Lowongan ZSL - CONSULTANT FOR SOUTH SUMATERA BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION NETWORK (SSBIN)+ PROGRAMMER

The Zoological Society of London is an international wildlife conservation organization with a focus on science-based and pragmatic solutions. ZSL has been active in Indonesia for about 10 years, with a particular focus on the overlap between industrial development and biodiversity conservation. ZSL Indonesia is based in Bogor, West Java, with existing field projects in Jambi and South Sumatera. We are now looking for:

ZSL Indonesia is a highly diverse programme with projects involving climate change, public-private-people partnerships, sustainable landscape management, in addition to species conservation (namely the Sumatran tiger), protected area management, and combatting wildlife crime.

The UKCCU/NICFI Project works with the Government of South Sumatra, national and district level governments, communities and the private sector to facilitate and support the government, private sector and local communities, to establish and pilot the sustainable landscape management partnership approach in the Sembilang-Dangku landscape of South Sumatra. The proposed impact of this project is to achieve “Inclusive economic growth and community prosperity, biodiversity conservation, forest protection and restoration, and the ending of deforestation, peatland drainage and wildfires that contribute to land-based Greenhouse Gas emissions”.
                                            
We are now looking for:

CONSULTANT FOR SOUTH SUMATERA BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION NETWORK (SSBIN)+ PROGRAMMER

Terms and Condition

Start Date:October 2019
Duration of Contract:5 Months
Work Area:Palembang, South Sumatera
Reporting to:Conservation Manager

Key Purpose of the Job 

The UKCCU/NICFI through KELOLA Sendang Project works with the Government of South Sumatra, national and district level governments, communities and the private sector to facilitate and support the government, private sector and local communities, to establish and pilot the sustainable landscape management partnership approach in the Sembilang-Dangku landscape of South Sumatra. The proposed impact of this project is to achieve “Inclusive economic growth and community prosperity, biodiversity conservation, forest protection and restoration, and the ending of deforestation, peatland drainage and wildfires that reduces land-based Greenhouse Gas emissions”.

In support of South Sumatra's green growth vision, the South Sumatra provincial government has developed a Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) for South Sumatra Province 2017-2021, in which one action plan for biodiversity conservation is through identification and inventory of species and their distribution. Research and publications on biodiversity in South Sumatra are still very limited in certain regions, so a list of species and their distribution is needed to provide an overview of the biodiversity in the South Sumatra region and subsequent management planning..

One form of support for the KELOLA Sendang project in conservation of biodiversity is through inventory and identification of biodiversity and its distribution, specifically in the Sembilang-Dangku landscape. In 2017, the KELOLA Sendang project initiated an inventory of animals, especially large mammals, through occupancy survey and camera trap installation in the Dangku landscape. In the end of 2018, the installation of camera traps to inventory large mammals in the Sembilang landscape has also begun to be implemented. In addition to inventorying large mammals, KELOLA Sendang project also aims to support the study of inventory of other flora and fauna, especially endemic species and priority species contained in South Sumatra BSAP, along with their distribution in the Sembilang-Dangku landscape. All biodiversity data collected during the project will be integrated into one biodiversity information portal system that will be developed.

South Sumatra already has biodiversity information system, called SSBIN (South Sumatra Biodiversity Information Network) hosted in Universitas Sriwijaya. SSBIN was previously developed by the GIZ-BIOCLIME project, but still requires further development in terms of system, function and institutional governance of SSBIN at the sub-national level and sustainability strategy. The SSBIN + which will be developed by KELOLA Sendang is expected to be the main reference for data and information on biodiversity in South Sumatra and can be used in the planning process at the provincial and district levels. The development of the biodiversity information system is also to support the biodiversity management policy framework contained in the IBSAP (Indonesian Biodiversity and Action Plan) 2015-2020 document which places research, management biodiversity data and documentation as one of the priority actions plans.

Scope of Work

1.        Consult with relevant stakeholders to develop variables (in relation to biodiversity data and information) that are needed by stakeholders.

2.        To develop dynamic web-based SSBIN+ which has the ability for data input (data upload in the form of .xls or .csv), display dashboards (current achievements, dynamic tables, and dynamic graphics/charts) and table download/graphic download, and display dynamic maps (and map download) of biodiversity data.

Deliverables

The developed SSBIN+ should consist of:

1.       At least 3 pages: data input, dashboard, and dynamic map (that can be queried)

2.       On data input page, user can upload data in the form of .xls or .csv and image

3.       Dashboard and dynamic map can be filtered by specific categories/attributes and dates

4.       On dashboard page, user can download data in the form of .csv (table) and image (graphic/chart)

5.       Dynamic map page displays base map that consists of different layers (that can be controlled by admin), display data waypoints, zoom in, zoom out, and pan, and spatial data can be queried by specific dates and categories/attributes

6.       On dynamic map page, map can be downloaded as an image or pdf with standardized template

7.       SSBIN+ access is limited, by login only.


The Consultant will also provide basic training on how to operate the developed SSBIN+ application to relevant stakeholders and written tutorial/SOP for operating SSBIN+ application.


Recruitment Qualifications:

The institution/organization should have proven experiences in developing data & information system application, especially biodiversity data.

Application procedures:

The interested institution / organization shall submit the following documents:

1.       Cover Letter

2.       Technical proposal including the timeline, consultant profile with CV of team members, references of min. 2 relevant experiences

3.       Financial Proposal

4.       Examples of directly relevant work with other organizations

The proposal shall submitted in English  to indonesia@zsl.org,  cc’d lydia.chandra@zsl.org,  by latest September 30, 2019 with placing the job title in the subject line . Only short-listed proposals will be notified. As received after the deadline will not be considered.