Job Description: Project Manager – Indonesia
Reports to: Director of Implementation Department
About the HCV Network Secretariat
The HCV Network is a member-based organisation that promotes the High Conservation Value (HCV) Approach, a methodology to identify and protect ecosystems, biodiversity, and the needs of local communities and indigenous groups where development takes place.
The Secretariat runs the Network’s day-to-day operations. It provides tools and guidance, technical advice, quality assurance and learning opportunities to ensure robust implementation of the methodology in all ecosystems (land-based, aquatic), scales (from farms and management units to landscapes and jurisdictions), and development contexts (forestry, agribusiness, other). The Secretariat is hosted by HCV Network Ltd. a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales (company no. 9710578).
Position Summary
The Project Manager will support the Secretariat’s project delivery and stakeholder engagement, primarily in Indonesia and also within the wider region of Southeast Asia. The relevant projects (which are often pilots to test new and evolving elements of the HCV Approach) integrate conservation priorities into sustainable production landscapes and contribute to implementing the HCV Network Strategy in the region.
Day-to-day, the Project Manager will work closely with other Project Managers in the region, as well as the global Secretariat team. The position is a fully remote one and the successful candidate will work from home, with field travel as required for project implementation. The successful candidate will also engage with HCV Network members operating in the region, and other regional partners.
This role requires a strong background in multi-stakeholder conservation and sustainable production programs, direct engagement experience with communities, smallholders, and local governments, and GIS skills for spatial data analysis and mapping.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting project execution, stakeholder coordination, data analysis and reporting, and contributing to the implementation of the HCV Network strategy. The role will involve both technical and administrative tasks, ensuring that conservation priorities align with jurisdictional and landscape approaches.
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Implementation & Technical Support
- Support the refinement and application of the HCV tool to identify and map priority areas for conservation.
- Assist in the development of tools and guidance to integrate HCVs into landscape and jurisdictional initiatives.
- Provide technical support in applying GIS and spatial data analysis to inform conservation and land-use planning decisions.
- Work closely with smallholders to integrate conservation and sustainable land management practices into their farming systems.
- Support the development of community-based HCV assessments, ensuring community including smallholders' knowledge and perspectives are integrated.
- Help interpret and communicate HCV mapping results to communities, smallholders, and local decision-makers to support management actions.
- Identify and enhance synergies between HCVN’s work and other jurisdictional/landscape conservation programs.
2. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement & Capacity Building
- Facilitate direct engagement with communities, smallholders, and local governments to support sustainable land-use planning and conservation.
- Organize and participate in workshops, consultations, and stakeholder meetings to ensure participatory decision-making.
- Support the development of training materials and capacity-building activities for stakeholders.
- Build and maintain relationships with local government agencies, conservation NGOs, sustainability certification bodies (e.g., FSC, RSPO), and the private sector.
3. Project Coordination & Management Support
- Assist in project planning, budgeting, and reporting under the supervision of the Project Manager.
- Provide logistical and administrative support, including coordinating travel, organizing events, and managing documentation.
- Support project monitoring and evaluation, ensuring timely progress tracking and reporting.
- Contribute to proposal writing, donor relations, and grant reporting.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. natural resource management, forestry, geography,conservation, environmental science, and social sciences).
- At least 5 years of experience in conservation, which must include direct smallholder and/or community programmes, and also sustainable land-use planning and jurisdictional approaches.
- Proven experience in multi-stakeholder conservation and sustainable production/agriculture programmes.
- Direct experience working with communities, smallholders, and local governments on conservation or sustainable land-use initiatives.
- GIS and mapping skills for conservation planning, image interpretation, land-use analysis, and HCV mapping.
- Excellent project coordination and time-management skills.
- Strong research, writing, and analytical abilities.
- Spoken and written fluency in Bahasa Indonesian and English.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a remote, multicultural team.
- Willingness and ability to travel locally and internationally.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience working with jurisdictional initiatives, conservation finance, or sustainability standards.
- Knowledge of HCV and High Carbon Stock (HCS) methodologies.
- Previous experience in HCV-HCS assessment, forest management, sustainable agriculture, or landscape-level conservation planning.
- Familiarity with voluntary sustainability standards and certification schemes (e.g. FSC, RSPO, CCB).
- Experience in organising and delivering trainings or workshops.
Location
Home-office working in Indonesia, with good access to national and international travel routes. The successful candidate must have the right to reside and work in Indonesia.
Hours of work
Full-time (8 hours per day, 5 days per week).
Employer
HCV Network Ltd. United Kingdom.
Contract Type
One-year fixed term contract, with possibility for extension based on performance.
Salary range
£28,180 - £30,290 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Non-UK employees must declare their own country tax and social security costs and provide proof of declaration.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 UK public holidays, 3 of which can be localised to Indonesia.
- Professional development support.
- Home office supplies.
- UK Government’s working from home allowance.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- £100 cash per month in lieu of other benefits.
How to apply?
Please send a 1-page cover letter explaining your suitability for the position and your CV in English to secretariat@hcvnetwork.org by Monday March 10th, 2025. Please note we will only review candidates who are based in and/or already have the right to work in Indonesia. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
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