Senior Spatial Analyst Based in Jakarta, Indonesia

About The Forest Trust (TFT)

TFT currently has offices in 16 countries including SE Asia, India, China and several locations within W est Africa, Europe and the Americas. We employ more than 260 people worldwide and work with big and  small  companies,  communities  and  producers  of  raw materials  to  create  compelling  cases  of transformation. With an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, we work on the ground with people to create inspiring transformation stories. W e focus on creating value, engage without judging and carry hope and a positive vision of the future..

What Makes Us Unique

Beyond providing advice on policy set up based on our strong technical expertise, we see the world through interactions and relationships. Operating between two worlds (NGO-Companies/Buyer-Supplier), we encourage our partners to look inside, and are not only their environmental conscience. In addition to traceability and assessments, we create and innovate solutions to the challenges companies and communities face.

What We Offer

•      A unique work experience in a fast-growing and dynamic non-profit directly impacting the conservation of the environment and improvements in human rights and social equity through supply chains.

•    A dynamic environment with the chance to work on a multicultural team..

•      The opportunity to gain experience in advanced project management, client relations, environmental, social and labour issues, with exposure to many diverse projects.

•      The opportunity to work with high-level managers and topical experts in leading domestic, regional and international corporations.

Responsibilities and Scope

•      Provide thorough analysis and recommendations for TFT and clients by creating strong forest/farm/plantation estate management plan programs for their companies;

•    Coach the HCS and HCV studies at TFT project sites;

•    Assist and train TFT’s clients to create, monitor and evaluate an Integrated Land Use Plan.

•    Write reports for internal and external audiences;

•    Coach the assessor of companies’ performance against international standards;

•      Familiar with international standards of various certification schemes, such as the FSC, PEFC, RSPO, ISPO etc. is a plus.

Requirements – Candidate Profile Minimum Qualifications

•    Graduate / Master’s degree in related field;

•      Minimum of 7 / 4 years experiences Strong skills for techniques of sampling, surveying, data analysis and management systems of biodiversity;

•    Site Conservation Planning and Participatory Conservation Planning;

•    Landscape analysis;

•    Sufficient GIS and statistic data analysis skills;

•    Familiar with tropical forest restoration principles;

•    Familiar with laws and regulations related to natural resource management in Indonesia.

Function:

The Senior Spatial Analyst will be a member of the TFT Team, and focus on issues related to forests, farms,  and  palm  oil  estate management  in Indonesia.  Ideal  candidates must  be  comfortable to  train company staff (both at HQ and field levels) on the implementation of Spatial Analysis and development of Integrated Land Use Plans. Strong writing skills are also required, as the position will involve writing reports and  proposals for  TFT  business and  donor  clients.  The  Senior  Spatial  Analyst  will  also  be expected to support the management of stakeholder relations between TFT and Indonesian non- governmental  organisations  (NGOs)  and  research  institutions.  Strong  spoken  and  written  skills  in Indonesian and English are a plus.

Other Information :

•    1 year, extendable;

•    Based in the Jakarta office; and

•   Willing to travel throughout Indonesia

To Apply

Interested candidates  should send a cover letter  and resume via e mail  to   indonesia.recruitment@tft- earth.org. The position will be open until filled. Only selected candidates will be contacted.