SR15_Full_Report_High_Res.pdf>);
the Sustainable Development Goals (link
<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld>).
- Capacity to identify and analyze socio-economic, political and
cultural context, understand different vulnerabilities among target groups,
develop scenarios, and develop program impact assessment.
- Ability to lead strategic planning sessions and contribute to the
implementation and monitoring of programs.
- Ability to self-learn new subject areas in the fields of climate
change and environment.
- Ability to deliver quality reports or assessments in a short time.
- Good facilitation skills and ability to generate ideas from, and build
consensus among, a wide variety of stakeholders; and demonstrated ability
to work with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and
- Client oriented.
The Consultant will be expected to learn and understand of Canada’s aid
policies and strategies, which include:
· Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy - link
<https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/priorities-priorites/policy-politique.aspx?lang=eng&_ga=2.175529826.1394325056.1578703113-1078643064.1576600629>
· Strategic Environmental Assessment of Policy’s Actions Areas - link
<https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/priorities-priorites/fiap_sea-ees.aspx?lang=eng>
· Action Area Policies: Environment and Climate Action; Growth that Work
for Everyone - link
<https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/priorities-priorites/fiap_action_areas-paif_champs_action.aspx?lang=eng>
· Canadian Cabinet Directive on strategic environmental assessment and
GAC’s Environmental Integration Process.
*Required skills and experience:*
The Consultant is expected to posses skills and experience in the following
areas:
- Knowledge of and network with Indonesian institutions/ think
tanks including
the Government of Indonesia, development banks, donors, NGOs and INGOs,
UN agencies, and research institutions/universities;
- Strong knowledge of the Indonesian climate change policies,
climate-related
technologies and know-how, Indonesian landscape, peatlands, social forestry
programs as well as Indonesian socio-economic and cultural context;
- Strong knowledge of the international developments (UNFCCC/Paris
Agreement)
on climate change issues, including sustainable landscape management,
AFOLU and climate adaptation sectors;
- Demonstrated track record in report writing (in English); and
- Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking.
The following skills and experience will be an asset:
- Strong knowledge of renewable energy and/or other climate change and
environment sectors, including plastic waste management and its impacts
on marine pollution, and low carbon development;
- Advanced education and/ or work experience in climate mitigation (AFOLU
and utility scale renewable energy) and climate adaptation;
- Ability to calculate GHG emission reductions using standard IPCC/GHG
Protocol methodologies;
- Experience in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under Analisis
Dampak Lingkungan (AMDAL) process or other such processes;
- Experience with climate finance, blended finance, concessional loans, and
combinations of grants-loans;
- Good understanding of gender equality challenges in the climate change
and environment sectors;
- Good understanding of project development and results-based management;
and
- Experience working with the Government of Indonesia, development banks,
and donors.
*Language Requirements*
The Consultant must be fluent in Bahasa and possess the following levels in
English:
- Oral = 4 – Advanced Professional Proficiency
- Reading = 4 – Advanced Professional Proficiency
- Writing = 4 – Advanced Professional Proficiency
Most of the reporting will be written in English.
*WORKING ARRANGEMENTS *
The Consultant will work from his/her home base with virtual
meetings/interviews with GAC colleagues and external experts. Working over
the weekend or after regular office hours may be required. The Consultant
is expected to rely on his/her expertise, conduct an extensive literature
review, and perform triangulation by interviewing experts. The drafts
produced by the Consultant will be peer reviewed by experts, the result of
which should be incorporated by the Consultant.
The Consultant will report to GAC’s Climate Change Program Sector Team
Lead. A consultant evaluation will be completed in order for regular
payments to be released upon satisfactory delivery of the assignments. In
the event that travel to other regions or cities is necessary, all
necessary costs will be borne by GAC, through the Field Support Services
Project (FSSP), following the approval of a travel plan and associated
budget.
*DURATION OF THE CONTRACT*
The total expected duration of the assignment is up to 220 days. All
reports must be finalized and submitted within this period. The Consultant
is expected to start in March 2020.
Payments will be processed against the reports (deliverables) therefore a
financial report is requested for each deliverable, giving the flexibility
for the Consultant to manage the number of days to spend on each
deliverable within the defined timeframe.
*How to apply:*
Interested individual consultants must include the following documents when
submitting the applications to admin@xxxxxxxxxx latest by *Friday 6 March
2020.*
1. *CV *indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as
the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at
least three (3) professional references.
2. *Brief statement *as to why the individual considers him/herself as
the most suitable for the assignment and highlighting their professional
networks working on climate change or sustainable landscape management,
3. *Financial Proposal *shall be submitted in the following format:
1. The financial proposal should specify an all-inclusive daily rate
for up to 220 working days
2. The financial proposal must be all-inclusive and take into account
various expenses that will be incurred during the contract,
including: the
daily professional fee and when applicable any other relevant expenses
related to the performance of services under the contract, *not
including* travel expenses.
Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform
only the successful candidate(s) about the outcome or status of the
selection process.
*EVALUATION OF APPLICATION*
The award of the contract shall 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 the weighted criteria (70%
technical score (comprising of 15% technical qualifications desk review,
25% written test, and 30% interview) and 30% financial score).
The proposals that achieve a minimum of 70% for the technical
qualifications desk review shall be further considered for an interview and
written test. The financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the
proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received for the
assignment.
*Technical Score (70%)*
*Financial Score (30%)*
1. Technical qualifications desk review (based on the criteria and
points listed below) (15%)
2. Written test (25%)
3. Interview (30%)
*Technical Qualifications Desk Review*
The evaluation of the Technical criteria will be as follows:
*St No*
*Criteria*
*Points*
1
Academic qualifications of the Consultant
10 points
2
Specific experience as technical expert or advisor in climate change, and
sustainable landscape management in international development programs or
projects.
30 points
3
Strong knowledge of the Indonesian climate change policies, climate-related
technologies and know-how, Indonesian landscape, peatlands, social forestry
programs.
20 points
4
Strong professional network with a wide range of stakeholders working on
climate change or sustainable landscape management including the Government
of Indonesia, development banks, donors, NGOs and INGOs, UN agencies, and
research institutions/universities.
20 points
5
Strong knowledge of the international developments (UNFCCC/ Paris
Agreement) on climate change issues, including sustainable landscape
management, AFOLU and climate adaptation sectors.
10 points
6
Consultant’s knowledge of other areas relevant to the assignment
10 points
*Total points*
*100 points*
*ABOUT US*
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