2. The Role

The Southeast Asia platform of the Tropical Forest Alliance is hosted by the Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) based in Jakarta.  Regional Lead Coordinator will report to IBCSD senior leadership and work closely with TFA Secretariat Genewa.

The Regional Lead Coordinator has the dual role of:

1. Developing and driving the implementation of the overall strategy for TFA in Southeast Asia, and;
2. Mobilizing private sector engagement in the regional TFA platform

3. Duties and Responsibilities

The Regional Lead Coordinator is expected to build and strengthen TFA’s relationships with relevant private sector actors in the region, including producers, traders, manufacturers, and retailers (in particular, members of the Consumer Goods Forum), financial institutions, as well as industry groups and trade associations with the objective of driving engagement with the TFA platform and catalyzing collective action to tackle commodity-driven deforestation. Specifically, the position’s responsibilities include:

• Mobilizing a deeply-engaged coalition of private sector actors in the region
• Strategic engagement with IBCSD/KADIN to strengthen TFA as a platform
• Identifying and engage key private sector champions in the region who can build further support for our collective agenda
• Anticipating key strategic questions and trends affecting TFA in Southeast Asia, evaluating them and driving proactive decision-making to adapt organizational goals
• Generating customized strategies for individual companies or sectors when necessary
• Shaping opportunities for a forest-positive narrative together with key industry players
• Performing as subject matter expert at conceptualizing, delivering, monitoring and reporting on results
• In collaboration with the TFA Communications Lead and the Southeast Asia Communications Consultant, design and implement a communications campaign that showcases progress, highlights effective company actions, and strengthens the forest-positive narrative
• Contributing to TFA programming for events in the region
• Representing TFA at relevant external events and meetings
• Providing vision and leadership to the TFA team in Southeast Asia, ensuring effective interactions with the extended TFA team and consistent communications with partners in the region
• Overseeing and ensuring the success of the TFA platform’s jurisdictional dialogues
• Responsible for a sensible execution of the Southeast Asia budget

4. Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a relevant organization
• Demonstrated ability to engage with private sector to mobilize targeted action
• Experience with building coalitions or partnerships and driving pre-competitive collaboration
• Ability to gain the trust of the TFA partners and other stakeholders in the region
• Experience with corporate strategy and leading project-based teams through strategy planning, analysis, design and implementation
• A holistic, deep understanding of the deforestation-free agenda, commodity production, and its links to the broader climate change agenda
• Established network among key individuals and organizations associated with action around the environment, tropical forests, commodities and public-private sector initiatives in Indonesia
• The ability to build a workplace culture that can embrace and execute change to meet organizational objectives
• High standards of professionalism and integrity, actively promoting ethics and compliance within the team
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with a wide variety of partners from different backgrounds
• Strong problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia

Interested applicants should send the cover letter and CV to [email protected].

Closing date for application is up to July 31

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven work experience (at least 3 years) as a Project Officer, marketing, or similar role
• Notable organizational skills and the ability to provide organization and structure that others can follow
• Experience with office management software like MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word, specifically)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skill and the willingness to make phone calls, emails, and other communications
• Attention to detail
• Sufficient english skills
• Comfortable working independently when needed, or as part of a team

Role and Responsibility (Scope of Work)

• Engage companies to join NZH
• Maintain and update NZH member databases
• Organize a filing system for important and confidential documents
• Answer queries by members and partners
• Maintain calendar and schedule appointments
• Distribute and store correspondence (e.g. letters, emails and packages)
• Prepare reports and presentations with statistical data, as assigned
• Arrange travel and accommodations
• Schedule in-house and external events

To apply please email your CV and a cover letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities to [email protected] with subject ‘Application: NZH Secretariat Officer’. We are expecting the application before 22 July 2022.

Objective

The objective is to enhance the inclusive closed-loop partnership model, which is the primary approach in the agricultural sector to increase productivity, potential, and welfare of vulnerable smallholders of oil palm and cocoa to increase Indonesia’s cocoa and palm oil output.

