Biodiversity Specialist with Tropical Landscape Finance Facility

TITLE/POSITION                             : Biodiversity Specialist

LOCATION:                        : Jakarta

DEPARTMENT/UNIT       : Investment Unit, TLFF

Submission Deadline     : 20 December 2018

Job description – Biodiversity Specialist to Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility (“TLFF”)

ABOUT:

The TLFF is a Government of Indonesia supported initiative facilitated by UN Environment, World Agroforestry Centre, ADM Capital and BNP Paribas. The TLFF leverages public funding to unlock private finance for sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. The TLFF coordinates cross-functionally between the government, private sector and communities to foster large-scale positive change. TLFF is looking for a specialist with experience in biodiversity to support the investment teams in Jakarta and Hong Kong. 

Position Summary:

The main role of the Biodiversity Specialist (“BS”) would be to work directly with TLFF investment and ESG assessment staff to: 

a)      Apply technical expertise to identify illustrative examples of successful sustainable land use and agricultural intensification projects and approaches in Indonesia

b)      Develop evaluation reports and workshop materials that are adaptable to Indonesia culture

c)       Effectively communicate results of evaluations and implementation toolkits

d)      The BS should have a clear understanding of the environmental and social aspects/challenges of agriculture projects and be able to equally support ESG DD

e)      Support efforts to document agriculture projects transactions, including assessments, and due diligence reports

Qualifications:

a)      At least 5 years direct experience in biodiversity consultancy in Indonesia

b)      Experience and demonstrated facility working with an international team

c)       Understanding of the regulatory challenges regarding agriculture and land use in Indonesia

d)      Proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a team

e)      Demonstrated leadership, strong organizational skills, integrity

f)        Fluency in both Bahasa Indonesia and English essential

Salary and Benefits

These are competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Kindly submit your covering letter and resume to communications@tlffindonesia.org at the latest 20 December 2018.