Job Description

Palm oil cooperatives in Indonesia play a critical role in securing smallholder livelihoods and sustaining upstream supply, yet many continue to face structural challenges in accessing stable markets, securing competitive prices, and meeting evolving sustainability requirements. In Central Kalimantan, smallholder-based cooperatives such as Koperasi Produsen Sawit Mandiri Jaya (KSMJ) operate within a highly competitive environment where Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply is contested by multiple mills and traders, while downstream buyers increasingly demand reliability, traceability, and compliance with RSPO and ISPO standards. These conditions place pressure on cooperatives to strengthen their market positioning and improve their readiness for downstream integration. 

Under the PalmStep Project, Agriterra is supporting KSMJ to enhance its capacity to access and maintain markets through improved value chain integration, including the development of a cooperative-owned Crude Palm Oil (CPO) mill in Kotawaringin Barat. To ensure the technical, financial, and operational viability of this investment, a comprehensive market and value chain assessment has been designed to analyse FFB supply availability and farmer loyalty, mill competition, pricing and logistics structures, CPO buyer requirements, and sustainability expectations at both district and provincial levels. The assessment is intended to generate evidence-based insights that will inform strategic decision-making by KSMJ, Agriterra, and potential partners. 

Currently, Agriterra is finalizing the market and value chain assessment design. Given the importance of this assessment, Agriterra intends to engage an experienced consultant to coordinate the data collection phase, including surveys, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, and to ensure proper data management and readiness for analysis. 

• Recruit enumerators and qualitative field researchers/interviewers
• Train the team on tools, protocols, ethics, and quality standards
• Coordinate and supervise surveys, in-depth interviews, and FGDs
• Ensure timely data entry and accurate transcription
• Conduct data cleaning and quality checks to produce validated datasets

Benefits

Total Budget (lump sum): EUR 4,700 / IDR 92,000,000 (include tax)

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 5–7 years of professional experience in field-based research, data collection, or monitoring and evaluation within agribusiness, agriculture, or rural development programs in Indonesia. 

• Proven experience coordinating large-scale surveys and qualitative data collection, including recruitment, training, and supervision of enumerators and field researchers. 

• Demonstrated experience conducting and/or supervising in-depth interviews and FGDs, ensuring adherence to research protocols, ethical standards, and data quality requirements. 

• Experience managing data entry, transcription, and data cleaning processes to ensure datasets are complete, accurate, and ready for analysis. 

• Familiarity with palm oil sector stakeholders, including smallholder farmers, cooperatives, processors, and local institutions, is highly desirable. 

• Experience working in multi-stakeholder environments, including cooperatives, private sector actors, government agencies, and development partners. 

Competencies 

• Strong field coordination, supervision, and team management skills. 

• Excellent facilitation and training abilities for enumerators and field researchers. 

• High attention to detail and strong commitment to data quality assurance. 

• Good analytical and reporting skills, including the ability to prepare field progress updates and documentation. 

• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia; local language skills are an asset. 

How to Apply

Interested Individual Consultants or Firms should submit the application to indonesia@agriterra.org by 15 March 2026 with Subject: Data Collection Consultant Palmstep with the following documents in PDF:

• Cover Letter expressing interest and availability.  

• Curriculum Vitae (or firm profile) highlighting relevant experience.  

• Technical Proposal (max. 8 pages) outlining: 

• • Understanding of the assignment.  

• • Proposed methodology and work plan. 

• • Team composition (if firm) and division of tasks. 

• Financial Proposal detailing daily rates, total cost estimate, and any anticipated expenses. 
• Examples of previous similar assignments (if available). 

ToR detail : https://docs.google.com/document/d/187bRpaW4NFR9tJsF9PI5FPUOVVRO_ptY/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114943840605345078554&rtpof=true&sd=true