Environmental Defense Fund Project of

Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan

Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan (YBUL), established in 1993, is a non-profit
organization located in Jakarta, experienced and specialized in promoting and
implementing programs in renewable energy, clean development mechanism and
community based environmentally friendly small- and medium-sized business
empowerment through education, capacity building, feasibility studies and
policy advocacy as well as access to microfinance and linking small- and
medium-sized businesses to technology, market and financial access. YBULs focus
is particularly on rural communities.

With world
attention focused on both the environment and the economy, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is where policymakers and business
leaders turn for win-win solutions.  With
programs from Boston to Beijing, EDF focuses on strong science, uncommon
partnerships and economic-based approaches. EDF’s Oceans Program works in the
world’s top 12 fishing nations to implement sustainable fishing that produces
more fish in the water, more food, and more prosperity.

The YBUL-EDF Sustainable Ocean Program under YBUL was
established in 2015. The Program’s primary objectives are to promote
sustainable fisheries reform in Indonesia with a focus on strengthening the
enabling conditions for sustainable fishing and designing and implementing
fishery management models on the water that demonstrate social, economic and
ecological benefits and how to achieve them.

The YBUL-EDF Program, together with the Ministry of
Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Starling Resources and other partners is contributing
to the Inisiatif Pengelolaan Perikanan
Rajungan Berkelanjutan (IPPRB).  The
IPPRB aims to design and implement sustainable fishery management for Rajungan
through participatory and science-based planning and decision-making among
government, fishing communities and the value chain.  The focus area is WPP 712 and a pilot site is
being implemented along the east coast of Lampung Province including the three
districts of Lampung Timur, Tulang Bawang and Lampung Tengah.

Lampung Fishery
Project Manager

The IPPRB is already underway and supporting local
stakeholders to design and implement collaborative management is the focus of
the coming stages which include socialization, capacity development, setting
local fishery goals and establishing harvest and value chain strategies to
achieve them. The Lampung Fishery Project Manager will be responsible for assisting
the YBUL-EDF team and partners to implement the Lampung IPPRB project. S/he will
be the YBUL-EDF local representative working closely with local government,
fishing communities, mini-plants and processors among other stakeholders.  S/he will oversee implementation of
activities for which the YBUL-EDF team will provide specialize expertise
including fishery science, fishing practices, and fishery management tools and
strategies. The Manager will collaborate with the YBUL-EDF team to prepare
project strategies, work plans, budgets, and reports.  S/he will maintain frequent communication
with the Jakarta-based staff and partners. 

Please send a cover
letter expressing your interest and qualifications (no more than one page) and
resume or CV (no more than four pages) to thata.kurniawan@gmail.com.  The
position will remain open until it is filled. 
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified.)

Role and responsibilities:

·        
Based in Lampung, serve as YBUL-EDF’s local
representative to contribute our specialize fisheries expertise to help local
stakeholders design and implement the IPPRB.

·        
Build strong and collaborative relationships
with stakeholders, serve as our main contact with local government, fishing
communities, university and value chain partners, and conduct frequent outreach
throughout the project area.

·        

Play a leading role in conceiving, designing and
organizing strategic, planning and technical meetings and workshops engaging
local stakeholders. (Logistics support is provided.)

·        
With the YBUL-EDF team, conduct research and
analyses to support the work of local stakeholders to design and implement
fisheries management with innovative solutions under the IPPRB.

·        
Maintain regular contact with the Jakarta-based
YBUL-EDF team.

Requirements:

·        
Master’s degree with minimum 5-7 years of relevant
experience in fisheries or natural resource management or bachelor degree with
minimum 10 years of relevant experience.

·        
Demonstrated ability to communicate, coordinate
and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders in professional and field
setting relevant to Lampung.

·        
Demonstrated experience in guiding large-scale
group of stakeholders and projects including strategic planning,
communications, project implementation and results.

·        
Ability to learn and apply YBUL-EDF’s outreach scientific,
technical and policy tools to analyze, understand challenges and develop
fishery management solutions.

·        
Existing network of relevant government, value
chain, community and university contacts (preferred).

·        
Willingness to learn local and understand the
local society and community priorities politics as they relate to economic
development, fisheries and environmental affairs.

·        
Demonstrated ability to work independently, meet
deadlines, and produce high-quality results.

·        
Excellent communications in Bahasa Indonesia and
English, and ability to communicate with local stakeholders.

Duration: 1 year