Biodiversity Conservation Specialist 

Written By Claudia Suwuh

(Code: BC-S)

Yayasan Konservasi Indonesia (KI), the main partner of Conservation International (CI) in Indonesia, envisions 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.

Nature plays a critical role in the global climate system. Studies say that nature contributes 30% of the way to solving climate crisis. Konservasi Indonesia adopts nature climate solution (NCS) strategy in its sustainable landscape seascape approach. The strategy focuses on securing and protecting critical ecosystems, restoring degraded areas, and improving production practices. The biodiversity conservation will lead the development of environmental including biodiversity safeguard for NCS program and provide technical supports to KI team in the region to execute the safeguard. He/she is expected to work closely with KI, CI NCS and Moore Center teams at regional and global offices.

The Biodversity Conservation Specialist will lead KI’s biodiversity conservation strategy, science, and implementation in the field. He/she will deliver training to KI staff as well as to other partners providing the field team with necessary skills for the implementation. He/she is responsible for building a strong conservation network where KI plays a central role in the network. He/she will seek funding opportunities for building science and a long-term program for sustainability.

 This position does not supervise staff. Duties are performed under general supervision. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Developing biodiversity conservation strategy and safeguard protocols

  • Develop biodiversity safeguard protocols and guidelines for KI program.

  • Socialize and provide training to program teams on the protocol

  • Supervise and manage the implementation of the protocols in collaboration with the program team.

2. Leading and providing technical advice on biodiversity conservation program

  • Lead field implementation of biodiversity conservation projects, including biodiversity monitoring and survey.

  • Provide training and technical guidance to field team and partners (including government) related to biodiversity conservation.

  • Provide inputs to strategic documents including government policies, programs (Indonesia NBSAP, etc.)

3. Partnership and fundraising

  • Establish a strong relationships with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry as well as other key government national/provincial agencies.

  • Actively engage with NGO’s, Universities, local government, potential private sector partners, community groups, volunteers, local community, through meetings, consultation, regular coordination, discussions, workshops

  • Represent KI biodiversity conservation programs in high level forums and events.

  • Identify funding opportunities and lead the development of concept notes and proposal for program fundraising by working together with development staff and program team.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A master’s degree in biology conservation, forestry, and natural resource management-related science.

  • Minimum 10 years of full-time work experience in relevant field, with program implementation and project management experience.

  • Experience in planning and support management on conservation areas management, multi-stakeholder communications, community-based conservation, project proposal preparation, supervision, evaluation, and construction within Indonesia. This includes grant management (e.g. due diligence, financial monitoring) and managing multi-donor agency.

  • Ability to deftly manage projects with strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills and balance attention to detail with big-picture thinking.

  • Ability to manage professional relationships and effective communication

  • Highly organized and systematic with strong time management skills

  • Coordination skill and ability to planning and managing simultaneous and interdisciplinary tasks.

  • Good leadership, skill, and ability to work with variety of skilled technical staffs, NGOs, urban and rural communities, and central, province and district government representatives.

  • Strong networking and relationship with donor and other stakeholders.

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Requires communication, consultation, coordination, and meeting with multi stakeholders and partners.

  • Requires travel to KI’s field site and offices.

Please send your current resume and cover letter (no more than 4 pages) to:

indonesia.hrd@konservasi-id.org

Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mail with this format:

< BC-S > - < your name > or via LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3743197731/

Closing date for the application is Nov 2, 2023

 (Only short-listed candidates will be notified).

Claudia Suwuh
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