Scope of Works

The consultant will develop a roadmap for sustainable palm oil and cocoa in a jurisdiction with details of the proposal as follow:

1. Stakeholder mapping for the cocoa and palm oil industries at the jurisdictional level.
2. Building an inclusive closed-loop partnership model, specifically a workflow to link farmers with companies, financial institutions, and the government for assistance, to increase productivity and welfare of smallholder oil palm and cocoa producers.
3. Create directions and programs to support Government policies related to climate change commitments at the jurisdictional level.
4. Develop green growth strategies and models with key stakeholders at the jurisdictional level by ensuring the sustainability of deforestation-free commodities and supply chains.

Document to submit

• 2 Strategic Proposal max. 25 pages for each topic Cacao and Palm Oil 
• Quotation for the 2 strategic proposal plan
• For further details please download the Terms of Reference: https://rebrand.ly/TORTFARoadmap 

All documents should be submitted via email to jean@tropicalforestalliance by July 15, 2022

Qualifications

• The consultant can be an individual consultant institution (consulting firm, research institute, NGO) that works particularly in fields related to plastic and packaging waste, marine environmental sustainability, climate change, marine pollution, or circular economy. The individual consultant or team leader having a higher degree in the related field is preferable.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of plastic circularity. Direct experience in working with Indonesia’s plastic industry is preferable.
• Have a good understanding of Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR), how it works, who is involved, and what are their roles. Direct experience of work related to EPR is preferable.
• Have a good understanding of existing policy and regulations in Indonesia, specifically those related to plastic waste management.
• Have a good experience and knowledge of fine plastic debris systems in the field including the data.
• Excellent writing skills and demonstration of collaborative working.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to ensure the greatest impact.
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver by commercial law and confidentiality.
• Demonstrate analytical assessment of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Excellent English proficiency

Role and Responsibility (Scope of Work)

The technical expert will be responsible for technical input and delivery of the following Tackling Marine Litters – Study on Enabling Environment for Plastics & Packaging Circularity activities:

• Conduct research to identify the current issues/ problems relating to policy and finance aspects that become barriers to the successful implementation of EPR
• Conduct a deep analysis of the mentioned above problems (why the problems happen, what the gaps are, what potential solutions and recommendations, such as incentive system for both the policy and financial models, etc)
• Draft policy paper based on the research and analysis and analyze the existing policy or regulations related to the EPR system (Format: 1-page containing key messages, maximum 3 pages for the executive summary, and max 25 pages for the paper)
• Present the draft policy paper in a validation workshop and finalize the paper based on the feedback from the workshop
• The following deliverables and timeline of activities are expected to be finished within 8 weeks, starting from July 2022. Further details will be discussed.

To apply please email your CV and a cover letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities to [email protected] with the subject ‘Application: EPR Policy Paper Consultant’

We are expecting the application before 30 June 2022.

Jakarta, 15 March 2022 – The Ministry of Trade and Industry is preparing instruments to support the creation of a downstream industrial climate for palm oil users that prioritizes a balance of environmental, social, and economic aspects. The virtual dialogue entitled Recover Stronger Through Low-Carbon Economy, initiated by the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) in collaboration with the WWF Indonesia Foundation, is one of the efforts to support Indonesia’s G20 Presidency and encourage active participation of the private sector and other stakeholders in the development of a low-carbon economy through the implementation of sustainable business practices.

On this occasion, Putu Juli Ardika, Director-General of Agro-Industry at the Ministry of Industry, said that the palm oil industry is a leading labor-intensive sector that supports the national economy. As a result, the sustainable development of the downstream palm oil industry is very important. Palm oil and biomass should be produced by international standards based on sustainable development goals so that Indonesian palm oil feeds the nation and the world and contributes to global food needs. “Currently seeing the development, in terms of regulations and completeness of ISPO for the downstream palm oil industry, it has reached the final stage. But still waiting for the legal cover to arrive in the near future.”

Isy Karim, Director of the Ministry of Trade’s Basic Needs and Important Goods, said that the Ministry of Trade encourages policy programs downstream of palm goods, not only in the form of raw materials. The Ministry of Trade wants palm production to have a higher value not only for export. “Meanwhile, to support the absorption of domestic consumption of sustainable palm oil products, we are still waiting for directions from the President.”

