call for application – Field Officer for Barito selatan District
FAO Indonesia is currently looking for a high
qualified candidate to fill in the post of Field
Officer for Kampar District under the Project GCP/INS/303/GFF – Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and
Sustainable Use into Inland Fisheries Practices in Freshwater Ecosystems of
High Conservation Value (IFish)”. Please refer to the below Term of Reference. Field
Officer for Barito Selatan DistrictThe FAO project “Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable
Use into Inland Fisheries Practices in Freshwater Ecosystems of High
Conservation Value (IFish)” is a collaboration work with the Ministry of Marine
Affairs and Fisheries to address the main threats to
its inland aquatic biodiversity and to remove the main barriers to conservation
and sustainable use of its inland waters. The project aims to to strengthen the management framework for sustainable use of inland
aquatic biodiversity to increase the protection of high conservation-value
freshwater ecosystems and their biodiversity in Indonesia. This is expected to
increase the provision of ecosystem goods and services and enhance food
security for local people dependent on inland fisheries for their livelihoods.
The Project strategy is to combine mainstreaming of inland aquatic biodiversity
into resource development and management policy, with demonstrations of
conservation and sustainable use of inland aquatic biodiversity in critical
habitats at five sites in Kalimantan, Java and Sumatra, and effective
monitoring and assessment.Under the operational supervision of the FAO Representative in Indonesia, the
overall
supervision of National Project Manager and under the general guidance of the Lead Technical Officer (RAP), the field officer will undertake
the following tasks:
- Manage day to day programme
and activities in his responsible area in collaboration with local fisheries
office and relevant stakeholders - Prepare quarterly workplans
and ToR for
field activities in his/her respective area - The Field Facilitator provide
and channel guidance to local governments and to local communities at
demonstration sites. - Facilitate capacity
development to district activities of inland fisheries units in collaboration with the International and National
technical consultant - Provide training and awareness
raising on the agreed workplan in collaboration with relevant technical
consultant/expert - Oversee the preparation of
participatory land-use plans, and their implementation at Project demonstration
sites - Lead field-based M&E,
together with local communities, of project environmental and socio-economic
impacts - Liaise regularly with district and provincial government as well as PMU and
national government to ensure smooth implementation of the project - Prepare progress reports and
all monitoring reports for programme activities in his respective area - Provide regular feedback and advance warning on conflicts, and assist with
conflict resolution.
Qualifications:Education: University degree in fisheries/aquaculture management
or in natural resources management.
- Demonstrated experience in inland fisheries management at various level particularly related to beje fisheries
and arwana development - Excellent communication skills, with district and provincial government, national and
international experts and local communities - Demonstrated ability to open up to new approaches and new practices on the relevant project implementation
- At least five years of experience in the Indonesian inland fisheries sector.
- Demonstrated commitment to participatory and bottom-up approaches
- Demonstrated ability to manage, including project management and office
management - Strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrating detail orientation, proactive attention to outcomes and
expectations, and the ability to understand and effectively use information and
data. - Working experience in international cooperation development projects will be advantages
- Experience of working for, or in cooperation with, government
institutions and NGOs - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and
Bahasa Indonesia Duration and
Commitment : Full time (September 2017 – August 2018) with
possible extension depend on the performanceDuty Station: Barito
Selatan DistrictHow to
Apply :* Please submit your application Letter and CV in English by
mentioning the post that you are applying for* Submit to : [email protected]* Deadline for submission is 25 August 2017* Only the qualified candidate will be proceed