Yayasan Konservasi Indonesia Job Vacancy: Nature Climate Solution Lead, Jakarta (Deadline Apr 24, 2023)
Konservasi Indonesia is a national foundation established to support sustainable development in the country. We are the main partner of Conservation International in Indonesia.
We envision a healthy and prosperous Indonesia where biodiversity is
valued and preserved. With offices and project sites across Indonesia, we
promote a sustainable landscape-seascape approach and establish partnerships
with multiple stakeholders across sectors and jurisdictions to deliver lasting
impacts for people and nature in Indonesia.
As we are constantly expanding, we are currently hiring to fill the following position for our office in Jakarta: Nature Climate Solution Lead (Code: NCS-Lead)
Nature plays a critical role in global climate system. Studies
say that nature contribution is about 30% of the way to
solving climate crisis. Konservasi Indonesia (KI) adopts
nature climate solution (NCS) strategy (secure, manage and restore)
in its sustainable landscape seascape approach. The strategy focuses on
securing and protecting critical ecosystem, restoring degraded areas, improving
production practices.
There is significant growth in the demand for high-quality
conservation projects that can access various financing mechanism and KI is
expanding their portfolio of high-quality projects to meet this demand. KI is
seeking a NCS lead to lead development of NCS projects and support ecoregion
team (Sundaland, Sunda Banda and Sahul Papua) in the preparation and
monitoring of the projects. The NCS lead will be required to research across a
variety of subjects to provide information for technical reports such as
Project Design Documents. Additionally, the lead may be call upon to support
donor fundraising initiatives and reporting.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide
strategic analysis and planning for KI’ NCS strategy including priority
areas, procedures and process, financial analysis, etc.
- Lead NCS
project pipeline development and provide technical supports to landscape
managers and program directors to ensure the projects in the pipeline are
aligned with program and landscape strategies.
- Conduct
feasibility analysis and develop project design documents (including
secure, manage and restore) along with implementation plans, monitoring
and evaluation protocols.
- Engage
external stakeholders and lead the discussion with MoEF, Bappenas and other
relevant govt institutions to support
Indonesia’s biodiversity action plan, social forestry, emission
reduction commitments and strategies (IBSAP, NDC, FREL, FOLU net sink,
etc.)
- Identify
and engage potential partners and donors for fundraising efforts to secure
financial supports for KI programs.
- Maintain
and nurture communication and relationship with donors, government, and
other institutions, including the responsibility to donor reporting for
the projects/programs.
- Build
NCS capacity in internal Kl staffs and partners.
ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure
compliance with KI policies, standards, and code of
conduct.
- Participate
in staff development and team building.
PEOPLE
AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- This
role requires a high degree of technical know-how and will need to manage
a team of people who may have varying levels of technical expertise, who
may not directly report to him or her.
- Accountable
for operating budgets,
tracking expenses, and providing necessary approvals within set financial
thresholds
QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+
years’ work experience managing complex projects, preferably conservation
and/or development field programs.
- Professional
degree in environmental science or management, climate science,
or related fields.
- Experience
communicating about REDD+ and other forest carbon finance mechanisms to
technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience
working with or within the private sector, including corporates and/or
institutional investors, on climate or forest-related issues.
- Demonstrated
experience with technical writing and editing in English.
- Understanding
that forest conservation and other NCS initiatives are critical for
addressing climate change.
- Proven
team player able to work effectively across cultures and
within and across organizations.
- Experience
in carbon project development
- Working
experience with indigenous peoples and traditional communities.
- Experience
managing information systems to ensure files and data are organized,
accessible, and properly versioned.
- Master’s
degree preferred.
Please send your current resume, cover letter and
portfolio to: indonesia.hrd@konservasi-id.org
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mail
with this format: < NCS-Lead > – < your name >
Closing date for the application is Apr 24, 2023
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified).
Tags : Bilik Karir
bonarsitumorang
- Bonar Situmorang
- Medan
- Jakarta Selatan
- bonarsos@gmail.com
- +62852-6969-9009