Term of Reference

Study of ecotourism potential in the Province of Aceh

Junior Consultant

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in
the Netherlands in 1965, we have built a long-term, local presence in 39 of
the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of
local and international advisors works with local partners to equip
communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and
connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic
services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own
development.

Support to Aceh’s Climate Change Response Project

SNV, in collaboration with GIZ and AHT, is working on an EU funded project
of Support to Aceh’s Climate Change Response. The overall project objective
is: “Aceh achieves its climate change response objectives in the LULUCF
(Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry) sector through low carbon, resource
efficiency, biodiversity and livelihoods optimal development planning and
implementation”. Activities are focused on building the capacity of the
Government of Aceh (GoA) in its effort towards low-carbon/low-emission
economic development. The project promotes sharing of lessons learned among
other provinces, with experience on REDD+ and climate change mitigation
strategies. At central level the project supports capacity building within
the Directorate General of Climate Change Control (DGCC) at the MOEF as well
as its “deconcentrated” regional office (Balai PPI) in Palembang, covering
the whole of Sumatra, among other provinces, with experience on REDD+ and
climate change mitigation strategies.

In the context of achieving its third result in promoting new investments
and economic development initiatives compatible with low-carbon,
biodiversity and livelihood concerns the project will look into the tourism
sector of the region and the ways tourism in Aceh already supports or could
be able to support Indonesian’s climate change response and environmental
vision and goals of Aceh.

While it is true that certain forms of tourism have a deep ecological
footprint contributing to resource depletion, disrupting social conditions
and the alienation of local cultures, it is a widely shared view that
tourism can play an important role in supporting economic, social and
ecological goals in a responsible and sustainable way. Similarly, tourism
can serve as an economic alternative for local populations with positive
effects on existing biodiversity and support achievement of low-carbon
goals.

Scope of works

To implement the project, SNV is recruiting for the position of Junior
Consultant to conduct the advisory services that will carry out the
following activities and deliver the below services and products to the
senior consultant and the team:

– Support consultations with the project partners

– Support screening of available documents and media information about
stakeholders, policies, products, markets etc.

– Conduct field assessments and evaluation of main ecotourism
destinations and locations within the region

– Interview and discuss with main stakeholders within the region
including public administrations, private ecotourism industry
representatives and other stakeholders

– Document and analyse the results

– Provide agreed inputs to draft report

– Support communication of the results among project partners and
formulation of recommendations

Deliverables

Together with the senior consultant, the junior consultant is expected to
submit a report covering:

– The general state of affairs of the ecotourism sector including
stakeholders, policies, products and services (past and present) and its
competitiveness, market segments and competitors,

– Development potentials for competitive ecotourism products including
promising product development scenarios and connecting these to target FMUs,

– Specific recommendations for project partners connected to
implementation of the REDD+ strategies

– Proposal for follow up measures in the context of SICCR-TAC
(mainstreaming, partnership promotion, policy/strategy development etc.).

Timeframe

The consultant’s assignment will commence after 1st October 2016, and ends
before 15th December 2016, with a maximum number of up to 50 (fifty) working
days. Junior Consultant will have 10 days for preparation/reading documents
and list of questionnaires (home based), 30 working days in Aceh and 10
working days in Jakarta.

Reporting

The consultant will directly report to the Project Team Leader

Candidate profile

– University degree in one of the following fields: ecotourism,
natural resources management, forestry or any other related areas.

– Indonesian national

– At least 5 years of research experience in tourism development,
natural resource management or forestry.

– Excellent research, interviewing and data analysis skills.

– In-depth understanding on ecotourism development and Indonesian
forestry sector is preferred.

– Experienced in communicating with government actors both at national
and sub-national level.

– Willingness to travel to Aceh to meet and interview the project
partners and beneficiaries.

– Good command of English language.

How to apply?

Please send application letter directly addressing the candidate profile and
CV (in English) to [email protected] by 28 September 2016 at the
latest with subject: “JC-Ecotourism”