Gender, Private Sector, and Livelihoods Specialist

Organizational Setting

The GEF 8 Cycle started in mid-2022 with programming direction and policy were formally socialized during the National Dialogue Indonesia, held between the 16th and 18th of January 2023, in Bali. Indonesia received the largest STAR Allocation in the current cycle to support the government in addressing environmental problems.

Directorate of Ecosystems Restoration and Management of Preservation Areas (Dit. PEBAP that was previously known as Directorate of Ecosystem Management and Restoration or Dit.BPPE) and FAO developed PIF entitled “Strengthening the integrated landscape management and governance for the conservation and sustainable use of forested areas important for biodiversity and ecosystem services (AIBDES) in Indonesia” to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and it was endorsed by the GEF CEO for Prodoc development in December 2024. The Prodoc submission to the GEF Secretariat dues in October 2025 so the PPG team needs to be established to develop the AIBDES Prodoc. The Project Preparation Grant (PPG) Team will be led by GEF Project Design Expert (PDE) who will be supported by some national consultants, including Gender, Private Sector, and Livelihoods Specialist.

Reporting Lines

The Gender, Private Sector, and Livelihoods Specialist will work under the overall and direct supervision of, and report directly to, the FAO Representative in Indonesia. The incumbent will also be under the day-to-day supervision of the Assistant FAOR for Program, with technical support from technical officers in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP).

Technical Focus

The Gender, Private Sector, and Livelihoods Specialist will support the PDE in ensuring the project are fulfilling the safeguard criteria including social and environmental safeguards, developing the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), ensuring the project is designed incorporating FAO’s FPIC guidance and other applicable legal provisions and guidance, preparing the Indigenous Peoples’ Plan and Grievance Redress Mechanism.

Tasks and responsibilities

Gender

•    Based on literature review and project landscape assessments, conduct a gender analysis relevant to the project’s circumstances and targets.
•    Based on this, develop a gender strategy for the project ensuring that women, men, youth and all relevant social groups can equally benefit from project interventions. Operationalize this through a detailed gender action plan, specifying entry points for mainstreaming gender into the project. Ensure that the gender action plan activities are fully integrated into project’s results framework and identify the specific budget requirements to implement these.
•    Ensure gender mainstreaming into the development of the project, including the results framework, activity plans, and budget.

Private sector engagement

•    Identify strategic approaches for the project to engage with the private sector for greater scale, effectiveness and sustainability of outcomes. 
•    Conduct mapping of key business sectors with activities or supply chains linked to areas of importance for biodiversity, identifying potential partners and possible entry points for working with them, including for forest management planning, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity monitoring, as applicable.
•    Identify any potential “champions” such as companies who are at the forefront of ESG/ sustainable approaches within their sector
•    Develop a draft Private Sector Engagement Plan for the project
•    Provide concrete proposals for project activity plans for Component 3.

Livelihoods

•    Analyse the baseline situation in the target landscapes relevant for community livelihoods.
•    Propose concrete project activity plans for Output 4.1.2 and 3.1.5 on livelihood improvement.
•    Contribute to other components, as relevant, in addition to those specifically listed in the ToR.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements    

•    Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Marketing, Agriculture, Environmental Economics or a related field
•    Minimum 5 years of experience working on gender, livelihood development and private sector engagement – preferably in a relevant sector such as forestry, agriculture or mining, etc.
•    Working knowledge of English and Bahasa Indonesia 
•    National of Indonesia or resident of the country with valid work permit

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus
•    Teamwork
•    Communication
•    Building Effective Relationships
•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Selection Criteria

•    Experience working in the targeted project landscapes 
•    Strong facilitation, communication, analytical and computer skills.