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

• 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).
• Publish written documents
  
  

related to policy and stakeholder engagement in the development planning

process and other issues.

• Involve in project-related
  
  

another research as supporting as requested by CIFOR- ICRAF Indonesia.

Partnership and

Networking

• Represent CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia in several forum and engagement activity to deliver objectives of the research and project implementation.
• Attending and present project results and related topics in meetings, workshops, seminars as requested.
• 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.
• Maintain daily basis of mutual collaboration with sectoral agencies including.
• Bappeda, Forestry Agency, Agriculture, General Work and Spatial Plan and other agencies both in province and district level.
• Maintain and guard the progress of activity including technocratic document, SEA, RPJMD, RTRW, several forms of RAD (action plan) and other relevant processes.
• 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.
• 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

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

Administration and

Management

• Assist preparation of the activity in engaging the stakeholders in many processes of the development planning session.
• Assist supervision and guidance to partner colleagues in project planning and site monitoring.
• Assist in managing daily multiple project activities.
• Assist in preparing multiple project annual reports (technical and financial), annual work-plan and budget.
• Assist in developing proposals, project planning, and evaluation at the project end.
• 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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