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Biodiversity Enumerator
Sangga Bumi Lestari is an Indonesian non-profit sustainability research, strategy, and implementation organisation that protects and restores ecosystems, improves livelihoods, and strengthens governance. We implement projects to increase community and civil society involvement in the management of forest areas, encourage corporate companies to operate forestry and agricultural concessions according to key sustainability criteria, and facilitate government support for sustainable development goals. We have enhanced protection of some of West Kalimantan’s key wildlife habitats through facilitating multi-stakeholder collaborations and demonstrating that well-managed forest areas can enhance community livelihoods and contribute to district level development goals.
Sangga Bumi Lestari implements projects from offices in Jakarta, Pontianak, Ketapang, and Kapuas Hulu. We currently have 30 staff members and additional freelance field assistants. Our current projects focus on five key areas:
Land use change analysis to identify sustainability issues and communicate externally via articles and reports, workshops, and webinars.
Direct engagement to encourage sector transformation and develop collaborative strategies to improve sustainability commitments of concessions. We also engage relevant government departments to support these private sector’s initiatives.
Supporting the government’s social forestry policy, focused on the province of West Kalimantan. We focus on supporting communities obtain social forestry designations, encouraging district government support for the policy, and developing strategies to increase village development and the welfare of local communities operating social forestry permits.
Developing wildlife corridors to connect existing forest areas and recover degraded habitats, including conducting biodiversity and vegetation surveys, data analysis, education and outreach, reforestation, and stakeholder engagement.
Flood prevention in rural and urban areas. Including mapping of watersheds, land-use change analysis, hydrological modelling, stakeholder engagement, the development and trial of suitable mitigation strategies, training, and implementation.
Role
Sangga Bumi Lestari is looking for Biodiversity Enumerators for our project in the Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu. Duties may include:
Organise and implement Road Impact Survey (Social survey with Kobo Collect, Camera Trap, Road Kill and Carcasses Removal Rate) at the Betung Kerihun - Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu.
Conduct the road kill and carcasses removal rate.
Conduct camera trap deployment and data collection in the landscape.
Conduct traffic count survey.
Provide support to other biodiversity surveys when needed.
Managing logistics, obtaining necessary permissions, meeting the survey targets according to the timeline, and conducting the survey according to the correct methodology.
Communicate with Coordinator in data storage and data transfer and any issues related to data.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in biology, zoology, forestry, or other degrees related to biodiversity conservation.
Experience in collecting biodiversity data in the field
An understanding of data analysis methods and how and why data is collected according to agreed methods. Experience of collecting data for a university or academic project would be a bonus.
Willingness to work in remote areas.
We need 2 person for road kill/carcasses removal rate survey, and 3 person for camera trap and traffic count survey
What we offer
6-month contract.
Working with a team passionate in biodiversity conservation research.
The position would be based in the Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu. When not in the field, accommodation in Kapuas Hulu is provided.
Please contact:
Interested candidates should send a CV to info@sanggabumilestari.org and Cristiar Samosir (cristiar@sanggabumilestari.org) with the subject line ‘Biodiversity Enumerator-Surname’. Please send your applications before the 9th of February 2025.