National Project Personnel – Procurement

Organizational Setting

The unsustainable management of globally traded commodity crops (cacao, coffee, rice and oil palm), and their expansion into forest areas, are leading to major impacts on globally important biodiversity, the degradation of soil and water resources, the loss of carbon stocks, and the degradation of watersheds that are vital for maintaining water flows to rice production areas. Rice production is itself a source of globally significant environmental impacts, in the form of the contamination of soil and globally- important aquatic ecosystems due to excessive and inappropriate use of agricultural chemicals, and the generation of methane (a potent greenhouse gas) from flooded paddy systems.

A narrow focus on the production of globally-traded cash crops by farmers is environmentally and socially unsustainable – even in the case of perennial crops such as coffee and cacao that have the potential to yield environmental benefits if appropriately managed – because of the volatility of global markets for these crops and their vulnerability to the effects of global climate change. A large number of major global value chain actors have committed to sustainable sourcing of the products that they trade, in order to comply with corporate social and environmental responsibility goals and to satisfy consumer requirements for sustainable production. This presents farmers with a major potential source of market-based incentives for sustainable production, but at present their ability to take advantage of this opportunity is constrained by their disconnection from these “green” value chains and their limited technical capacities to satisfy their requirements in terms of environmental standards, product quality and reliability of supply.

Despite significant policy commitments to sustainability by the Government of Indonesia, capacities, knowledge, tools, regulatory instruments and incentives for putting these into practice are still inadequately developed, and the agricultural and environmental sectors continue to be highly compartmentalized, lacking the integrated vision that is required if social and economic development and landscape management are to be sustainable.

With the funding support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Government of Indonesia, led by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (CMEA) and with technical support from UNDP and FAO is preparing the full-size project implementation entitled “Strengthening sustainability in commodity and food systems, land restoration and land use governance through integrated landscape management for multiple benefits in Indonesia (FOLUR)”. The project aimed to ensure sustainable value chains of palm oil, coffee and cocoa via application of a comprehensive land use approach linking biodiversity conservation, restoration and production at scale. The project will assist the country to address above-mentioned development challenges through four areas of interventions as follow:

1. Development of integrated landscape management systems.
2. Promotion of sustainable food production practices and responsible value chains.
3. Conservation and restoration of natural habitats.
4. Management, Coordination, Collaboration, and M&E.

The project will be implemented in 5 provinces (jurisdictions) and 5 districts (pilot landscapes); comprising Aceh (in Central Aceh), North Sumatra (in Mandailing Natal), West Kalimantan (in Sanggau), South Sulawesi (in Luwu) and West Papua (in Sorong). The project will be commenced for full implementation in January 2022 and for 72 months.

FAO and UNDP are seeing for Procurement Clerk for this FOLUR Project.

Reporting Lines

Under the guidance of the National Project Manager (NPM) and reporting directly to the Finance Associate.

Technical Focus

Economy, Accounting, Social Sciences.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Assist in procurement of goods and services for implementation of project activities;
• Make logistic and financial arrangements for project meetings, workshops and other events;
• Assist in keeping records of project funds and expenditures and ensure all project-related financial documentation are well maintained and readily available when required by the National Project Manager and Finance Officer;
• Assist in consolidating financial progress reports submitted by the responsible parties for implementation of project activities;
• Prepare and maintain procurement plan of the project and update it as necessary in timely manner
• Performs other duties as assigned.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in economy, accounting, social science or a related field is desirable;
• Knowledge and 2-years experience in procurement processes;
• Nationality of Indonesia.

Language: English and Bahasa Indonesia

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

• Inter-personal communication, accounting, financial arrangement, quality control, independent and transparent decision making, reporting.
• Demonstrated good organizational skills in supporting a team of consultants/experts;
• Demonstrated good client orientation;
• Familiar with computer skill such as MS Words, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc. under MS Office software as well as Google Chrome or other internet software;
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills in English.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: [email protected]
• 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 http://www.whed.net/
• For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/