We Are Hiring: Conservation Programs Manager
(Based in Sukadana – West Kalimantan)
Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) is an innovative planetary health non-profit located in West Kalimantan, Indonesia that is seeking an Conservation Programs Manager to work with us to help save Gunung Palung National Park – one of the biological wonders of the world that is home to a critical population of orangutans. The ASRI Clinic, and our future hospital, provides high-quality, discounted health care to local communities in exchange for commitments to forest conservation. This work is supported by a portfolio of conservation and community development programs designed to target individual drivers of illegal logging in Gunung Palung. ASRI itself is supported by US Non-profit Health in Harmony.
Your job would be overseeing a team of 10 Indonesian staff members and the conservation programs they manage which include:
Commensurate with experience and with relation to in-country standards
Submission details:
Please submit (1) CV or resume and (2) cover letter describing why you are interested in this position to both: wilfirmus@alamsehatlestari.org and monica@alamsehatlestari.org
Please send an email of interest immediately, and submit your full application not later than October 31, 2017. Materials may be submitted in either English or Bahasa Indonesia.
(Based in Sukadana – West Kalimantan)
Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) is an innovative planetary health non-profit located in West Kalimantan, Indonesia that is seeking an Conservation Programs Manager to work with us to help save Gunung Palung National Park – one of the biological wonders of the world that is home to a critical population of orangutans. The ASRI Clinic, and our future hospital, provides high-quality, discounted health care to local communities in exchange for commitments to forest conservation. This work is supported by a portfolio of conservation and community development programs designed to target individual drivers of illegal logging in Gunung Palung. ASRI itself is supported by US Non-profit Health in Harmony.
Your job would be overseeing a team of 10 Indonesian staff members and the conservation programs they manage which include:
- Reforestation of critical orangutan habitat with native tree species
- Sustainable agriculture extension work & agricultural product marketing
- Micro-enterprise program for loggers to become entrepreneurs
- Goats for Widows/Livestock husbandry
- Conservation education and community outreach
- Illegal logging monitoring and GIS analysis
- Forest Guardians/Community organizing and capacity building
- Leading annual work planning processes for the conservation program and facilitating long-term strategic program planning processes
- Monitoring and evaluating program achievements and progress, and re-structuring programs in line with changing conservation threats
- Facilitating the professional development of conservation program staff through identifying suitable training and education opportunities
- Authoring grant proposals and reports supporting all ASRI program activities (conservation, health and community development)
- Compiling and managing annual conservation division budget; ensuring the transparent and responsible expenditure of program budgets
- Representing ASRI at local, national and international-level forums relevant to building our networks and scaling-up our impact
- Building partnerships and maintaining positive relationships with other conservation stakeholders in the Gunung Palung landscape
- Supervising conservation program volunteers and interns from within and outside Indonesia
- Liaising with our partner organization, Health in Harmony, through providing timely information on conservation program updates
- Willing to make a 2-year commitment
- Willing to live in a small town in rural Borneo
- Fluent in both Bahasa Indonesia and English
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing situations with patience and humor
- Eager to work among different cultures and ethnicities, with varying socio-economic backgrounds
- Team-oriented, and ready to help with organizational needs beyond the scope of your own specific job duties
- Committed to conserving tropical forests in conjunction with improving public health
- A Masters degree in a relevant field (environmental science or management, forestry, agriculture, geography, international development, etc.)
- Three+ years relevant work experience in developing countries, including (ideally) at least 1 year in Indonesia
- Statistical analysis and data management experience. Experience with GIS, cartography, or remote sensing is also a plus.
- Track record of developing successful grant and funding proposals
Commensurate with experience and with relation to in-country standards
Submission details:
Please submit (1) CV or resume and (2) cover letter describing why you are interested in this position to both: wilfirmus@alamsehatlestari.org and monica@alamsehatlestari.org
Please send an email of interest immediately, and submit your full application not later than October 31, 2017. Materials may be submitted in either English or Bahasa Indonesia.
