IC/UNDP/ATSEA/019/2022 - Government Liaison

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Background

Interest candidate has to access procurement notice Ref.: IC/UNDP/ATSEA/019/2022 - Government Liaison link: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=88729

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Background

The Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) is part of the North Australian Shelf large marine ecosystem (LME), which is a tropical sea lying between the Pacific and Indian Oceans and extending from the Timor Sea to the Torres Strait and including the Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria. The region is adjacent to the Coral Triangle, which hosts the world’s highest marine biodiversity and contains some of the most pristine and highly threatened coastal and marine ecosystems. At the regional scale, the ecosystems of the ATS play an important economic and ecological role in the littoral nations bordering the Arafura and Timor Sea: Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

The marine environment in the ATS region is in serious decline, primarily as a result of overharvesting and other direct and indirect impacts of anthropogenic stresses and global climatic changes. Fisheries in the ATS region represent an extremely complex productive, socioeconomic sector, with multiple actors, target species sought, and technology used. The main characteristics of depletion of shared ATS transboundary stocks by fishery were assessed as part of the ATS transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) in 2012. In addition to climate change, unsustainable harvesting, illegal unreported unregulated (IUU) fishing, and bycatch are having significant impacts on the populations of key marine species in the ATS region, particularly globally threatened coastal marine megafauna including migratory, rare, and threatened species of turtles, dugongs, seabirds/shorebirds, sea snakes, cetaceans, sharks and rays. Lastly, potential sources of marine pollution in the ATS region include marine debris, marine based pollution from oil and gas activities, as well as waste from fishing and shipping vessels.

This project will covers the five priority transboundary environmental problems identified by the TDA: (i) unsustainable fisheries and decline and loss of living coastal and marine resources; (ii) modification, degradation and loss of coastal and marine habitats; (iii) marine and land-based pollution; (iv) the decline and loss of threatened and migratory species; and (v) impacts of climate change on the ATS.

This project is building upon the foundational results realized in the first phase of the ATSEA program, which applied the tried and tested GEF International Waters focal area approach, starting with a participatory transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) and followed by development of a regional strategic action program (SAP) and national action programs (NAPs). This second phase of the ATSEA program, is designed to support the initial implementation of the ATS SAP, endorsed through Ministerial Declaration in 2014.

In this context, the services of a Papua Provincial and Local Government Liaison Officer are required. Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Manager/ National Project Coordinator, the Individual Consultant will support the ATSEA-2 Project implementation of the activities that fall under the ATSEA-2 output and which includes several activities in Jayapura and Merauke, Papua province.

He/she will work in close collaboration with ATSEA-2 project staff and project partners and will maintain close communication over operational issues as well as strategic opportunities arising from project implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work

Under the guidance and supervision of the National Project Coordinator, the Individual Consultant will provide the following tasks:

  • Assist in the establishment of close working relations with Local Government Officials and/or other external parties in Provincial level.
  • Support coordination meetings as required, including by preparing meetings and background information, drafting minutes and follow-up documentation.
  • Draft correspondence, documents, and reports, and prepares tables and ensures follow-up.
  • Assist in ensuring appropriate links with the Local Government through establishment / maintenance of appropriate coordination and information exchange.
  • Perform other related technical duties as required that focus on policy, fisheries, and Marine Protected Area (MPA) activities

Competencies

Competencies and special skills requirement:

  • Strong leadership and good communication skills;
  • Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work;
  • Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
  • Proficiency in the use of office IT applications and internet in conducting research;
  • Good presentation and facilitation skills;
  • Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
  • Positive, constructive attitude to work.

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in English with excellent written communication skills, and strong experience writing reports is required, with computer skills;
  • Excellent written and spoken skills in Indonesian.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in public policy, law, Marine and fisheries, Development Studies, or other related Social Science fields or equivalent relevant works.

Experience requirement:

  • 3 years of work experience in liaison and engagement with various stakeholders (government or NGO), especially for Papua context is more preferably.
  • 3 years of work experience in organizing meeting with the government and stakeholder (including capacity building)
  • Familiarity with technical issues related to Marine and fisheries sector.
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