Project Field Facilitator (Rote Ndao) for Implementation of Arafura and Timor Seas Action Program (ATSEA-2) Project – Rote Ndao – NPSA 5 – (For Indonesian Nationality Only) – UNDP Indonesia

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The Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) is part of the North Australian Shelf large marine ecosystem (LME), which is a tropical sea lying between the Pacific and Indian Oceans and extending from the Timor Sea to the Torres Strait and including the Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria. The marine environment in the ATS region is in serious decline, primarily because of overharvesting and other direct and indirect impacts of anthropogenic stresses and global climatic changes. Fisheries in the ATS region represent an extremely complex productive, socioeconomic sector, with multiple actors, target species sought, and technology used.

This project will cover the five-priority transboundary environmental problems identified by the TDA: (i) unsustainable fisheries and decline and loss of living coastal and marine resources; (ii) modification, degradation and loss of coastal and marine habitats; (iii) marine and land-based pollution; (iv) the decline and loss of threatened and migratory species; and (v) impacts of climate change on the ATS.

This project is building upon the foundational results realized in the first phase of the ATSEA program, which applied the tried and tested GEF International Waters focal area approach, starting with a participatory transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) and followed by development of a regional strategic action program (SAP) and national action programs (NAPs). This second phase of the ATSEA program, is designed to support the initial implementation of the ATS SAP, endorsed through Ministerial Declaration in 2014.

Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Field Facilitator supports the ATSEA-2 Project implementation. The main role is to provide key guidance to project personnel and other relevant stakeholders, support services for projects under his/her portfolio while ensuring quality of project outputs are delivered in the field– in line with the agreed result country programme and in compliance with GoI and UNDP procedure. The incumbent also will support to the new partnerships with development partners and the private sector to strengthen the ATSEA-2 project.

The Field Facilitator work in close collaboration with programme, operations in the CO, technical advisors, experts, Government officials, and other relevant stakeholders to successfully implement the ATSEA-2 project in the field site.

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Support the project team to ensure effective project planning, budgeting and implementation focusing on achievement of the following results:

Assists of project planning and preparation work for, typically, a medium-size and complex component of the project initiatives;

Assists in monitoring of the project trends, including delivery of projects outputs against usage of project resources

Support analysis on contribution of project outputs toward achievement of outcome level results within the context of the political, social and economic situation in the field site

Active participation in various policy and partnership in site level to keep abreast of the sector and facilitate programme implementation

Effective support to the Project Manager in identifying new ATSEA-2 programme/project ideas through consultation with the local government, and other local stakeholder

2. Support to maintain partnerships for project implementation with implementing partners focusing on achievement of the following results:

Support regular assessment on the implementing partner’s capacity and assists that capacity development strategy is embedded within the framework of the project implementation

Support established and maintenance of link of communication between Project Management Units with the local stakeholder such as government, university, media and NGO’S

Promotion of stakeholder awareness on project activities and results to support partnership within the project implementation

Updated database of the relevant public and development partners private sector, civil society and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project

3. Provides top quality support services to the nationally implemented projects focusing on achievement of the following results:

Support to facilitation the development of annual workplan related to field site implementation with the local government.

Effective support to the project management units in identifying the issues and challenge due the project implementation and initiates requisite follow-up actions

Preparation of results oriented progress reports, in line with the monitoring and reporting guidelines and presents it to the Project Management Unit on a timely manner

Updated database of the relevant public and development partners private sector, civil society and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project in site level

4. Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:

Participation in the trainings for the operations/ projects staff.

Synthesis of lessons learned and best practices in project support management function.

Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

5. The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that

Human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions;

Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”;

Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender are respected within all implementations including data production;

Differentiated needs of women and men are considered;

Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created;

Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced.

CORE BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Achieve Results

Demonstrates focus on achieving quality results and impact

Consistently strives to meet or exceed excellent standards

Efficiently establishes appropriate plans and resources for self and others to accomplish goals

Holds self and others accountable for results

Think Innovatively

Seeks patterns and clarity outside, across and beyond boxes and categories, resists false certainty and simplistic binary choices

Looks beyond conventional approaches and established methods

Proposes new ideas, approaches and solutions to problems

Learn Continuously

Actively pursues opportunities for learning and self-development, professionally and personally

Keeps up to date with new developments in own professional area

Proactively seeks feedback, demonstrates a desire to learn from others as well as from experience, both positive and negative

Contributes to the learning of others

Adapt with Agility

Actively pursues opportunities for learning and self-development, professionally and personally

Keeps up to date with new developments in own professional area

Act with Determination

Is flexible in handling change, and adopts new ideas, approaches and ways of working

Seamlessly adapts to working with new situations or contexts, with new people, and in different ways

Participates in, supports, or drives meaningful change in UNDP

Is comfortable with ambiguity and effectively manages juggling multiple demands

Engage and Partner

Demonstrates and encourages teamwork and co-creation, internally and externally, to achieve joint objectives and results

Acts in a way that demonstrates empathy and emotional intelligence, showing consideration for the needs and feelings of others

Enable Diversity and Inclusion

Understands and appreciates issues from the perspective of others

Treats all individuals with respect, considers ethical implications and responds sensitively to all differences among people

Fully accepts and values all people, creating an inclusive environment

Understands that inclusion is multi-faceted (e.g. race, gender, age, disability, culture, etc.) and treats everyone fairly and equally

Demonstrates honesty and transparency

CROSS FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Digital Awareness and Literacy

Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skilfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed

Working with Evidence and Data

Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making

Communication

Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience

Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels

Gender

Gender Mainstreaming

UN policy knowledge – ethics

Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity

Innovation

Technology and Innovation

Verbal and written communication

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey key facts and findings

RECRUITMENT QUALIFICATIONS

Academic Education:
Bachelor degree in Marine science, Fisheries, anthropology, Social Science, Economics, or other relevant fields of study would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:
Minimum 3 years of professional experience, preferably in the field of development for candidates with Bachelor Degree and 5 years for candidates with Diploma Degree

Required Skills:
Excellence in administrative, organizational, and project management skills.

Language:
Ability to write and speak in Bahasa Indonesia and English is required.

Additional Skills and Competencies:
Analytical and conceptual thinking, refined writing skills

Experience engage with the local government, specific in Nusa Tengara Timur Province are advantage

Experience in fisheries business to strengthening alternative resilient livelihoods. Specific to Seaweed farming are advantage

Familiar with Integrated Coastal Management Implementation