POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT
Project
Manager – Jakarta, Indonesia
Effective
with the release of this position announcement, Winrock International will be
recruiting applicants for the position of Project Manager with the Environmental
Resources Trust Unit. The responsibilities, duties, and qualifications are
described in the attached position description.
GENERAL:
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with
people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase
economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources.
SALARY
& BENEFITS:
The salary will be commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits.
APPLICATIONS:
Applicants should go to www.winrock.org to the Jobs link* and submit a current resume and cover
letter referencing Project Manager - ERT
by November 12, 2014.
Winrock would like to graciously thank all applicants for their
interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are short
listed will be contacted.
EEOE/AA.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Project
Manager
Department: Environment Group – Environmental Resources Trust Unit (ERT) Reports to: Senior Director
POSITION SUMMARY
Contingent
on funding approval, Winrock is looking to hire a Project Manager to be based
with its existing team in its office in Jakarta. The Project Manager will be
responsible for implementing a project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from palm oil and ensuring economic and social welfare benefits for
local stakeholders including rural communities and smallholder farmers. The
Project Manager will also assist Winrock to develop a broader, complimentary
program of work.
The
palm oil project will identify two priority districts as strong candidates for
piloting low carbon approaches to oil palm development by conducting an
integrated evaluation combining technical, political and institutional
criteria. The evaluation will engage local leadership, Winrock’s palm oil mill
partners, Winrock’s Indonesian Fellows, other local experts and key European or
other demand-side groups (such as food retailer or biofuel groups). Technical
criteria will include geospatial biophysical data such as the location of
peatlands, carbon stocking levels, availability of degraded land to relocate
expansion, etc. Economic criteria will include productivity, opportunities to
increase income and land value, revenues to support local government and
services, etc. The project will identify potential pilot activities in one of
the priority districts and produce recommendations for replicating and scaling
up these and other pilots by a) surveying other proposed pilot activities
within Indonesia and evaluating technical support requirements in their
measurement, monitoring design and implementation, and proposing a set of
technical support activities, and b) engaging key stakeholders and other
grantees in knowledge and information exchange.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management and coordination
- Work closely with and coordinate the work of project partners and Winrock’s Fellows to meet project goals
- Manage contractual arrangements and obligations of project partners and Fellows
- Identify key stakeholders, organize and host listening sessions for partners to identify pilot opportunities
- Co-ordinate and assist in completing the following deliverables with input from team and partners:
- Screening analysis (Identifies the methodology and approach for screening; identifies the Priority Districts for GHG reduction activities)
- Listening sessions report (Illustrates the key issues, challenges, opportunities for low-carbon oil palm development and identifies specific opportunities related to pilot activities)
- Final Project report
- Provide guidance to international team members and partners to ensure cultural sensitivity.
Stakeholder management
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with local partners (e.g. universities) and Winrock’s Indonesian Fellows
- Conduct interviews with multiple stakeholders, including smallholders and local policy makers
Business Development
- Assist with efforts to secure funded work with donors and private companies. Tasks may include communicating with potential clients; gathering data needed for proposals; recruiting local project partners; and assist with proposal writing.
The
applicant will also be required to:
- Travel within Sumatra and/or Kalimantan on visits expected to be 1-2 weeks long
- Hold weekly project update meetings with the European project manager based in the UK, which may require some evening phone/skype calls
- Oversee project activities to ensure smooth management and timely implementation.
- Closely follow the implementation plan and monitor each deliverable.
- Represent Winrock and at meetings and conferences as needed.
- Manage sensitive subject areas with diplomacy.
- Address and proactively identify problems and challenges
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Degree
in Agriculture, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, International
Development, or related field. Master’s degree preferred. Experience: 10 -15 years of relevant working experience. Knowledge and experience of oil palm sector and/or deforestation issues in Indonesia preferred. Five years of experience in managing multidisciplinary (e.g. environmental, economic) and/or multi-stakeholder projects. Experience in the commodities sector, with the private sector, preferred.
Skills/Knowledge:
- Excellent communicator (written and verbal) able to interact with a variety of groups including oil palm producers (corporate and smallholders), academic and research groups, civil society organizations, government officials etc.
- A proactive and resourceful team member able to work independently and remotely, while maintaining strong communications with other international team members based outside Indonesia
- Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- Strong organizational and project management ability. Must be able to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines
- Ability to build and maintain strong and effective relationships with multiple stakeholders in Indonesia
- Experience writing proposals for USAID or other donors (ADB, World Bank, or foundations) highly desirable.
- High level of proficiency in MS Office applications.
NOTE: All candidates
must prepare a written response (no more than 1 page total) to each question
below. Please attach the response to the application. Applications received
without a response to both questions below will not be considered.
- What do you see as the most likely challenges the palm oil sustainability project (described above) will encounter, and how would you recommend overcoming them?
- What do you see as the key(s) to success of this project?
