The Forest Trust Vacancy: Member Manager, Jakarta

The Forest Trust (TFT) is a global non-profit membership organization that helps companies and communities deliver responsible products.  Our members are international retail and manufacturing companies committed to sourcing responsibly-produced products, meaning products that respect the environment and improve people’s lives. Since 1999, TFT’s main focus has been to provide solutions to the issues of deforestation and the empowerment of forest dependent communities through market-based incentives. We act on the ground internationally in forests, farms and factories to help resource managers learn best management practices.  We are active at key stages of the supply chain, providing unrivaled technical, traceability and communications support. We currently have offices in 14 countries and employ more than 90 people worldwide.

TFT is seeking an experienced and motivated professional to expand our work to help companies source responsible products, especially palm oil. The successful candidate will have experience in supply chain management, procurement, certification, or Quality Assurance and will be numerate, articulate and well-organized, as well as passionate about environmental and social issues.

The position is full time and based in TFT’s Jakarta office with frequent travel required.

Key Roles

• Business development: attract new companies to join other TFT Members in bringing transparent, responsible, deforestation-free palm oil to the market 
• Stakeholder communication: build strong relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders active in responsible palm oil including NGOs, governments, and donors
• Member responsibility: key contact between assigned Members and TFT 
• Project/program responsibility: ensure delivery of donor and member requirements in line with client expectations and those of TFT
• Develop member-related communication tools and documents 
• Support the development of TFT’s activities in S.E. Asia, including in pulp & paper, wood products, and other supply chains as required.

Responsibilities
TFT has a long track record of successfully assisting businesses to deliver responsible products to market. Our approach includes 5 key activities:

1.   Mapping the supply chain, identifying key social and environmental risks;
2.   Establishing traceability systems all the way back to the raw material source;
3.   Providing on-the-ground technical assistance to help tackle key sustainability risks;
4.   Achieving legal compliance and certification;
5.   Communicating the changing product story with stakeholders.

The Member Manager will be responsible for bringing in new companies to work with TFT to deliver responsible products, especially palm oil, as well as working with other TFT team members to ensure that client goals are met.
 

Special Conditions

• Expected to travel ~30%, mostly in S.E. Asia but with occasional long-haul to Europe and/or project sites in L. America or Africa 
• Required to devote as much time as necessary to fulfill the duties of employment or as reasonably required, whether or not within office hours

Education, Qualifications, Skills, Experience

Required:

• Fluent spoken and written Bahasa Indonesia 
• University degree or higher-level qualification;
• A minimum of three years working with businesses ideally in the consumer goods sector on business development/sales, supply chain management, procurement, quality control, and/or sustainability;
• Strong understanding of business supply chains and sourcing issues a must;
• Strong writing, editing and formatting skills in English;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required to enable completion of daily tasks as well to facilitate reporting, project management, internal communications etc.;
• Good understanding and high interest in environmental and social responsibility issues;
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary and multicultural team;
• Fluency in written and spoken English (other additional languages an advantage);
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills;
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally;
• Able to work flexible hours (outside 9-5 workday), as required;
• Able to handle multiple tasks and work autonomously;
• Flexibility, ability to show initiative and a positive attitude; 
• Eager to continually learn and develop as part of a team;

Preferred:
- Experience in business development;
- Experience in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives;
- Knowledge of commodity trading and/or certification.

What we offer:

• A unique work experience in a fast-growing and dynamic non-profit directly impacting the conservation of the environment and improvements in human rights and social equity through trade; 
• A dynamic international environment with the chance to work in a multi-cultural team;
• Opportunity to gain advanced project management, client relations and business development skills, with exposure to many diverse tasks;
• Opportunity to work with high-level procurement and CSR offices in leading international corporations.

Annual Leave

• 25 days paid leave per year

Please send your full résumé and a cover letter in English to d.lewis@tft-forests.org Please indicate the Job Code AsiaMM0214 in the subject line of your email. The application deadline is March 15, 2014.

Initial screening of short-listed candidates will take place by telephone, followed by a personal interview process for pre-selected candidates, tentatively scheduled in mid August 2013. The candidate will be selected immediately thereafter and the start date will be agreed, but no later than one month after offer.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more information on TFT, please visit our website: www.tft-forests.org.