Project: Inclusive and Climate Resilient Management of Indonesia’s Blue Swimming Crab Fishery

Location: Bandung, West Java

Contract Duration: 6 months, renewable

Reporting to: Associate Program Manager

Position Objective
The Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Field Coordinator will support the implementation of the Inclusive and Climate Resilient Management of Indonesia’s Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) Fishery project by ensuring GEDSI principles are streamlined across all project activities. This role will coordinate and implement activities involving women, youth and people with disabilities and increase GEDSI awareness at the field level. The role ensures that the project’s interventions are inclusive, participatory, and responsive to the needs of women, youth, and disabled groups involved in the BSC value chain.

The GEDSI Field Coordinator will work closely with local partners, fisher groups, women crab pickers, and youth to increase awareness, strengthen community engagement, support GEDSI Specialist to conduct GEDSI assessments, facilitate trainings, and document lessons and success stories from the field.

The project aims to strengthen BSC governance in West Java and expand its economic opportunities by making the fishery more climate-adaptive, inclusive, and resilient

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a GEDSI plan aligned with project objectives.
• Ensure that GEDSI principles are mainstreamed across all project activities.
• Support the design and implementation of the project’s GEDSI Assessment with the GEDSI Specialist (Short-term Consultant).
• Conduct community consultations, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews with women, youth, and other marginalized stakeholders to understand GEDSI needs in the local context.
• Support implementation of project activities involving women, youth and people with disabilities (workshops, trainings, assessments) through a GEDSI lense.
• Document lessons learned, case studies, and success stories highlighting GEDSI outcomes.
• Provide regular field updates and contribute to progress and donor reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of field experience in community engagement, gender and social inclusion, or livelihood development projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of GEDSI concepts and their application in coastal or fisheries contexts.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse community members.
• Experience working with local communities, fisher groups, and women’s associations is preferred.
• Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia; good English communication skills are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel frequently within the project area (Cirebon, Indramayu, Karawang, Bekasi).
• Candidate based in Bandung preferred, as the role involves frequent coordination with local partners and travel to project sites along the north coast of West Java.

How to Apply

Send your CV and cover letter to santi@starlingresources.com or info@starlingresources.com with the subject “GEDSI Field Coordinator” Starling Resources” by November 20, 2025. Please include samples of GEDSI-related work if available.