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Field Survey Coordinator
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 was established in November 2021, but the team has operated in Indonesia since 2009, previously under the name AidEnvironment Asia.
Sangga Bumi Lestari implements projects from offices in Jakarta, Ketapang, and Kapuas Hulu. We currently have 23 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.
Sangga Bumi Lestari is looking for a Field Survey Coordinator for our project in the Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu.
Role
Organise and implement vertebrate (direct and indirect) and vegetation surveys in six different habitat types in the Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu.
Coordinate the survey team in the field (in coordination with the Project Manager and Research Manager, who will join the surveys sporadically), including managing logistics, obtaining necessary permissions, meeting the survey targets according to the timeline, and ensuring correct methodology is followed at all times.
Manage the field team to transfer data regularly and communicate clearly any data issues to the research team.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in biology, zoology, forestry, or other degrees related to biodiversity conservation.
Experience in collecting biodiversity data in the field, with proven experience collecting vertebrate data, vegetation data, and/or orangutan nest data.
A strong understanding of various scientific methods for vertebrate and vegetation surveys.
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.
Experience of managing a team in the field.
Able to withstand the physical demands of fieldwork in a landscape encompassing swamp and dry forest.
Willingness to work in remote areas.
What we offer
A one-year 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.
Benefits include a hybrid working policy and private health insurance.
Contact:
Interested candidates should send a CV to info@sanggabumilestari.org and Cristiar Samosir (cristiar@sanggabumilestari.org) with the subject line ‘Field Survey Coordinator-Surname’. Please send your applications before the 16th of August 2024.