Program Overview
WRI Indonesia is an independent research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. At WRI Indonesia, we aim to bring innovations in research and business approaches in order to create the enabling conditions for Indonesia to achieve robust economic growth while respecting environmental and social values. We seek to contribute to the accomplishment of ambitious sustainable development goals through working with leaders in public and private sectors, as well as collaborating with civil society organizations, in turning big ideas into action.
Within our Agriculture, Forest and Land Use (AFOLU) Program, we envision critical ecosystems such as forests and peatland across Indonesia to be governed fairly and sustainably. We believe sustainable land use management is key for Indonesia to meet its climate goal, in line with keeping the global climate target below the 1.5 degree Celcius warming threshold, while providing sustainable livelihoods to forest-dependent communities and conserve biodiversity in the landscape. We intend to achieve this through safeguarding the remaining forest and peatland from deforestation, degradation, and fragmentation; maintaining forests and peatland quality through sound stewardship; and restoring degraded ecosystem to improve its productivity, conservation value, and ecosystem services.
To effectively safeguard the remaining forest and peatland, WRI Indonesia champions the use of technology solutions such as our cutting-edge Global Forest Watch platform to strengthen forest monitoring through publicly-accessible and actionable forest data and insights. We also focuses on supporting the combat against illegal logging and other forest-related crimes through research and policy advocacy that aims to improve accountability of land use and forest-related data, and strengthen the use of existing legal framework to enforce laws on forest protection.
Landscape Monitoring Initiative
The Landscape Monitoring Initiative aims to advance forest conservation and deforestation reduction through an inclusive and collaborative approach in North Kalimantan, Riau and Aceh Province, Indonesia. This will enable multiple benefits of climate mitigation, forest conservation, and sustainability of commodity supply chains, with potential for scale across jurisdictions.
The Landscape Monitoring Initiative develops of a forest monitoring system and multi-stakeholder collaboration structure, involving local government agencies, supply chain actors, and civil society groups. This coordinated approach is developed to improve efficiency and maximize potential for impact and scalability, as compared to individual monitoring initiatives.
The Landscape Monitoring Initiative utilizes the Radar Alerts for Detecting Deforestation (RADD) system, a radar-based monitoring technology developed by Wageningen University and Satelligence, and facilitated by World Resources Institute (WRI). Using radar waves, the innovative system can penetrate cloud cover and gather forest change information without being affected by clouds or sunlight. The RADD database is publicly available on the Global Forest Watch platform and will augment optical-based satellite tools which can be delayed when clouds obstruct the view of forests.
Job Highlight
The Landscape Monitoring Program Consultant is responsible to lead the day to day implementation of Landscape monitoring project in priority districts in North Kalimantan and Riau, within the AFOLU program. The position is expected to lead the implementation of the project to achieve the desired goal of each projects in prudent, efficient, and timely manner. The initiative aimed to improve the capability & use cases of publicly accessible forest monitoring tool aimed towards more actionable data and insights. This position reports to the Project Lead for Forest and Landscape Monitoring, and work with the AFOLU Program team to support the implementation of WRI Indonesia AFOLU strategy. This position will also coordinate with WRI Global office Global Forest Watch Commodities Team to assist in the development of WRI Indonesia's Forest portfolio.
What You Will Do
Project Management (35 % of time required)
Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement (35% of time required)
Research (30% of time required)
What You Will Need
This position is for someone eager to get involved in activities related to forest monitoring and spatial data analysis for land use research. This position requires ability to collaborate with government institutions, non-government institutions (NGOs), and private sector related to forest monitoring.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Performance Standard
Deliverables
Scope of Works
Key Deliverables
Due Date
Monthly activity progress reports that include activity description done by the Consultant (progress, updates, challenges, proposed strategies, etc)
Last day of each month
Stakeholder mapping analysis, and maintain database of stakeholder;
As assigned
Monthly progress reports (can be incorporated in monthly activity report)
Last day of each month
Report on deforestation priority area and feedback compiled from stakeholders.
As assigned
Engagement part for project reports, communication products or knowledge products.
As assigned
Duration
1 April 2023 – 31 December 2023
Terms of Payment
Daily rate consultant with maximum 18 working days per month. The Consultant will submit monthly timesheet and reports on the description of activities carried out on monthly basis.
The expenses for travel, transportation, communication, and other costs associated with the work will be covered by WRI Indonesia separately from the daily compensation.
Contract Arrangement
Individual consultancy contract (Part-time, limited term)
What we offer:
Must have authorization to work in Indonesia to be eligible for this position.
This vacancy is archived.