Food Systems, Livelihoods, and NRM Specialist

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• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
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Organizational Setting

Indonesia has a strong enabling environment for sustainable food systems/livestock production. Its successful multi-stakeholder National Food Systems Dialogue and its strategy provides a strong vision for food systems transformation. Indonesia’s Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development (2011-2025) highlights livestock as a priority sector. Indonesia’s Agriculture Development Strategy (2015-2045) strongly emphasizes sustainability. The 2020–2024 National Medium-Term Development Plan provides renewed focus on improving food systems governance and genetic quality of livestock. Indonesia’s Food Law number 18/2012 promotes Food Planning including carrying capacity of natural resources, technology, environmental sustainability, spatial planning, and national and regional development plans.
In Indonesia, animal base protein (such as beef, buffalo meat, mutton as well as local poultry) is produced by small holder farmers (97%). In addition, labour involvement on livestock subsector was approximately 5.2 million people (or 14.6% compared to labour involved in the agriculture sector). Farmer groups are the smallest entities who deal with husbandry, keeping the animals; they are important parts of value chains. The MoA (DG of Livestock and Animal Health) has their offices at 416 regencies in 37 provinces, through which they mentor the farmer groups in terms of production, provide livestock facilities, small subsidiary, training, etc. The farmer groups number approximately 646,293, scattered in 74,961 villages from 7,094 sub-regencies. The average ownership of livestock varies, according to the location, which is 2-6 heads/farmer. However, those figures can increase according to their location. As livestock becomes a form of farmer’s assets, employment, and livelihoods, in certain provinces, the average of livestock ownership can be around 40.
The utilization of agricultural production waste in the region is urgently needed to meet the nutritional needs of livestock feed according to the livestock commodities being developed. This will reduce the cost of raising livestock. Financial support from the government can be in the form of grants or loans such as people’s business loans from banks or the National Amil Zakat Agency, access to environment fund managed by Indonesian Environment Fund, attract investments through public-private-community partnership, and/or nucleus-plasma partnership mechanisms. This is a micro finance mechanism given to the farmer groups through authorized banks and under the supervision and endorsement of local livestock offices. Beside the government, several private sector actors are also involved in livestock production, and play roles as financial support, part of the value. The project will encourage to mainstream biodiversity conservation in sustainable development as stated in the Presidential Decree number 1 year 2023.
The government of Indonesia is committed to systems resilience building and prevention, nutrient pollution reduction, reduction and reuse of food waste along the length of the food systems value chain. Indonesia’s global commitments and contribution under UN conventions further illustrate this, including United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commitments to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions by up to 29% with national efforts and up to 41% with international support and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) targets to sustainably manage land for agricultural, plantation and animal husbandry; reduce pollution; animal manures management for biogas; genetic resources conservation; and the restoration of degraded ecosystems. In line with Indonesia’s archipelagic diversity and National Strategic Pathway for Food Systems Transformation, the project will ensure the country’s plans to address the burgeoning demand for protein are environmentally sustainable.
Supported by Global Environment Facility under the GEF-8 Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP), FAO is currently developing a full project proposal entitled “Sustainable Livestock Production to Support Resilient Food Systems, Environment and Rural Livelihoods in Indonesia.” The project aims to catalyze the transformation of livestock systems in Indonesia for increased self-sufficiency, sustainability and the delivery of multiple global environmental benefits (GEBs). The project is consisting of four main components. One of the project components is scaling of sustainable livestock production, including innovative production and genetic resource conservation within agro-silvopastoral and climate smart agriculture frameworks.
FAO is seeking for a Food Systems, Livelihood, and NRM Specialist to collect information on the functioning of farming, food and landscape management systems in the target geographies by using integrated landscape management perspective, provide management options for farming, food and landscape systems that optimize global environmental benefits and food system sustainability, formulate the indicators for use in the project results framework and M&E system, especially related to NRM systems. The results of these works will be used by International Project Design Expert in formulating full project proposal.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall administrative suvervision of the FAO Representative in Indonesia, direct supervision of Assistant FAO Representative (Programme), the Food Systems, Livelihood and NRM Specialist will support National PPG Coordinator and International Project Design Expert in general to provide relevant information on social situation in the proposed project sites, stakeholders mapping and engagement at national and sub-national levels, and environmental and social safeguards assessment of the proposed project.

Technical Focus

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Narutal Resources Management, Social Sciences or any related field.

Tasks and responsibilities

• In collaboration with the social specialists, carry out an analytical characterisation of how the livestock sector interacts with other elements of livelihood, farming, food and landscape management systems in the target geographies, including review of “grey” and academic literature, consultations with experts, and as appropriate participatory analyses with landscape stakeholders and field studies, including considerations of:
o Its contribution of social, economic, nutrition and resilience benefits to livelihood systems, taking into account differences among different socioeconomic groups and genders.
o How it relates to other elements of farming systems, for example its role in nutrient cycling, its dependence on other cropping elements as sources of feed, and how it fits into rotational cropping/grazing systems
o Its role and importance at community and landscape levels, for example how it relates to common pool resources (e.g. grazing on common land) and how this is provided for in community and landscape governance mechanisms, its direct and indirect importance to the local economy, and its implications for ecosystem goods and services and access to them by people of different socioeconomic groups and genders.

• On the basis of discussions with the environmental specialist(s), participatory inputs from local stakeholders, and (supported as needed by the GCP) external knowledge inputs, recommend management options for farming, food and landscape systems that optimize global environmental benefits and food system sustainability, while at the same time meeting the needs of local stakeholder in terms of income generation, food security, resilience, compatibility with social and cultural norms, and equity (including gender).
• In discussion with other PPG team members, define and generate baseline and target values for SMART indicators for use in the project results framework and M&E system, related to NRM systems.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in animal husbandry, agriculture, natural resources management, social sciences or any related field.
• At least 10 years food systems analysis, NRM management especially in Indonesia.
• Working knowledge of English and of the national language.
• A National of Indonesia or resident in the country with a valid work permit.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results focus and analytical findings.
• Transformative approach.
• Social inclusion and gender equity.
• Teamwork and knowledge sharing.
• Well-structured writing and reporting.

Technical/Functional Skills

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity.
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
• Building and promoting effective teams, including working in teams and equality environment on non-hierarchical bases.
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.
• Communication skills to exchange information, and key ideas in a manner that engages the audience and helps others to understand and retain messages on food systems transformation.
• Knowledge of and experience in supporting programmes of Government and FAO development projects dealing with food systems and environmental issues will be highly desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.Good inter-personal communication skills.
• Familiar with Government and FAO procedures would be desirable.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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HOW TO APPLY

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