Consultancy for Setting up Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Piloting Procedure
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
Reports to : BESD-DBD Project Coordinator
Classified Level : Consultant
Contract Type : Individual/sub-grant Contractor
Location Base : Department of Biodiversity, GSSD, Ministry of Environment
Duration : 1st February to 20th May 2021
- Conduct Willingness to Pay (WTP) surveys in Preah Sihanouk province and update WTP survey in Siem Reap and identify PES likes fee collection mechanism
- Design and conduct WTP surveys in Preah Sihanouk province
- Review existing WTP report to identify gap and ways to update the survey in Siem Reap province
- Update the WTP survey questionnaire by including proposed fund management mechanism, payment/contribution modality (or payment vehicle) and fund disbursement preferred by ecosystem services users and key stakeholders)
- Conduct the WTP surveys with at least 30 hotels, 5 water use and supply companies, 30 tour agencies, in each pilot site in Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk provinces.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of ecosystem services buyers and services providers
- List down (stakeholder mapping) the services providers, services buyers and beneficiaries in PKNP and KCMUA
- Develop the roles and responsibilities of ecosystem services providers and services buyers
- Develop the term of reference (ToR) for PES procedure at provincial level including the way of negotiation with buyers and providers, information to be collected and rate to be negotiation
- Develop the freshwater monitoring procedure and framework for PKNP and KCMUA
- Draft the guideline and data template to water monitoring
- Proposed a monitoring structure (e.g. national, sub-national and project site levels) for ecosystem services (freshwater) monitoring in PKNP and KCMUA
- Identify key drivers of ecosystem services change and define target interventions or measures to improve the ecosystem services in PKNP and KCMUA
- Provide training to rangers or relevant stakeholders on ecosystem ground based data collection, mapping, reporting and monitoring
- Daft PES lesson learns and policy recommendations for national PES policy development
- Draft PES lesson learn/case study on PES in KCMUA and PKNP
- Draft policy recommendations based on the PES schemes development for PKNP and KCUMA
- Organize a national consultation workshop/meeting to present the policy recommendations to relevant key stakeholders and gathering their feedbacks and comments
- Education:
- At minimum, a master’s degree or equivalent in biology, geography, hydrology, biodiversity conservation, natural resources management, environmental policy or a related field
- Experience:
- At least, 5 years of experience with NRM and private investment in protected areas and biodiversity conservation;
- Experience in developing public instruments in the field of natural resources management, to promote investment will be an advantage;
- Excellent, research based financial and knowledge/experience of ecosystem services valuations would be an asset; and
- Experience in liaising with stakeholders including government and private sector.
- Strong writing and drafting skills.
- Competencies:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Strong analytical skills and exceptional ability in communication and networking, negotiations and writing; and
- Flexibility and ability to operate in different cultural settings and with a variety of stakeholders; culturally and gender sensitive.
- Language Requirements:
- Very good command of Khmer and English (spoken and written)
