EarthCare Foundation https://earthcare.foundation (ECF) is a private foundation based in Hong Kong SAR, China, that supports regional partners working on the overlap between food systems, sustainable livelihoods, and biodiversity conservation.
We have 20+ years experience protecting and restoring natural ecosystems while supporting sustainable and culturally appropriate socio-economic development. Our current focus is on strengthening regional capacity to address the common challenges faced by China and Southeast Asia in the context of rapidly accelerating climate change and evironmental degradation.
We are currently looking for a motivated and experienced team player to join our programme team. Programme team members are based in their home countries, yet work closely with each other in a non-hierarchial strucutre. The flexibility to work collaboratively and by consensus as well as to take on an independent leadership role when needed is therefore a critical characteristic of all team members.
The ideal candidate will have a solid track record in a sustainable development-related sector in a Bahasa-speaking context ( Indonesia and/or Malaysia), a results-oriented approach, and the capacity to contribute to a vision of a healthy, biodiverse and thriving East and Southeast Asia.
Reponsibilities:
- Build strategic partnerships with like-minded regional organisations and advisors with a focus on Indonesia but including other countries as required
- Work wih local partners to develop projects that align with shared objectives
- Track and manage grants and otherwise support project partners to achieve targeted outcomes and conduct impact assessments
- Oversee grant compliance related to Indonesia, including but not limited to ensuring all activities comply with Indonesian laws and regulations
- Represent ECF in regional forums and meetings as required
- Facilitate relevant knowledge exchange and capacity-building initiativies
Requirements:
- Familiarity with the SEA sustainable development and food security landscape and actors
- A track record in successfully managing and scaling projects within the region
- Capacity to conduct holistic and critical analyses of the impact of potential projects
- A strong communicator capable of connecting and networking with a diverse mix of stake holders and partners
- Minimum 7 years of relevant working experience, ideally in the NGO sector related to sustainability/biodiversity
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Bahasa Indoneisa or Bahasa Malayu and English, Chinese would be a bonus
- The ability to focus, handle pressure and deal with complexity, ambiguity and multiple demands
- An open mind, willingness and ability to learn and apply new approaches and skills
- A creative, entrepreneurial approach to solving problems and passion for the environment
Please send your CV and a statement of interest outling your reasons for applying as well as current and past salaries to admin@earthcare.foundation before 30 April 2025. A competitive package commersurate with experience will be offered to the right candidate.