On the other hand, the increasing demand for palm oil is frequently linked to environmental and social issues. Therefore, RSPO Senior Manager Global Community Outreach & Engagement, Imam A. El Marzuq explained that implementing sustainable palm oil production practices can answer these challenges. “Replacing palm oil with other vegetable oil substitutes is not a solution. Palm oil plantations that are certified sustainable have a 35 percent and 20 percent lower impact on greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity than non-certified plants when compared to other vegetable oil commodities.” As a result, the RSPO places a high priority on developing palm oil governance that uses Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) to reduce deforestation.

The Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard (POBS), an annual publication launched by WWF in 2009, aims to track the progress of companies in the downstream sector in procuring sustainable palm oil products and derivatives based on criteria such as supply chain and supplier sincerity, as well as sustainable actions and investments, showed an increase in awareness in almost all indicators.

Senior Engagement Manager Global Palm Oil WWF Singapore, Octyanto Bagus Indra Kusuma said “The positive trends in POBS in the downstream palm oil industry are due to increased market awareness and demand pressure, ambitions for sustainability as the company’s core and low-carbon green economy transition policies. So that more and more companies want to improve themselves and prove the palm oil industry is free from deforestation and human rights violations.”

The aspect of sustainability as the company’s core is now also one of the main considerations in financing investment in the financial services sector (SJK). In a panel discussion session, Charles Kho, Head of International Subsidiary Banking at HSBC Indonesia, said that the Green Taxonomy is the starting point for a uniform standard of reference language for banks. However, in the future, this document alone will not suffice; reporting requirements must be developed, and the progress of green operations must be exposed on a regular basis to avoid potential greenwashing practices.

“In the context of our palm oil and supply chain, we will focus on Green Loan-Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL), Trade Financing-Sustainability Linked Trade Load (SLTL) and Sustainability Supply Chain Financing (SCCF) which are based on Green Loan Principles. Charles emphasized that the most important thing is that the company has a key performance indicator (KPI), sustainable performance targets (SPT), good governance, which allows for measurable reporting and verification. He hopes that HSBC Indonesia’s green loan-financing products would serve as a catalyst for boosting economic activity while reducing negative environmental and social impacts.

In general, the participants in this discussion feel that sustainable palm oil is a major industry that can help Indonesia achieve a low-carbon economy. With the urgency of a climate change strategy by the state, the G20 presidency provides an opportunity for Indonesia to become a leading sustainable palm oil enterprise.

It’s time for sustainability issues to be treated as a collective duty that requires significant cross-sectoral collaboration. Multi-stakeholder efforts made by the government, the financial services sector and certifying bodies are required to work together to create an ecosystem in which downstream and upstream oil palm industry actors compete to implement ecologically and socially responsible business practices.

UK’s second national Food Waste Action Week begins today, with Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) joining as a partner. IBCSD will be supporting Food Waste Action Week by sharing assets and content about “Food Storage Mistakes” on IBCSD social media

The second annual Food Waste Action Week begins today, Monday 7 March. It will raise people’s awareness of the huge impact of household food waste on climate change and share practical advice, food-savvy behaviors, and tips on how we can all easily reduce the food we waste in our homes.

Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) excited to announce our new member PT Amartha Mikro Fintek (Amartha). Amartha is the pioneer in a peer-to-peer lending platform that connects potential lenders with rural women micro-entrepreneurs.

Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer Amartha, Aria Widyanto stated the membership of Amartha in IBCSD sends a strong message that it is crucial for companies to integrate their business models with sustainability practices to deliver more impacts to the communities. We see that IBCSD is the right association to achieve these goals. We are excited to have more collaborative action with IBCSD to promote sustainable business practices in Indonesia.

Since 2010, Amartha has been a bridging micropreneurs with online potential lenders. The amount of micropreneurs who had difficulties to raise funds for their business due to limited access, income fluctuation, and no credit history was the beginning of our story. As of 2021, Amartha has facilitated over IDR 3.26 trillion loan origination and served over 621,465 micro-entrepreneurs. Today, Amartha has grown with more than 1,000 employees to empower informal economies to, for instance, open their grocery stalls or expand their traditional fish breeding by bridging them with loans, ranging from IDR 3 million to IDR 10 million. The company believe these micropreneurs can evolve to become quality borrowers with the right technology and the spirit of cooperation. Investing in microbusinesses is also proven to create a great deal of social impact.