5 Field Supervisor/Officer - Kemitraan

Recognizing the importance of restoring and conserving peatland, Peatland Restoration Agency (Badan Restorasi Gambut, BRG) is created in 2016 by a Presidential Regulation Number 1 of 2016. The Agency is responsible for restoring 2 million of degraded peatland of 7 priority provinces to categorized into Peatland Hidrological Units (Kesatuan Hidrologi Gambut, KHG) by 2020.

The Caring-for Peatland Villages (Desa Peduli Gambut, DPG) Program is conceived for BRG to achieve its national development targets: BRG is responsible for the achievement of both environmental quality and village development improvements (as indicated in Table 1) across all peatland villages under its mandate. The program emphasizes and promotes the roles and functions of villages and communities in managing peatland restoration and addressing peat fire – in alignment villages’ roles as defined in Village Law Number 6 of 2014.All development programs in peatland villages (within and at the vicinity of restored peatland areas) are to be well aligned through activities such as participatory village mapping and spatial planning, conflict mitigation and resolution, rights and access legal recognition, institutional building for hidrology and land management, inter village cooperation, economic empowerment, and strengthening of indigenous and local knowledge ini mitigating the risks and responding to peat fire. In achieving its ambitious mandate within a short time frame, BRG has chosen Kemitraan to partner in seven priority provinces locations of the program namely, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatera, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and Papua.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of Provincial Coordinator for Desa Peduli Gambut (DPG), Project Officer, and National Project Manager, Field Supervisor will provide oversight on the assigned Districts, Sub-districts, and Villages under her/his supervision, and is primarily responsible for the coordination of project related activities. S/He will be responsible for coordinating the overall project planning, implementation, monitoring of progress, facilitation of requirements to secure project progress, synergize activities with supervisors and across the relevant staff within the project, coordination and relationship building with local key stakeholders. DPG Field Supervisor is also responsible for the smooth implementation and coordination of monitoring and evaluation activities, for the specific quality and timely results, and follows all necessary administrative/financial (internal and Donor) rules related to implementation.

Field Supervisor will work closely with Provincial Coordinator, Project Officer, National Project Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning unit, Community Facilitators, Project Finance and Administration Assistants, Consultants/Experts and Advisors, Government institutions (BRG, MoEF, Local governments), and other staffs within Kemitraan’s office. 

Kemitraan is currently looking for 5 persons to fill in the position of Field Supervisor to be based in South Sumatera (2), West Kalimantan (1) and Central Kalimantan (2).  The position is for 5 month (until May 2018) with a possibility of extension until September 2020.

For further detailed information of the job description, please check our website at www.kemitraan.or.id 

Please send your application and resume to recruitment@kemitraan.or.id by December 31, 2017.  Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.