Opening at Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) : Natural Forest Management Senior Manager

Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is an organization 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 www.sayasigap.org.

We currently have an opening for:


Natural Forest Management Senior Manager (NFM Senior Manager)

Natural Forest Management SM will oversees all aspects of a significant program area encompassing a large, complex geography.  Provides strategic leadership and support for the Conservancy’s conservation planning work and establishes overall conservation priorities for one or more divisions or major initiatives.


Duties include:

•            Geographic/programmatic size and scope is that of a large, complex business unit, multiple small to mid-sized business units, division/regional or a large program area spanning parts of multiple states/divisions.                             

•            Full responsible for leading or co-leading a whole system program.                             

•            Recruits, retains and manages high quality and effective multi-disciplinary staff with responsibility for support and assisting project implementation

•            Broad management and leadership responsibility for 5+ staff members, both internal and external to the organization.

•            Develops short and long-term strategies and achieves strategic goals and objectives

•            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 judgment.


The NFM Senior Manager will be based in Jakarta. S/he will report to ITP (Indonesia Terrestrial Program) Production Forestry Senior Manager.


Qualifications:

•            BA/BS degree and 10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.

•            Excellent knowledge on regulations related to natural forest management in Indonesia

•            Experience in developing long term and annual management plan for natural forest concession

•            Experience in developing and implementing best practices of natural forest management

•            Experience or knowledge in forest-based business development

•            Experience directing a major program or project of strategic importance, including management/supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and 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 negotiating                                          

•            Experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans at the state or country level


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Please send your CV and application letter to recruitment.indo@tnc.org, not later than January 20, 2020. Please insert the position title you are interested to apply on the subject line.

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