POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:
Project Director,
Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil or Aliansi Sawit Lestari Indonesia (ASLI)
project – Jakarta, Indonesia
Effective with the
release of this position announcement, Winrock International is recruiting
applicants for the Jakarta-based position of Project Director. The
responsibilities and qualifications are described in the below position
description.
 
GENERAL:
Winrock International is
a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around
the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and
sustain natural resources.
 
SALARY & BENEFITS:
The salary will be commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits.
 
APPLICATIONS:
Applicants should submit
a current resume and cover letter referencing “ASLI Project Director – Jakarta”
to [email protected] by May 13, 2016.
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Project
Director, Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil or Aliansi Sawit Lestari Indonesia
(ASLI) project
LOCATION: Jakarta,
Indonesia
DEPARTMENT: Environment
Group – Forestry and Natural Resource Management Unit
REPORTS TO: Indonesia
Country Director
 
POSITION SUMMARY
Winrock International is
recruiting a Project Director for an anticipated project on sustainable palm
oil issues. This position will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The anticipated project
is a critical partnership to reduce Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions from
oil palm production while improving livelihoods in oil palm producing areas.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
Serve as Project
Director of the Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil or Aliansi Sawit Lestari
Indonesia project. The applicant will be expected to:
· Provide supervision, support, and direction to
long- and short-term staff with diverse expertise.  
· Provide managerial and technical leadership to achieve an
integrated vision among different components and actors. This includes
cross-sectoral coordination and mediation.
· Administer the project’s financial oversight and procedures,
ensuring compliance with established Winrock accounting principles and donor
regulations.
· Manage subawards with an array of partners, ensuring all
deliverables are met.
· Monitor program indicators, evaluate program results and make

recommendations for improvement in program implementation.
· Coordinate the preparation and submission of work plans and
progress reports and ensure achievement of program results.
· Serve as the primary project representative with stakeholders.
· Establish contacts and interact directly and on a regular basis
with partners and stakeholders to ensure coordinated implementation of project
activities and represent Winrock at key meetings.
· Identify and proactively address implementation and communication
challenges.
· Coordinate and communicate on a regular basis
with Winrock’s Home Office.
 
QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE
· Minimum
five years’ experience managing activities related to natural resource management,
specifically forest resource as related to the palm oil industry, funded by international
development partners
·  
Minimum
three years’ experience working in Indonesia on forest management issues
·  
Minimum
three years’ experience in a management position on an international
development program
·  
Proven
track record of collaborating with development partners, the private sector,
civil society and government officials at all levels
· Strong understanding of Indonesian political practices, knowledge
of Indonesia’s existing body of laws, regulations, and procedures governing
land use
· Ability to build and maintain strong and
effective relationships with multiple stakeholders
· Excellent computer skills, including word-processing,
spreadsheets and PowerPoint.
·   Exceptional communication skills, including
excellent written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesian
·   Experience working on USAID-funded projects
preferred/a plus
 
 
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree
required; Master’s Degree preferred. Preferred disciplines include Agriculture,
Forestry, Natural Resource Management, International Development, Public
Policy, Rural Development.