CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY
Position: 2 Field Coordinators for Sustainable Development Goals Partnership (SDGP) Project
Under direction of: Project Manager
Department: Landscapes and Community Program
Location: 1- North Luwu (South Sulawesi) & Poso (Central Sulawesi) and 2 - North Kolaka (Southeast Sulawesi)
Commitment: 100 days (August, 2020 to January, 2021)
1.0 Background
The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization working to build a future in which nature is protected and biodiversity flourishes, where farmers, workers, and communities prosper, and where sustainable land use and responsible business practices are the norm. We envision a world where people and nature thrive in harmony. In January 2018, the Rainforest Alliance merged with UTZ, a global program and label for sustainable farming. For more information, please visit http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/about.
PT Rainforest Alliance is a registered organization in Indonesia, with its main office in Bali. It promotes and supports farmer implementation of the Sustainable Agriculture system for protecting wildlife, ecosystems, worker’s rights, and promoting the well-being of farmers, their families and communities. Farms that meet the rigorous environmental, social and economic criteria are awarded Rainforest Alliance certification. In Indonesia, more than 50,000 farms are certified, producing cocoa, coffee, tea, spices and palm oil.
In 2011, the Rainforest Alliance and local NGO Kalimajari initiated a program to improve incomes for smallholders through the production and certification of high-quality fermented cocoa in Jembrana, Bali. This pilot program has doubled the income of 610 smallholders, attracted 40% women and young farmers and reduced unemployment rates. The SDGP project aims to scale up the pilot initiative to seven other cocoa-producing areas, bringing the Rainforest Alliance, Valrhona (French specialty chocolatier), Yayasan Kalimajari, the District Government of Jembrana and Rikolto together to deliver transformational change and add significant value to the Indonesian cocoa sector.
The five-year project under SDGP project already awarded to RA and consortium aims to improve the livelihoods and wellbeing of Indonesian smallholders and their families by creating value addition through high-quality fermented cocoa beans, greater access to finance and markets, and through creating a transparent, sustainable and efficient fermented cocoa value chain. The project brings together the international and commercial expertise of the specialty chocolate sector, robust experience of international and local NGOs in climate-smart agriculture, sustainable production and community development, and an extensive wider cocoa-industry network that includes national and international (especially European) markets, supported by the government. The project will address interlinked challenges in the entire value chain. It will benefit 13,600 members of 3,400 Indonesian smallholder farming households, including women and youth, farmer groups and cooperatives in seven sites covering 35 villages in Bali, Sulawesi and East Nusa Tenggara.
To maintain our networks, track field progress as communicate to local government, private sector and donors as well as to other relevant cocoa stakeholders then we need support for experienced people as consultant for Field Coordinator to manage our field activity.
2.0 Objectives:
Support RA Cocoa Project Manager and Cocoa Associate with project planning, monitoring, reporting, organization and implementation of training conducted by cooperative, data management using IT based monitoring principle, conduct field assessment and communication with stakeholders in project site.
3.0 Scope of work
From the objectives of this terms of reference, the following tasks should be addressed:
| Issue | Actor | Data to be collected/assignment |
| Increased physical yields per hectare and improved quality of cocoa, whilst reducing costs of production and protecting the environment | Board of cooperatives; IMS; Cocoa Associate; Cocoa Project Manager | · Support Farmer Trainers to train smallholders how to apply Climate-Smart Agriculture and Post-Harvest practices and Farming as a Business (FaaB) · Support smallholders in project site each have knowledge on the recommended dosage of fertilization and access to agro-input suppliers. · Support cooperative-operated community nurseries |
| Support farmers in getting higher incomes through fermentation | Manager of cooperatives and other unit managers, Cocoa Associate, Project Manager | · Support youth development by involving as Local Community Champions are trained to create community-based enterprises selling circular economy consumer products, cocoa derivative products and cocoa-intercropping products. · Support women in participating in training on Gender Action Learning System (GALS) methodology and nutrition to support them in building community-based enterprises selling circular economy consumer products, cocoa derivative products, cocoa-intercropping products and horticultural crops, to generate income and improve their household’s nutrition. · Develop Cocoa Cooperative Processing Units (CCPU) for cocoa fermentation established, and cooperative leaders and managers receive the knowledge, information and tools on best cocoa fermentation practices. |
| Access to premium markets for sustainable, fermented cocoa | Manager of cooperative, Cocoa Associate, Project Manager | · Support in Training Leaders and managers of cooperatives on governance, business management and marketing. · Facilitate to get long-term sales agreement between cooperatives and a buyer of fermented beans at premium prices is secured. · Active in promoting the business model in regional level |
| Reporting and Field data tracking | Cocoa Associate and M&E |
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4.0 Deliverables
| Type of deliverable | Deliverables |
| Data management |
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| Field communication |
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| Reporting |
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5.0 Selection Criteria
If Consultant Firm, a dedicated staff person with the following qualifications is required, if consultant is an individual, the following demonstrated skills and knowledge are required:
· Have relevant studies in Socioeconomics or Agronomic.
- Have at least 5 years’ relevant experience of working in the fields of ‘new-normal’ cooperative for smallholder and understanding technical skill in cocoa fermentation is preferred.
- Understanding the cocoa quality as market requirement and experienced in promoting business in farmers level (community nursery, solar dryer and agro-input) is preferred.
- Proven ability and experience to work as field coordinator in project site and delivering training to smallholders.
- Having experience working in sustainability program both UTZ or RA, agro finance and sustainable farming environment.
- Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines and ready to stay in project site at minimum 20 day per month.
- Ability to operate Microsoft Office suite.
· Knowledge of local language is an advantage.
· Eligibility to work in Indonesia
Selection of the consultant is based on the following criteria:
- Relevant Studies/Education 20%
- Relevant Technical expertise 70%
- Availability 10%
- Proposal Process and Format
Please send the following documentation to: hrapro@ra.org no later than August 25, 2020. Use the following format in the subject line: “Field Coordinator SDGP Project”
Proposals should include:
• Daily rate in IDR; include basis for costing i.e. previous rates
• List of previous engagements that addresses the above experience desired
• Current C.V.
• Contact details (email and phone number) of 2 recent references
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