A consortium, led by the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) in partnership with the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) Southeast Asia, the Cocoa Sustainability Partnership (CSP), the Partnership for Indonesian Sustainable Agriculture (PISAgro), and Solidaridad Network Asia Limited (SNAL), will host a series of regional technical dialogues. These dialogues will focus on the commodities affected by the EUDR once implemented, amongst others, are: cocoa, palm oil, and rubber. The sessions are designed to support supply chain actors, particularly traders who will be directly affected, and to enable the seamless integration of smallholders into the compliant supply chain, even though they may not be directly targeted by traders.

The Sixth SAFE Regional Technical Dialogue aims to:

  • Promote Jurisdictional and Landscape Approaches: advance collective pathways such as Verified Sourcing Areas (VSAs) to verify deforestation-free, sustainable production in palm oil, cacao, and rubber sectors across Indonesia and Malaysia.

 

  • Strengthen Systems and Stakeholder Alignment: enhance monitoring, traceability, and public-private collaboration to ensure compliance with EUDR requirements while fostering inclusive participation of smallholders and credible third-party verification.

 

  • Facilitate Knowledge Exchange and Market Linkages: share lessons from successful jurisdictions and engage with EU competent authorities to explore how jurisdictional models can unlock preferential sourcing, investment incentives, and improved market access.

SCOPE OF WORK

The IBCSD – TFA secretariat opens recruitment for Technical Consultant, with the following scope of work (job description):

Development of Knowledge Publication for Regional Technical Dialogue #6.

  1. Curating ideas and key messages then follow up with consortium consultation and key stakeholders involved in the process
  2. Conduct bilateral meetings or attend FGDs and Dialogues with sectoral stakeholders to collect data and information across smallholders and business sectors. These interactions will provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the rubber, palm oil, and cocoa sectors. 
  3. Develop research publications with intensive feedback from partners
  4. Finalize knowledge publication

QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS

Qualifications and Skills

  1. Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in a relevant field, with expertise in EUDR, jurisdictional/landscape approaches, sustainable commodities, and traceability systems.
  2. Proven experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating traceability models, Verified Sourcing Areas (VSAs), or similar frameworks aligned with EUDR compliance.
  3. Demonstrated ability to engage smallholders, SMEs, and producer organizations in inclusive and scalable sustainability solutions.
  4. Strong knowledge of stakeholder dynamics—including governments, CSOs, private sector, and third-party verifiers—to foster collaboration and credible outcomes.
  5. Excellent facilitation, critical thinking, and analytical skills to integrate financial, policy, and technological considerations into solution-oriented processes.
  6. Experience in knowledge exchange and cross-country learning, including engagement with EU competent authorities and international partners.
  7. Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia, with strong written and oral communication skills.

Please send your TOR and submit your CV and one pager experiences relevant to the required position to Dame Manalu at [email protected]  at the latest by 15 October 2025