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Palm Oil Project Consultant
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Sectors Terrestrial / Aquatic Ecology & Conservation
Location Indonesia - Asia & M East
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Senior Level
Company Name Rainforest Alliance
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Description
IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Reports To: 
Chief of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture
Type: 
Consultant Opportunities
Locations: 
Indonesia - Denpasar, Bali
Indonesia - Makassar, South Sulawesi

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by implementing better business practices for biodiversity conservation and sustainability. Companies, cooperatives, and landowners that participate in our programs meet rigorous standards for protecting the environment, wildlife, workers, and local communities.

The Rainforest Alliance has an office in Bali and operates throughout Indonesia, applying the Sustainable Agriculture Network standard in agriculture, the Forest Stewardship Council standard in forestry and various accredited standards in carbon offsetting and REDD initiatives. The Rainforest Alliance’s Sustainable Agriculture division trains and empowers farmers to produce more with less and cope with climate change and fickle markets while at the same time conserving the natural resources on which they depend, protecting endangered ecosystems and wildlife, ensuring workers’ rights and benefits, and promoting the well-being of farmers, their families and communities.

Working with local NGOs and institutions, the Rainforest Alliance conducts research, provides training services to producers, audits farm and forestry operations, creates market linkages, manages grant and private-sector funded projects, and sorts’ commodity supply chains for manufacturers and retailers.

Position Summary: 

The purpose of the Oil Palm Consultant is assisting in developing a growing number of projects in the region, including reviewing farms according to the SAN standard to guide producers toward compliance and continuous improvement and the development of new models of palm oil production that fully integrate conservation practices and community interests.  The consultant develops and implements the Rainforest Alliance’s oil palm strategy worldwide, building relations with key stakeholders, and coordinating closely with and supporting other Rainforest Alliance departments in value chains, development, communications, marketing and impact monitoring, as well as cementing links with programs such as TREES, Climate, Evaluation & Research, and the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and its auditing and certification bodies.

Project: 

Consultant should be available for a minimum of 6 months and will be responsible for overseeing the following portfolio of projects:

  • Provide strategic management to the Rainforest Alliance’s oil palm program, ensuring that it is responsive to the theory of change; position the Rainforest Alliance and SAN in the palm panorama; build an interactive network of supporting and consulting organizations; manage relations with industry, government and NGO partners; maintain constructive and complimentary relations with RSPO, RSB and other standard-setting and certifying organizations;
  • Manage oil palm projects, taking full responsibility for implementation, budget and contractual commitments; prepare reports; manage relations with donors and sponsors; comply with Rainforest Alliance project-management procedures;
  • With support from staff, consultants and NGO and  industry partners, lead the development of policies such as compensation and mitigation requirements for ecosystem alteration; new models and management regimens for oil palm production; improved methodologies for determining which areas can be exploited or conserved; new generation guidelines for new plantings; compelling and easily comprehensible training materials for farm managers and workers; and advanced adaptations of the SAN standards for smallholders and outgrowers;
  • Conceptualize and help develop new projects; lead or assist in proposal writing;
  • Coordinate with Rainforest Alliance’ Evaluation and Research Team to set baselines, monitor and record results from the projects in collaboration with implementing partners and research institutes; and
  • Support the Rainforest Alliance Communications, Marketing and Education division to obtain information on project impacts and human stories of successes, and communications activities in countries of operation.
Qualifications: 
  • Master’s degree in agriculture, natural resources management, international development or another tropical agriculture-related field;
  • 7-10 years relevant experience; and
  • First-hand knowledge of the concepts of sustainable agriculture and knowledge of the oil palm industry, including standards and certification.
Notes: 

Only candidates authorized to work in locations indicated above will be considered.

Application: 

Please send resume and cover letter stating availability and daily rate to: Roberto Vargas, Rainforest Alliance, sustainableagriculture@ra.org.
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