Stakeholder Engagement Officer for Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative (SPOI) (For Indonesian Nationality Only) SC8  

To ensure the achievement of the outputs and activities of stakeholder engagement, the Consultant will be responsible for developing, managing, and carrying out the following:

• Support the management and monitoring of the implementation of project activities related with platform on sustainable palm oil at national, provincial, and district level.
• Manage and monitor the progress of activities related to provincial action plan development and implementation in order to ensure the activities are completed in a timely, consultative and efficient manner.
• Arrange meetings with Indonesian palm oil sector stakeholders (palm oil companies, donors, NGOs) to introduce FoKSBI and NAP, in order to get their buy in and commitment to support FoKSBI and NAP.
• Create strategic partnerships and maintain the relationships with potential key stakeholders for the resource mobilization of NAP implementation.
• Attract and engage key donors to support the NAP implementation, in collaboration with the National Communications Officer, select the relevant key good practices, success stories, project brief or relevant knowledge products, these products will be used as tool to promote the NAP for each of key existing or potential donors/stakeholders. These products will be developed based on the needs and priorities of the key potential donors/stakeholders.
• Maintain the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil project’s mapping and the frequent communication with key stakeholders at national and sub-national level in NAP, PAP, and DAP development and implementation to ensure good quality and timely project delivery
• Assist the NPM and Platform Manager in monitoring progress of the SPOI project and its activities by reviewing, verifying and analysing work-plans, progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness. Ensure knowledge building and knowledge sharing with key stakeholders and provincial team. Disseminate information on programmes through publications and press releases.
• Conduct trainings and knowledge exchange sessions in areas of his/her knowledge, as required.
• Brief UNDP/SPOI/FOKSBI specialists, advisors, associate experts and visiting officials and provide relevant information on programme matters.
• Represent the UNDP/SPOI/FOKSBI in relevant working groups and donor meetings and other meetings related to palm oil in Indonesia and facilitate collaboration with national and international agencies in the relevant area.
• Undertake missions to programme sites, normally accompanying other officials.
• Provide any other support platform manager needs to optimize participation and commitment of all platform members
• Provide any other support national project manager needs to optimize project reporting requirement.

Education:*

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in development studies, business or economics, or a related discipline.

Experience:*

• A Bachelor’s degree with at least 6 years or a Master’s degree with at least 2 years of relevant working experience in the area of project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Familiarity with the UN and its work with partners will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of sustainable business, palm oil value chain issues, and policy development will be an advantage.
• Proven experience in writing reports in Indonesian and English.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required;
• Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia is required.

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrated strong familiarity with development projects;
• Knowledge of programme and budget management, project administration and evaluation concepts and procedures and of the mandate and palm oil sectors
• Knowledge of the office’s financial rules and regulations
• Good knowledge of the context and challenges for the project areas of expertise
• Strong analytical skills and ability to justify requirements and approaches to problem resolution and good drafting skills
• Good ability to interpret project information and to identify and analyse problems with implementation
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to clarify information.
• Demonstrate collaborative and team work experience and ability to work effectively with a multicultural and interdisciplinary team as well as work on his/her own initiative
• Ability to work independently, quickly, precisely, and take initiative and responsibility
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet the deadline
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, web-browsers and database applications
• Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy
• Shares knowledge – Shares important or relevant knowledge and information formally (e.g. workshops, seminars) or informally (e.g. conversations with colleagues); promotes knowledge transfer.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise, coordinate and work with NGOs, private sector, an in particular, government entities;
• Good organizational skills, with strong experience in organizing and facilitating multi-stakeholder meetings and workshops;
• Excellent ability in writing reports, summarizing papers, and delivering presentations to international and national audiences;
• Excellent inter-personal and team building skills;
• Full time availability is essential; and
• Up-to-date computer skills required.