Opening at Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN): ITP Director

Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is an Indonesian Foundation (Yayasan) 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. For more information, visit ykan.or.id.   

We currently have an opening for:

Indonesia Terrestrial Program Director (ITP Director)
The Indonesia Terrestrial Program Director serves as the principal contact to government agencies, other conservation organizations, foundations and the academic community.  They may play a leading role in donor identification, cultivation and stewardship for the program. Disseminates best practices, provides training and analyses to best implement organizational measures of success, and develops key partnerships.   The Indonesia Terrestrial Program Director  establishes YKAN as a major conservation partner within the area of responsibility, defines conservation priorities in the area of responsibility, plays a leading role in managing major public agency and elected official relationships, plays leading role in public and private fundraising programs of the program, and leads and manages a large team which implements conservation efforts.

Duties include:
• Geographic size and scope is that of a large, complex business unit, major geographic region within a very large business unit, multiple smaller business units, and divisional regional or at the national/global level.
• Designs, implements, and directs complex and diverse projects, encompassing multiple programs and coordinating the work of other professionals, inside and outside the organization.  Incorporates cross-disciplinary knowledge to support program objectives.
• Highly diversified work involves participation in the formulation and evaluation of broad policies and/or long-term programs, or making decisions, which typically have broad organizational impact.
• Directs major program of strategic importance to YKAN through management of multi-disciplinary teams, such as a whole system program.
• High level management and leadership responsibility for 10+ staff members, both internal and external to the organization.
• 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 context.
• May require frequent travel domestically and/or internationally and evening and weekend hours.
• YKAN may, from time to time, assign the Employee to another location(s) in accordance with the requirements of the Employee’s job description and/or YKAN’s operational needs. The Employee agrees to work in such other work location(s) in Indonesia

Indonesia Terrestrial Program Director will be based in Jakarta. S/he will report to the Executive Director.

Qualifications:
• BA/BS degree and 12 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fundraising experience, including identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation.
• Experience designing, implementing, and directing complex or multiple projects of strategic importance, including managing finances, supervising multidisciplinary professionals and coordinating the work of partners while 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 networking with high level conservation contacts.
• Experience working with methods and standards of biodiversity information systems and initiatives.
• Experience conceiving and implementing strategic and creative initiatives.
• Experience negotiating
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Please send your CV and application letter to recruitment.indo@ykan.or.id, not later than August 12, 2020. Please insert the position title you are interested to apply on the subject line