Project Assistant - Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Headquartered in Bogor, Indonesia with regional offices in Africa and South America, CIFOR is a leading international forestry research organization established in response to global concerns about the social, environmental, and economic consequences of forest loss and degradation. CIFOR is dedicated to developing policies and technologies for sustainable use and management of forest products and services, and for enhancing the well being of people in developing countries who rely on tropical forest. POSITION: Project Assistant (Indonesian National) to work on: THE PROJECT: Can Decentralization Work for Forests and the Poor? Policy Research to Promote Sustainable Forest Management, Equitable Economic Development, and Secure Local Livelihoods in Indonesia. Indonesia’s ongoing decentralization process is having profound impacts on forest industry production levels, the livelihoods of communities living in forested areas, and the environmental services provided by the country’s remaining natural forests. Decision-makers involved in the decentralization process at the national, provincial, district, and village levels urgently need information on these impacts and analytical skills to make informed and inclusive decisions. Indonesian policymakers and international agencies also need information about where alternate models used in other contexts may be able to produce more positive outcomes than the decentralization model currently being applied in Indonesia.
This project will build on decentralization research carried out by CIFOR, with support from ACIAR and DfID, in 2000-2001. Research activities will be conducted at the national, provincial, district, and village levels through active partnerships among CIFOR, five Indonesian provincial universities and research-oriented NGOs, and Murdoch University’s School of Asian Studies. The central objectives of the project are: To document the impacts of decentralization on forest management, economic development, and local livelihoods; To work with district, provincial, and national stakeholders to produce timely analyses of these impacts; To identify strategic interventions to promote sustainable forest management, equitable economic development, and secure local livelihoods; To strengthen policy dialogues among national, provincial, district, and village government agencies; and To build capacity among Indonesia’s provincial universities and research-focused NGOs to carry out policy-responsive and participatory research on the impacts of decentralization and other models. In this project, CIFOR and its Australian and Indonesian partners will carry out policy research on key decentralization issues at the national, provincial, district, and village levels. The project will build on CIFOR’s past research by carrying out focused, theme-specific studies of strategic issues related to decentralization and forests at each level, and by analyzing the dynamics among them. RESPONSIBILITIES The Project Assistant will be responsible for supporting other team members both in Bogor and in each of the case study provinces, (East and West Kalimantan, West Papua, Jambi, Sumatra and South Sulawesi) with the following research/training activities, and information management & communications responsibilities: Identifying, sourcing and collating quantitative and qualitative information from a wide range of NGO, donor and government organisations – including relevant papers, media articles, literature, and web-based information sources. The Project Assistant will help identify regional partners’ training requirments and to organise and take part in training on coalition-building; facilitation skills; and participatory and action research for policy-making. The project Assistant will travel to the provinces to provide practical and logistical support required by our partners, and to provide translation where required. Work as a member of a multidisciplinary team of scientists spread across Indonesia. Update and monitor a qualitative information management database and internet-based group site. Support the project’s internal and external communications and implementation strategy. Disseminate research findings / relevant information resources, help prepare publications, and keep stakeholders in wider networks informed of research developments. Monitor and update the project’s budget, (Excel) and keep track of partners’ contracts and expenditure. Other tasks as identified during project implementation The Project Assistant will report to the CIFOR Project Leader. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: At least a university degree in social science or a natural resource management discipline with 2-5 years of relevant experience; Competent and experienced in social science studies, preferably with experience of action research/participatory methodologies and with a knowledge of institutional and decentralization issues; Experience of working with information management systems; Experience of communicating and working with a wide and diverse network of groups and individuals; Experience with working in multi-disciplinary teams; Fluent (excellent speaking, good writing) in English; Flexibility to travel to research sites in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua. Assignment: appointment is for 12 months, with possibility of extension, starting as soon as possible Application Process: Applications will be accepted until January 17, 2003. Interviews will be held in Bogor in the week of January 27, 2003. All correspondence will be held in confidence and only short listed candidates will be notified. A letter of interest, detailed curriculum vita, and names and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax numbers and e-mail addresses) should be sent to: Human Resources Manager P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB, Jakarta 10065, Indonesia Fax +62-251 628 626, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Please indicate the position in subject line) The above announcement is posted on CIFOR web site at http://www.cifor.cgiar.org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com RantauNet http://www.rantaunet.com Isikan data keanggotaan anda di http://www.rantaunet.com/register.php3 =============================================== Tanpa mengembalikan KETERANGAN PENDAFTAR ketika subscribe, anda tidak dapat posting ke Palanta RantauNet ini. 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