Country Director, FFI Indonesia Country Programme
Fauna & Flora International
Salary: USD 40,000- USD 60,000
Start Date: As soon as possible
Duration of Contract: Open
Location: FFI Indonesia Programme Office, Jakarta, with regular travel across Indonesia
Founded
in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s
longest-established international conservation organisation. Our vision
is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is
conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through
the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide,
choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take
account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of
conservation. FFI’s Global Headquarters are located in Cambridge, UK,
and FFI is active in over 40 countries.
Indonesia
is unquestionably one of the world’s top biodiversity rich countries
and thus a priority for global conservation. The Indonesian
archipelago’s 17,000 islands are home to roughly 12% of the world’s
mammals, 16% of the world’s reptiles and amphibians, 17% of the world’s
birds and 25% of global fish populations. Yet this biodiversity faces a
myriad of threats including logging and palm oil plantation expansion.
Fauna & Flora International (FFI) established a formal country
programme in Indonesia in 1996 with a Memorandum of Understanding with
the Ministry of Forestry. We have since built up an extensive network of
partners ranging from forest-edge communities and civil society
organisations to government and private business.
People
are at the centre of our conservation initiatives. We are at the
forefront of efforts to help communities map their customary forests and
gain official recognition of their right to manage these areas. FFI’s
innovative approach has catalysed change through a number of flagship
programmes in Indonesia, including the community ranger initiative which
has transformed former combatants, wildlife poachers and loggers into
champions of the environment. We are also pioneering sustainable
financing mechanisms through reduced emissions from deforestation and
degradation (REDD) initiatives in Aceh and Kalimantan. Our work on
surveying High Conservation Value Forest has also been critical in
protecting key orang-utan habitat from conversion to palm oil
plantations or other destructive activities.
Our
work in Indonesia is wide-ranging, dealing with issues facing a range
of species and habitats utilising a range of tried and tested, as well
as innovative techniques.
FFI
is seeking a Country Director to promote, develop, oversee and provide
strategic direction to its Indonesia Country Programme and staff. As
Country Director, you will be a highly experienced conservation
professional, able to take responsibility for the operational
management, implementation and development of FFI’s conservation
strategy and programme of projects in Indonesia.
You
will have a strong proven track record in operational, project, grant
and financial management at a senior level in a similar international
organisation level, and be skilled in providing strategic advice and
technical input to the design, development, implementation and
evaluation of projects.
Strong
leadership and people management skills are essential to the role to
ensure a professional and motivated team that delivers effectively
against project aims, objectives and timelines. The role also requires a
skilled and credible communicator, who is confident in developing and
managing relationships at senior level with partner organisations and
relevant stakeholders, including donors and funders, and colleagues in
Headquarters and across the world.
You
will have a strong track record in fundraising, experience in
institutional development and capacity building and be able to
demonstrate an understanding of the statutory and regulatory frameworks
within which FFI operates in Indonesia, as well as a commitment to
organisational and legal compliance.
For further details and to apply please visit: APPLY ONLINE
The closing date for applications is Monday 18 July 2016. No agencies please.
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