National Project Coordinator Forest Monitoring

Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations

Job Location:

Jakarta - Indonesia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

FAO seeks gender geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

Organizational Setting

Monitoring and Enhancement of Remote Sensing for National Forest Inventory (MERANTI) is a threeyear project funded by Norway and managed by the FAO Office in Jakarta. It serves as Indonesias new National Forest Inventory (NFI) initiative integrating enhanced landmonitoring approaches to improve the accuracy availability transparency and timeliness of forest and treeresource data. Through the combination of a strengthened NFI and an improved national forest monitoring system MERANTI aims to significantly enhance Indonesias capacity to generate highquality forest information. This strengthened data ecosystem will:

national strategic planning and decisionmaking on forests and trees
climate change mitigation efforts
greater access to scalable climate finance
Indonesias position in climatefinance negotiations
opportunities for resultsbased payments (RBPs) and other forms of resultsbased contributions (RBC)
fulfilment of Indonesias international commitments to global climate and sustainable development goals
The collaboration will also expand to other projects and programmes related to forest monitoring including the UK-funded AIM4Forests initiative and affiliated programmes within the FAO portfolio and pipeline as appropriate.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall managerial administrative leadership of the FAO Representative in Indonesia the general supervision of the Lead Technical Officer and the direct supervision of the FAO UN-REDD Programme Coordinator the Forest Monitoring National Project Coordinator will have the following key functions:

between FAO Directorate General of Forestry Planning/IPSDH and other agencies and partners in the project including Donor Counterpart for effective delivery of project results and outputs and the achievement of outcomes
the implementation of the project approach and all project activities with a view on long term sustainability and institutionalization of the National Forest Monitoring System
of knowledge building management and dissemination related to project outputs and results
and reporting on progress of project implementation

Technical Focus

Extensive work experience in forest monitoring and forest inventory.

Tasks and responsibilities

Advise and assist the Directorate General of Forestry Planning/IPSDH and other stakeholders in developing feasible approaches and strategies for successful project implementation within time and budget constraints.
Identify risks and opportunities for the project and regularly assess risks.
Coordinate advisory and technical assistance activities from FAO Headquarters (HQ) FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and national/international consultants.
Coordinate and facilitate participation of all relevant stakeholders including collaboration with the Directorate General of Forestry Planning/IPSDH the National Project Director (NPD) and IPSDH technical staff.
Ensure effective coordination with the UN-REDD Programme AIM4Forest project and other relevant initiatives in Indonesia.
Maintain collaboration with FAO Country Office in Jakarta and the project team for timely and effective delivery.
Develop and implement project workplans budgets and reports.
Monitor project progress (physical and financial) and ensure data availability for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
Facilitate and arrange consultations and meetings to secure inputs from partners and stakeholders.
Support knowledge sharing documentation and publication of project outputs.
Support the work of national and international consultants including operational arrangements meetings and review of reports and workplans.
Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by FAO in coordination with the Forestry project team.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

Postgraduate degree in Forestry Environmental Science Natural Resource Management Geography or a closely related field. A Bachelors degree in a relevant field may be considered in lieu of a postgraduate degree.
At least 8 years of professional experience in coordinating programmes and projects in the areas of natural resource management environmental conservation or closely related fields for candidates with a postgraduate degree or at least 12 years of relevant professional experience for candidates with a Bachelors degree.
Working knoeledge of English and Indonesian language
National of Indonesia

FAO Core Competencies

Results Focus
Teamwork
Communication
Building Effective Relationships
Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/ Functional skills

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in leading teams planning and organising work in teams
Experience in working with government agencies UN-agencies or International NGOs
Proven track record of advising supporting and collaborating with government institutions
Experience in forest monitoring forest inventory remote sensing land assessment or related field is an advantage

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application interview meeting processing)
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment accreditation any residency or visa requirements and security clearances.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications and language skills
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application

Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at These qualificationsshould be in alignment with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) mappings.
Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work character education military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
Incomplete applications will not be considered
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Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender nationality background and culture
Qualified female applicants qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold FAOs values
FAO as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status objectives and mandate including sexual exploitation and abuse sexual harassment abuse of authority and discrimination
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

FAOs commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

Required Experience:

FAO seeks gender geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.Organizational SettingMonitoring and Enhancement of Remote Sensing for National Forest Inventory (MERANTI) is a threeyear project funded by Norway and m...