Low Value Grant: Facilitating and Assisting Forest Area Management in Indonesia
Deadline: 28-Sep-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently implementing a project entitled Facilitating and Assisting Forest Area Management by Villages in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan Province.
Scope of Work
The selected CSO should work within the following scope:
Socialization that includes awareness raising activities about the importance of protecting forested areas in APL and its benefits for the community.
Note: initial assessment by KalFor and Focal Point and/or local government has carried out FPIC (Free, Prior, and Informed Consent) at the village level and the village has provided consent on KalFor activity in the village.
Facilitation of the development of enabling conditions for the realization of quality and innovative village programs based on forest management in APL. This includes the village government and the community that is conducted in a participatory manner.
Implementation of pilot activities as innovative village program.
Strengthening women’s groups, gender equality, and disabled inclusion will be integrated in this LVG activities.
Funding Information
The total budget provided by KalFor-UNDP for this activity is USD 125.000.
Duration: The work shall be carried out and completed within 12 (twelve) months starting November 2022 – October 2023
Expected Results
The activities that will be carried out by the selected CSO is to achieve the following expected results:
Detailed description of the level of welfare of the pilot villages in the form of Economic/welfare Baseline data at the level of family unit/household.
Innovative plans to address specific village needs.
Information and conditions of forest management practice in the APL and potential management model developed that are equipped with village level policy.
Data and information on the conditions of opportunity and choices of incentive model and management/utilization for community groups that manage forests in APL in a sustainable manner that is complemented with relevant village-level policy.
Recommendations for follow-up actions on village assistance that include the development of a forest management model in APL, a scheme to improve community welfare, and recommendations for proposing models, and incentives for community groups.
Implemented pilot activities in each village to improve community’s welfare in the context of APL forest protection.
Map of conditions and use of natural resources in the villages that contain information about the distribution of forested areas in APL and other potential resources.
Form of collaboration between companies, communities and district governments to support eco-friendly community-based businesses with document of collaboration Plan/Action as evidence
Lesson learn material with documentation facilitating process in printed and audio-visual material
Eligibility Criteria
The selected CSO should comply with requirement as follow:
Has at least 3 years of experience at the village level with specialization in policy assistance and implementation of natural resource management by the village.
CSO located in West Kalimantan or Ketapang District will be an advantage
Experienced in conducting assessments of the level of community welfare associated with natural resource utilization activities around the village, especially forested areas.
Has a good network and working relationship with the government of West Kalimantan Province and Ketapang District
Has exceptional time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Personnel shall be qualified for each proposed position and must be a permanent staff of the CSO (CV attached).
Capable of meeting the administrative document requirements required by UNDP.
The selected CSO should be supported but not limited to with personnel with requirement as follow:
1 (one) Team Leader: with a minimum of bachelor’s degree, who has at least 5 (five) years of experience in team management, organization, planning, and reporting. Has a forestry background and understands well the issues of forestry, environment, plantation, and natural resource management policies.
1 (one) Community Business Development: with a minimum of bachelor’s degree, who have at least 3 (three) years of experience in community business development and understand well the issues of forestry, environment, plantation, and natural resource management policies.
1 (one) Forest Management expert: with a minimum of bachelor’s degree, who have at least 3 (three) years of experience in forest management and understand well the issues of forestry, environment, plantation, and natural resource management policies.
3 (three) Field Officer for each village: with a minimum of bachelor’s degree, who have at least 3 (three) years of experience in village assistance and administration
1 (one) Project Administration Staff: with a minimum of bachelor’s degree in administration and/or accounting and has at least 3 (three) years of experience in project administration and finance
Selection Criteria
The selection criteria for 2022 Low Value Grant Agreement are as follow:
Methodology (30%); proposed methodology, work plan, approach, timeline, completeness of deliverables
Identity (20%); registration status, having a specific status as necessary, etc
Capacity (20%); specialized knowledge and experience on similar engagement, standard operating, procedure, financial report (audit report if available)
Utilization of resources (15%); financial SOP, realistic budget for how fund will be spent (in accordance with UNDP standard cost; UN Harmonized Cost Rate, etc)
Submission requirements (15%); Ideas presented including any requirement with regard to utilization resources, reporting, duration and other formal criteria.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=95101