Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is an organization that has a mission to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. YKAN is an affiliate of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a science-based organization and experienced in advancing conservation throughout the world since 1951.
We currently have an opening for:
Natural Forest Management Senior Manager (NFM Senior Manager)
Natural Forest Management SM will oversees all aspects of a significant program area encompassing a large, complex geography. Provides strategic leadership and support for the Conservancy’s conservation planning work and establishes overall conservation priorities for one or more divisions or major initiatives.
Duties include:
- Geographic/programmatic size and scope is that of a large, complex business unit, multiple small to mid-sized business units, division/regional or a large program area spanning parts of multiple states/divisions.
- Full responsible for leading or co-leading a whole system program.
- Recruits, retains and manages high quality and effective multi-disciplinary staff with responsibility for support and assisting project implementation
- Broad management and leadership responsibility for 5+ staff members, both internal and external to the organization.
- Develops short and long-term strategies and achieves strategic goals and objectives
- May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.
- Makes independent strategic decisions frequently based on analysis, ambiguous information, experience and judgment.
The NFM Senior Manager will be based in Jakarta. S/he will report to ITP (Indonesia Terrestrial Program) Production Forestry Senior Manager.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree and 10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Excellent knowledge on regulations related to natural forest management in Indonesia
- Experience in developing long term and annual management plan for natural forest concession
- Experience in developing and implementing best practices of natural forest management
- Experience or knowledge in forest-based business development
- Experience directing a major program or project of strategic importance, including management/supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and meeting deadlines.
- Experience working with current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and geographic regions.
- 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.
- Experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans at the state or country level
