Workstream Lead, Forest Carbon and Ecosystem Services, Forest Governance Programme

Workstream Lead, Forest Carbon and Ecosystem Services, Forest Governance Programme, Indonesia

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  Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM BST on Friday, 5th of September. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found.

Forest Governance Programme, Indonesia

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a long-term international development programme focused on sustainable natural resource management and inclusive policy reform. This programme is part of a long-standing partnership between governments and aims to support sustainable land and resource management through inclusive, multi-stakeholder collaboration. It focuses on strengthening governance systems, improving transparency and traceability in supply chains, and enhancing the capacity of local institutions and communities. Working in close collaboration with government institutions and other stakeholders, the initiative aims to deliver positive outcomes for climate resilience, biodiversity, and local livelihoods.

This Opportunity:

Please note - This position is being recruited as part of a proposal submission and is contingent upon the successful award of the contract.

Palladium is seeking a Workstream Lead, Forest Carbon and Ecosystem Services to play a key role in supporting Indonesia’s Forests and Other Land Uses (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 Policy, which aims to ensure that the forestry and land use sectors sequester more carbon than they emit by 2030. This role will focus on advancing carbon trading systems, enhancing carbon sequestration, and supporting sustainable forest management practices that benefit local communities and contribute to national climate goals. Speaking competence in both English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.

Once awarded, the Workstream Lead would be expected to start in November 2025. This a 4-year programme running until 2029 with the potential for extension.

Location: The position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and will report at least 3+ days per week to the MoF Head Office located in the Gedung Manggala Wanabakti Block. All applicants must have working rights in Indonesia as sponsorship will not be provided, nor will any relocation expenses.

Reporting Lines:

• The Workstream Lead reports to the TL
• This role will directly supervise 1-2 employees

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide regulatory and institutional support for the implementation of the FOLU Net Sink 2030 Policy, including:
• Carbon trading and accounting systems
• Non-timber forest product (NTFP) development
• Community stewardship initiatives
• Sustainable timber management strategies
• Contribute to achieving national carbon reduction targets with forestry contributing 60% of these goals
  
• Support the development and alignment of Indonesia’s carbon registry system (SRN) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Certification (SPEI) with international standards such as Verra, Gold Standard, and Plan Vivo
• Assist in the operationalisation of the IDXCarbon exchange platform, including facilitating foreign carbon credit transactions
• Prepare technical guidance for viable forest carbon programmes under MUK and social forestry frameworks, ensuring compliance with carbon regulations and high-integrity credit standards
• Promote integration of sustainable practices such as SVLK+, Intensive Silviculture (SILIN), Reduced Impact Logging for Climate (RIL-C), and ecosystem service optimisation
• Enhance opportunities for local community participation and benefit-sharing in forest carbon initiatives
• Collaborate with government agencies to analyse economy-wide forest utilisation options that strengthen forest stewardship and carbon value
• Support efforts to maximise contributions to sustainable forest management, economic development, and community benefits through holistic implementation of MUK
• Mobilise climate finance through well-integrated forest carbon strategies
• Work closely with the GEDSI Manager to ensure the participation of women, youth, indigenous, and marginalised groups in social forestry schemes

Essential Criteria:

• Advanced degree in Environmental Policy, Forestry, Climate Science, Climate Change or related field
• Proven experience in carbon markets, forest governance, or climate policy implementation
• Full fluency in English and reading and speaking competence in Bahasa Indonesia
• Familiarity with Indonesian forest sector regulations and international carbon standards
• Demonstrated understanding of national, regional, and local politics relevant to the natural resources sector in Indonesia
• Experience working on a donor-funded programme or with a contractor or international NGO in relevant sectors such as natural resources management, environment/biodiversity, forestry, land use management, or agriculture
• Proven ability to leverage and manage partnership and cooperate with host country governments and stakeholders in implementing donor-funded programmes
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically, ability to manage culturally and linguistically diverse staff, consultants and counterparts
• Professional and diplomatic demeanor and conduct, especially during interactions with the client and its constituents

Desired Criteria:

• Experience leading the delivery of workstreams on FCDO-funded programmes
• Experience integrating MEL and GEDSI into programme design and delivery

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

Palladium is part of GISI’s global family of companies, which aims at creating solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process (due to disability, neurodiversity, or for any other circumstance), please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding:

We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.