Location:
Jakarta, Indonesia
Asia -
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Reports to: Indonesia, Country Lead
Status: Full time for fixed term (1 year), with possibility of extension
Position summary:
The Program Manager, Palm Oil is primarily responsible for developing and managing the Rainforest Alliance’s palm oil program
in Indonesia and for serving as a technical resource to staff working on palm projects in other regions.
This
includes delivering projects according to work plans and budgets,
coordinating with field consultants and staff, identifying and
supporting local
partner organizations and maintaining relationships with donors and
with stakeholders in the corporate, government, and civil society
sectors.
Additionally,
s/he will oversee performance by implementing partners, provide
technical services, source appropriate technologies and consulting
services, and provide reports
on project progress, monitoring and evaluation, finance, and other
project areas.
The position will coordinate closely with Rainforest Alliance’s
international teams, such as
Markets Transformation, Development and Communications and in Indonesia
with the finance, accounting and HR colleagues. This is a position with
supervisory responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
·
Ensure
effective communication with global team as needed about the impact and
development of the work for the use of project learning, communication
and fundraising.
·
Develop
and maintain relation with key local stakeholders to contribute on the
stronger impact of the Oil palm and rubber program in the country.
·
Represent
the RA as needed in related Oil palm and rubber platforms or events to
improve the RA Oil palm and rubber certification positioning in the
country.
·
Coordinate with other RA global departments to ensure cohesion in the overall program execution.
·
Supervise and lead the local team and
provide them with plan, feedback, coaching and support their interaction with donors and local project partners.
·
Provide
direct technical support to local partners implementing field
activities under sub-grants to trigger more work on the related field in
the country.
·
Identify and supervise Rainforest Alliance’s implementing partners to ensure subsequent deliverables.
·
Manage
the development of the Oil palm and rubber portfolio, ensuring that
resources are assigned to implement activities in line with donor
commitments;
·
Oversee
and lead project planning and implementation, be responsible for
deliverables and budgetary execution; prepare donor reports as per
contractual commitments.
·
Contribute to the
Oil palm and rubber program
strategies, annual planning and reporting, and studies to assess results and impact.
·
Organize
logistical support and host visit by international specialists,
journalists, project auditors and other stakeholders visits to projects.
·
Develop and/or adapt technical support tools for use by local technical assistance providers, farmers, and group administrators.
·
Support
the Country Lead to identify new project opportunities, support in
proposal writing and presenting new proposal to donors.
·
Support
the country lead to identify resources and needs required to further
expand the palm oil and rubber program in the country; and
·
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
·
Master’s degree in Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Business Administration or another relevant field;
·
Minimum 10
years of experience in project management, including managing budgets
and implementing activities according to agreed-upon work plans and
schedules;
·
First-hand knowledge of the concepts of sustainable agriculture and knowledge of the palm oil
industry;
·
Understanding of market value chains and certification of sustainably produced commodities;
·
Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage remote staff and consultants in developing countries:
·
Effective
interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to operate
efficiently in multi institutional relationships, and to communicate
with farmers, government ministers, donor representatives
and/or company executives;
·
Excellent
organizational skills and the ability to work independently as well as
in a team environment, to assess priorities and to multi-task with
strong attention to detail;
·
Administrative
efficiency, with the ability to track project progress and prepare
timely reports, and competence in the main computer software programs;
·
Demonstrated professional capability in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesian and English; and
·
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25 percent of the time.
Salary:
Commensurate with experience.
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