Program Overview
Indonesia envisions that in 2045 the country will be able to transform its economy from a natural resource-dependent economy to a modern, competitive manufacturing- and service-based economy with high value-added to secure prosperity and social justice for all Indonesians. This transformation will capitalize on the country's maritime strengths by incorporating better ocean resource management to leverage the blue economy development for increasing environmental.
sustainability as well as building competitive, innovative, and sustainable maritime sectors.
A sustainable blue economy is given a central part in this shift of paradigm and geopolitical role. Indonesia will be known globally as a champion for conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of its seas, having been able to tackle the many environmental issues affecting its ocean and seas, such as marine and coastal pollution, climate change, IUU, overfishing, and habitat destruction, among others.
One of the keys to achieve the vision is by enhancing the governance of Indonesian seas and ocean recognising the multifaceted issues and interests across space and time. This effort will need to be supported by objective and scientifically robust data and analysis which can inspire action, coupled with the fulfilment of enabling factors as a catalyst for change and mobilization of resources. In WRI Indonesia, we work on three main areas: (1) Seeking collective actions through convening multistakeholder platforms to leverage the impacts for sustainable coastal and fisheries management, such as: the New Ocean Economy; (2) Enhancing sustainable coastal management including through providing policy-based research for advancing and scaling-up a nature-based solution approach for coastal management and fisheries; and (3) strengthen sustainable blue food management and governance.
Job Highlight
Reporting to the Ocean and Plastic Waste Manager, he/she will support the Manager in managing multiple projects, such as Ocean Account, Promoting Nature based Solution in Fisheries, Blue Carbon Ecosystem Mapping, Restoration and Conservation, Sustainable Blue Food. The responsibilities of the Project Lead encompass the whole phases of project activities: conceptualization, planning, data gathering and field verification, analysis, writing and project management. The person needs to work in close coordination with research and programmatic staffs, including members of regional team. He/she shall also support the Ocean and Plastic Waste Manager to further advance the WRI Indonesia portfolio in the topic of sustainable management of coastal and marine ecosystem including fisheries; while exploring prospect for research activities, donor relations, proposal writing, and internal project framing.
The Coastal and Fisheries Governance Lead must be able to work with minimum supervision, having an adequate programmatic and project management knowledge, strong commitment to implement WRI’s mission, culture, and values – integrity, innovation, urgency, independence, and respect. Team-oriented thinking and passion on ability to engage with stakeholder. The Project Lead is also tasked to support the enhancement of the quality of data and information and improve data-communication among sectoral in national-subnational level agencies.
What You Will Do
Supporting Programmatic Excellence (50%)
Ocean Accounts & Blue Carbon Mapping
Measuring and valuing marine & coastal ecosystem services is central to understand ocean contributions to people and economy within and beyond GDP. The growing appetite in countries on ocean accounts calls for: Readily available dataset on coastal ecosystem extent, condition, and service factors e.g., blue carbon, etc; Guidance for policymakers and other stakeholders on how to apply the data; and use cases on applying ocean accounts for policy planning and evaluation.
Nature-based Solution to Sustainable Blue Food
The demand of blue food has been significantly growing over the years, in the meantime the environmental carrying capacity is limited. Mangrove deforestation caused by the expansion of aquaculture industries has led to several environmental problems, despite that mangrove delivers enormous services to the environment including aquaculture, among others: protecting the ponds from the impact of sea-level rise. Providing knowledge products for policy development as well as multistakeholder platform to unlocking potential financing from various instruments to optimize and incentivize the utilization of ecosystem services of the natural built environment for fisheries industry.
Project Management
Research management
Contribute in research and evaluation:
Research, Knowledge and Publication (30%):
Engagements (20%)
What You Will Need
Education: You shall have a master’s degree in integrated coastal management, marine science, oceanography, marine planning, aquaculture, fisheries, natural resources management, international development, environmental science, public policy, political science, or other relevant fields.
Skill & Experiences:
Contract Arrangement
Full-time with fixed-term employment agreement up to 31 December 2024 period with 3 (three) months of consultancy contract apply before the fixed-term employment agreement started.
What we offer
Must have authorization to work in Indonesia to be eligible for this position.
Final candidates might be required to take a writing test and to produce two writing samples when needed.
How to apply: In order to be formally considered, please submit an updated resume and cover letter through WRI career portal.
Application close: 1700 (DKI Jakarta local time), 25 November 2023. We will close the advert earlier when the best candidates are identified at earlier dates.