Founded
in 1951, the Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global conservation
organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all
life depends. Guided
by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our
world's toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive
together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and
oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water
sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. One of our core
values is our commitment to diversity.. Therefore, we strive for a
globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. Working in 72
countries including all 50 United States, we use a collaborative
approach that engages local communities, governments, the private
sector, and other partners.
In Indonesia, TNC is affiliated with
Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN),
with a mission to inherit sustainable natural environment for future
generations by preserving lands and
water terein in which all lives depends on, through management of
protected reserved area, vital species habitat conservation and local
communities empowerment.
We currently have several openings for:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE COORDINATOR
Direct Administrative
Support to Country Director Office:
- Budget preparation, travel arrangements and meeting logistics, scheduling, reporting and tracking information for the Country Director.
- Provides operational support to the executive, such as creating/submitting monthly reports and developing operational guidelines to ensure efficient management of the program and compliance with regulations.
- Assists in the design and implementation of large-scale projects, ensuring that programmatic commitments, timelines and compliance standards are communicated and met.
- Creates, oversees and works to consistently improve communications to all members within the department or region’s scope and beyond.
- Makes interpretations and recommendations as appropriate.
- Direct supervision of more less 4 team members.
Liaison
to Indonesia Leadership Team and Board
- Liaises with other Indonesia Leadership Team (ILT) where s/he participates as an adjunct member of the ILT, including assisting in scheduling/attending all meetings that related with the Country Director, coordinating agenda and preparing minutes and other follow ups as necessary. S/he facilitates cross-divisional coordination of travel and outreach plans.
- Acts as the Board Liaison for the Indonesia Program.. In this role s/he provides significant support for the Board, working with ILT members throughout the organization to assemble Board briefing documents and to coordinate meeting logistics.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for the Board members, ensuring professional and timely responses.
- Setting up and attending board meetings, assembling materials and preparing performance dashboards for meetings and mailings, taking and composing minutes, assisting with necessary follow ups after meeting completion.
- Managing correspondence and communications on behalf of the Country Director including board meeting minutes.
- Conducts background research and information gathering.
- Follows up with board members or special committees as needed.
Alignment
Coordination
Helps to ensure that each
division within the Indonesia Program is aligned with the Global
Challenges and Global Solutions and that there is alignment
among divisions’ key initiatives by:
- Developing and monitoring the alignment processes.
- Creating the dashboard and monitoring the status of key initiatives’ achievement;
- Reporting the status of key initiatives’ achievement to ILT and continuous updating of the dashboard.
This
position requires frequent interaction with
all members within the organization including senior managers, staff,
trustees, Board of Directors and donors, as well as vendors and business
relations.
The
Executive Office Coordinator reports to the Country Director and must
cultivate cooperative working partnerships with the Indonesia
Program Leadership Team members and other staff, volunteers, citizens,
corporations, educational institutions, government and private agencies
and other conservation partners.
This position is based in Jakarta.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years related experience or equivalent combination, including 2 years providing direct administrative support to a senior manager;
- Experience managing and implementing multiple projects;
- Experience negotiating agreements;
- Experience supervising staff, interns, and/or volunteers;
- Experience with current technology in relevant field;
- Experience working with dashboards; and large amount of data, PowerPoint.
- Experience working with a wide range of people, such as board of directors, donors, volunteers, and/or all levels of staff; and
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Highly proficient in English, verbal and written.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
The
Community Development Specialist is responsible
for engaging and supporting communities in natural resource management.
S/he uses the full range of participatory methods, tools, and processes
to meaningfully engage communities in the planning, implementation, and
evaluation of the program. S/he provides
administrative and project management support and other general
assistance to program staff and consultants working towards the
achievement of social objectives, conservation, or stewardship goals.
These may include one or more of the following
functions:
- Together with his/her supervisor and other team members, develops and implements conservation strategies and institutional best practice that suits with local community
- Support the development of innovative scientific methods, analyses, tools, and frameworks to meaningfully engage communities in development and natural resource management initiatives
- Facilitate communities in their initiatives to take part in natural resource management, climate change mitigation, livelihood development, etc.
- Build and strengthen local institutions (community groups, village leaders, etc.) in administration, financial management, and other strategic and technical areas
- Help link communities and village government with government agencies at the different levels, private companies, NGOs, etc.
- Coordinate with district/provincial government especially community development institution (BPMD/BPMK)
- Coordinate and help build the capacity of local NGO partners, as needed
- Collect, document and analyze various types of data and information through focus group discussions, key informant interviews, household survey, etc.
- Provide technical and logistical support during field trips, etc.
This position will be based in West Kalimantan
Province which will be informed later and reports to the Associate Director of Development for Corporate Practice.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree and 5 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including staffing, workloads and finances under deadlines.
- Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
- Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies
- Experience negotiating.
Please send your CV and application letter to
recruitment.indo@tnc.org,
not later than June 14, 2019.
Please insert the position title you are interested to apply on the subject line.
