Policy Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Researcher

The Policy Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Researcher analyzes the national policy of forestry governance, environment, climate mitigation-adaptation, green and blue economy, related topics of SDG and other landscape approach policies issued by policy makers and various actors feed into the identification of leverage factor and the development of green scenario, sustainable development, and gender-responsive. Engagement in the policy process to support national and subnational development planning and M&E (monitoring and evaluation).

Duties and responsibilities

Research:
1. Assist in examining and mapping
the nested-governance system (land-based development, environment, and forest
governance) and their practices at the landscape, and use this for policy
awareness and capacity building to strengthen the development planning system.

The
work includes the analysis of:

• Government
  regulation and national strategies as well as sub-national (Peraturan Daerah).
  
• Background,
  concepts, and policy documents.
  
• Institutional
  capacity development regarding better planning and M&E process.
  
• Development
  planning and its SEA (Strategic Environment Assessment): facilitating the
  preparation of development plan and SEA documents, including the establishment
  of working groups and capacity building.
  
• Forest
  Management Unit (FMU)/Kesatuan Pengelolaan Hutan (KPH), social forestry and
  emerging forestry policy/program, including its effectiveness and legal and
  regulatory procedures, in relation with low-carbon development pathways,
  political economy and ecology.
  
• Mainstream
  principle of green economic in development process at national and subnational.
  
• Other
  landscape and jurisdictional approaches include integration of land and
  seascape.
  
• Community
  participation in the development planning process.
  
• Capacity
  Development Assessment (CDA).

 

Partnership and
Networking

1. Represent CIFOR-ICRAF
   Indonesia in several forum and engagement activity to deliver objectives of the
   research and project implementation.
   
2. Attending and present
   project results and related topics in meetings, workshops, seminars as
   requested.
   
3. Collaborate with national
   and local government (provincial, district, sub-district and village) at the
   project’s site to have some understanding of research agenda toward ultimate
   goal.
   
4. Maintain daily basis of
   mutual collaboration with sectoral agencies including.
   
5. Bappeda, Forestry Agency,
   Agriculture, General Work and Spatial Plan and other agencies both in province
   and district level.
   
6. Maintain and guard the
   progress of activity including technocratic document, SEA, RPJMD, RTRW, several
   forms of RAD (action plan) and other relevant processes.
   
7. Asist the mainstreaming
   process of many topics such as green economic masterplan and roadmap, peat
   management and restoration, food security, nature base solution, and gender
   into formal national and regional development plan.
   
8. Attending meetings, visit
   partner institutions/local organizations to discuss the project activities to
   explore new activities and engage with local government in assisting future
   proposal development.
   

Communication and
Capacity Building:

1. Maintain collaboration with
   other CIFOR-ICRAF units and relevant institutions for technical advisory and
   implementation.
   
2. Assist in the development
   of communication materials on project sites and active Indonesia in Bahasa and
   English.
   
3. Write articles, working papers,
   briefs, leaflets, and other scientific publications.

Administration and
Management:

1. Assist preparation of the
   activity in engaging the stakeholders in many processes of the development
   planning session.
   
2. Assist supervision and
   guidance to partner colleagues in project planning and site monitoring.
   
3. Assist in managing daily
   multiple project activities.
   
4. Assist in preparing
   multiple project annual reports (technical and financial), annual work-plan and
   budget.
   
5. Assist in developing
   proposals, project planning, and evaluation at the project end.
   
6. Arranging,
   managing and monitoring collaboration with partners to carry out capacity
   building training, workshops, and research.
   

Education, knowledge and experience

• Educational background (bachelor’s degree) in forestry, environment, law, social-political science, geography, agriculture, development study, law, politics, social science, and/or other related fields.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant work.
• Experience in working with NGOs and government institutions.
• Contribution in the process of national/subnational regulation development e.g. PP/Perda/Pergub/Perbup is valuable experience.
• Good knowledge of policy analysis regarding forestry policy, climate change, development planning,
• Computer literate (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, or any office application).
• Basic administrative and documentation skills

Terms and conditions

• This is a Locally Recruited Staff (LRS) position. CIFOR-ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in local currency, commensurate with skills and experience.
• The appointment will be for 1 (one) year with the possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
• The duty station will be in Bogor, Indonesia.

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