TERMS OF REFERENCE
Position : Consultant – Fisheries Socioeconomic
Reports to : Cross Cutting Program Manager
Coordinates with : Policy Coordinators, Technical Advisor
Location : Bogor, Indonesia
Background
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Indonesia Marine Program aims to conserve marine and coastal resources vital to the protection and sustainability of human livelihoods across the Indonesian archipelago from the Bay of Bengal through to the heart of the Coral Triangle. WCS employs a rigorous scientific approach to build capacity, strengthen management and inspire community stewardship for the protection and sustainable use of critical marine ecosystems, fisheries and threatened species. This dynamic and rapidly growing program has three core objectives: (1) to establish and increase the management effectiveness of 1 million hectares of MPAs in seascapes in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Sunda-Banda sea; (2) sustainable management of coastal fisheries in and around networks of MPAs; and (3) conservation of threatened marine species, particularly sharks and rays, through improving the sustainability of fisheries and trade, and combatting illegal trade in protected species.
Job summary
WCS Indonesia is seeking a consultant who will provide technical expertise in fisheries socioeconomist study. The study will be part of in-depth studies to develop offshore MPA in Sulawesi Sea. with financial support from the German Development Bank (KfW). The position will report to the Cross Cutting Program Manager and work closely with the Offshore MPA Specialist, MPA Policy Coordinator, and Socioeconomic Specialist, and Cross Cutting Program team. The position will provide all aspects related with the study and data integration with the other in-depth studies.
Specific Technical Responsibilities
- Develop adequate and feasible study design to gather information on fisheries socioeconomic profile both for artisanal and industrial fishing in Sulawesi Sea
- Collect and collate fisheries socioeconomic data and information through intensive desk study and field observation.
- Collaborate the collected fisheries socioeconomic data and information with other in-depth studies
- Present the study result and participate in discussions and meetings related with Offshore MPA development
- Working together with offshore MPA specialist and other experts in the development of offshore MPA
The consultant will work from April – November 2020, with the following output schedule:
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Develop adequate and feasible study design for fisheries socioeconomic | Identify key informations to develop the fisheries socioeconomic profile (31 May 2020) | List of key information and detail method to collect the data |
Collect and collate fisheries socioeconomic data and information | Gather required data and information through desk study and field observation (31 July 2020) | Fisheries socioeconomic draft report |
Present the study result and participate in discussions and meetings related with Offshore MPA development | Prepare and conduct presentation on ichyoplankton study in Sulawesi Sea (31 Oct 2020) | |
Working together with offshore MPA specialist and other experts in the development of offshore MPA | Integrate ichtyoplankton data to other in-depth studies for development of the offshore MPA (30 Nov 2020) | Revised draft of Rationale for establishing offshore MPA in the Sulawesi Sea |
Application Details
Please send a covering letter and CV in English to wcsindonesia@wcs.org not later than 28th February 2020 stating in the subject line “Fisheries Socioeconomist_(name)”. No correspondence, only short-listed candidates will be notified.