Re-advertise , Agro-Economist vacancy in BGPP.
Dear Moderator , Would you please re-advertise the BGPP vacancy for post of of Agro-economist. Thanks.Terms of reference Project: Berbak Green Prosperity PartnershipDuty station: Jambi, SumateraDonor: MCA-IndonesiaFirm (employer): Euroconsult Mott MacDonaldPosition Agro-economistDuration 10 months IntroductionThe
Berbak Green Prosperity Partnership (BGPP) – or, Kehijau Berbak – began
in January 2016 to work in the 250,000 ha peat land dominated Berbak
landscape in Jambi, Sumatra. It aims to rehabilitate degraded peat land,
work with the local communities and government to improve peat land
management practices and provide enhanced and alternative economic
opportunities for communities that derive their livelihoods from palm
oil production, other plantation commodities, peat land-based and
adjacent mineral soil agricultural activities. The first phase of work
will be completed in March 2018.BGPP will deliver two components:Component 1. Peat land RestorationThis component involves six sets of activities related to Canal
blocking, Landscape management, Mobilization of community commitment,
Sustainable low carbon livelihoods, Impact monitoring and evaluation and
Support for provincial peat land restoration forums. Component 2. Sustainable Oil PalmThis component involves three sets of activities related to Sustainable oil palm plantations, Independent smallholder oil palm replanting and Low carbon rural energy.
The
Agro-economist is required to support the components 1 to support the
sustainable livelihood activities for the target community surrounding
the Tahura Berbak. Qualifications :
- Degree in
Management, Agronomy, Agriculture, and/or Economics from reputable university. - Experience in farm budget analysis.
- Experience in supporting and
training farmers to prepare budgets - Experience
in conducting economic surveys - Knowledge on
how to calculate C/B ratio, NPV, return on labor and ROI - Experienced
in mentioned tasks for at least 5 years. - Good English
communication skills
Main tasks :
- Analyses village-level economic activities and provide
recommendations (in collaboration with NGOs) - Prepare crop
& farm budgets and provide training to farmers, in close collaboration with NGOs - Provide input to investment recommendations on village levels (e.g. for
Dana Desa) - Conduct economic surveys and calculations as input to value chain analysis (incl. C/B ratio, NPV, return
on labor and ROI per ha) - Reporting in
English language required.
Interested
candidate may submit their CV and Cover letter to response the selection
criteria to : [email protected]by the latest 6 of May 2017. Only short listed candidate will be contacted.