Forest Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Expert

The Forest Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Expert will provide technical and strategic advisory support to strengthen Indonesia's National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) and support coherence between national and subnational forest and land monitoring approaches. The role involves supporting data compilation, technical reviews, preparation of technical documents, and participation in project activities to enhance forest monitoring methodologies and applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input to the development and refinement of the SIMONTANA Roadmap, including identification of priority technical improvements, data needs, methodological requirements, institutional arrangements and opportunities for improved interoperability.
• Support technical consultations with IPSDH and relevant stakeholders and contribute to the preparation and review of the SIMONTANA Roadmap and related technical recommendations.
• Support exploration of opportunities to extend the application of SIMONTANA/NFMS information to relevant cross-sectoral needs, including restoration, climate reporting, climate finance, commodity transparency and other decision-making applications.
• Review and provide technical recommendations to improve SIMONTANA’s technical foundation, leveraging modern forest monitoring solutions and advanced remote sensing technologies.
• Provide technical input on enhanced minimum mapping unit to improve deforestation and forest degradation monitoring.
• Review available datasets and methodological approaches to update historical maps and align new time series data with the enhanced minimum mapping unit.
• Assist in compiling and processing data related to sample based area methodology and support development/refinement of technical guidance for sample-based area estimation.
• Support capacity-development activities for relevant government technical staff by preparing training materials and providing logistical and technical assistance during training sessions.
• Assist in reviewing and documenting national monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) processes and climate-change reporting for the FOLU sector.
• Assist in compiling and documenting relevant methodologies, data flows, and reporting processes, including identifying data inconsistencies and preparing supporting materials for internal review.
• Provide technical support to GREEN for Riau Initiative on forest and land monitoring and MRV-related activities including integration with the NFMS.
• Provide technical expertise, review and input for the establishment of Riau FREL, including policy and technical documentation.
• Support the technical review of national and subnational monitoring approaches using GREEN for Riau Initiative as a reference case.
• Support the drafting of ART-TREES documentations including TREES Registration Document and TREES Monitoring Report, as well as related V&V process.
• Support the compilation and preparation of technical materials related to the use of SIMONTANA/NFMS for thematic applications and decision-making processes.
• Assist in processing and organizing forest monitoring data and preparing technical materials using remote sensing, spatial analysis, FAO-developed tools and platforms.
• Support the development or refinement of forest monitoring methodologies, indicators and data requirements needed to serve thematic applications.
• Contribute to relevant technical consultations, pilot activities, workshops and knowledge-sharing activities that demonstrate and promote the use of forest monitoring information for these applications.
• Participate in project meetings, workshops, field visits and technical consultations as requested by FAO.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Forestry, Forest Resources Management, Remote Sensing, Environmental Science, Natural Resources Management, Climate Change, Geography, or another closely related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in forest monitoring, National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS), SIMONTANA, National Forest Inventory (NFI 2.0), remote sensing, forest carbon accounting, REDD+, and MRV.
• Working knowledge of English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• National of Indonesia or resident of the country with valid work permit.

Skills

• Forest Monitoring
• National Forest Monitoring Systems
• SIMONTANA
• National Forest Inventories
• Remote Sensing
• Forest Carbon Accounting
• REDD+ Process
• Measurement Reporting Verification
• Data Compilation
• Technical Review
• Forest Management
• Climate Change
• Environmental Sciences
• Natural Resource Management
• Geography

Languages

English, Bahasa Indonesia