Conservation International Job Vacancy: Coalition For Sustainable Livelihood Lead, Medan – North Sumatra
Working in 30+ countries
globally, Conservation International (CI)
Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to empowering societies to
responsibly and sustainably care for nature for the good of humanity. We are
constantly growing and expanding into areas new and old. We are currently
looking to fill the following position for our office in Medan;
COALITION
FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD LEAD (CSL-L)
The Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods (CSL) is
a place-based platform aimed at aligning initiatives, financing opportunities,
and local, governmental, and market interests to collectively drive livelihood
gains for farming communities, economic development, and improved natural
resource management. CSL’s efforts are focused in Aceh and North Sumatra
provinces and are developed with partners and processes aimed at enabling
replication as appropriate.
Alignment
and action are achieved through targeted engagement and specified activities
coordinated across three levels – CSL initiative, provincial, and
district/landscape. As an initiative, CSL convenes stakeholders from across
sectors to focus on the advancement of shared goals and government endorsed
sustainable development plans in Aceh and North Sumatra. At both the provincial
and district/landscape levels, CSL provides a space for alignment and
investment to encourage the development and implementation of jurisdictional
sustainable development plans such as the Provincial Action Plan for
Sustainable Palm Oil in North Sumatra, Tapanuli Selatan’s District Action Plan
for Sustainable Palm Oil, or Aceh’s Green Growth Plan Finally, CSL member
collaborations at the district/landscape level directly contribute to
implementation of these government-supported jurisdictional plans and achieving
joint goals through integrated landscape initiatives.
To facilitate and support
the integration of activities across each strategic level – initiative,
provincial, and district/landscape – a recommended governance structure was
designed through a collaborative working group process (structure captured in
Figure 1). Key to this governance structure’s operation is the CSL Secretariat,
composed of 4 roles: Program Lead, Program Manager, North Sumatra Manager, and
Aceh Manager. The Secretariat will provide the day-to-day support necessary to
build and advance CSL, with strategic guidance from the Interim Steering Group
(which will be replaced by an Advisory Council) and as informed by insights and
decisions from working groups, members, and participants.
CSL
is currently seeking a Program Lead for the CSL Secretariat. The Program Lead
will lead implementation of the recommended governance structure and
development of CSL strategy and plans, provide overall implementation and
management of the CSL, facilitate linkage with relevant government agencies and
initiatives, lead external engagement to build membership base and financial
investments, lead engagement with members and participants, and coordinate and
collaborate with other jurisdictional & landscape initiatives. The Lead
will coordinate closely with the government, private sector, local and
international NGOs, and communities as well as with CSL’s lead implementing and
governing bodies (CSL Secretariat, Advisory Council, and District Advisory
Groups). The Program Lead will have supervisory responsibilities for the
overall Secretariat, including the 3 additional staff housed within the
Secretariat. The CSL Secretariat will initially be hosted within Conservation
International. The permanent location of the Secretariat will be determined in
the first year of its operation. The Program Lead will report to the Interim
Steering Group (later the Advisory Council), with indirect reporting to
Conservation International Indonesia’s Sundaland Program Director as the
secretariat host organization.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform
Management:
- Provide overall leadership and management of the CSL Secretariat to support day-to-day operations, growth, and development of the CSL.
- Lead management of CSL’s platform, membership, and participants and organization of meetings and workshops to maintain connectivity across CSL’s operating levels
- Manage relationships and effective collaboration with CSL’s Advisory Council, District Coordinators, District Advisory Groups, and CSL members.
- Manage Secretariat budget to ensure initiative level activities are executed on time and in budget (initially in collaboration with host organization finance team)
- Lead overall communications and outreach strategy for CSL.
Enabling
alignment and collective action:
- Lead engagement with relevant government agencies and actively participate in other relevant platforms at the provincial and national level to understand their priorities and needs and identify opportunities for collaboration.
- Facilitate processes that enable the private sector, government, and civil society to identify common goals and objectives shared between respective policies, initiatives, and investments.
- Facilitate processes to develop collaborative strategies and plans to achieve mutually agreed goals and objectives.
Engagement and
recruitment of new members and participants:
- Increase exposure, awareness, and support for CSL, recruiting members and participants to engage and support CSL’s activities across all operating levels. This may include speaking and outreach at conferences, knowledge exchange meetings/workshops, and sharing lessons learned.
- Lead engagement with partners at the regional and district level, including the private sector and civil society.
- Develop and drive a stakeholder engagement and outreach strategy, as it relates to CSL’s Phase 3 work plan
- Lead establishment of CSL’s Advisory Council and recruit individuals to join.
Development &
Implementation of CSL plans:
- Build and facilitate ongoing collaboration and coordination across CSL’s NGO implementing agencies to ensure clarity in roles, expectations, expected costs, and budgets in the implementation of CSL’s phase 3 work plan and beyond.
- Lead development and implementation of annual work plans.
- Where appropriate, implement standardized CSL Growth Due Diligence Process and guide the CSL Manager and consultants in research and data collection, stakeholder mapping, supplemental information collection, and summary reports. 5. Development and Fundraising for a sustainable finance model
- Lead engagement with government, financial sector, and commodity buyers to position CSL as a mechanism to deliver investment-ready projects that can deliver policy, finance, and supply chain outcomes.
- In collaboration with secretariat host organization and members of the Advisory Council, secure financial support to deliver activities across CSL’s Phase 3 work plan and lead fundraising activities such as donor engagement and recruitment, proposal development and contract agreements, and reporting.
- Develop a long-term funding model to sustain CSL’s Secretariat as well as support and grow ongoing provincial and district/landscape level activities.
- Coordinate closely with district/landscape leads to ensure plans, priorities, and timelines are captured through strategic fundraising models.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree and/or second degree in agriculture, rural development, environmental management, conservation, economics, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 – 15 years of experience working in sustainable agriculture, commodity supply chain management, environmental management, conservation, livelihoods, or rural development or related fields, with an emphasis on multi-stakeholder initiatives, participatory processes, and government engagement.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of agricultural commodity supply chains and commodity production systems for crops and commodities relevant to N. Sumatra and Aceh.
- Understanding of Indonesia’s evolving sustainable land use, climate and carbon policies, and emerging climate finance opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience in project management, fundraising, and donor management, and preparing donor/project reports.
- Experience working in conservation or international development and working with bilateral agencies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated, strong organizational ability, and willingness to work on own initiative
- Must be willing to travel domestically (regularly) and internationally (occasionally)
- Knowledge and expertise of Microsoft Office
- Must be eligible to work in Indonesia
- Written and oral fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.
ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
- List additional required or preferred qualifications specific to the position.
- Deep knowledge and expertise related to key production sectors relevant to North Sumatra and Aceh (oil palm, coffee, cacao, rubber, etc).
- Experience in managing complex multi-stakeholders’ program and good interpersonal skills
- Strong management experience.
- Direct experience and networks in N. Sumatra and Aceh.
Please send your current resume and cover letter (no
more than 4 pages) to: ci-indonesia.hrd@conservation.org
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format: <CSL-L> – <your name> Closing date for the application is Feb 5, 2021 (Only short-listed candidates will be notified).
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