Field Officer, Aceh Landscape — Forest & Carbon Programs

Puskapa; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 66,960,000 - 133,920,000; Full time

Job summary

Yayasan Hutan Tropis in Aceh seeks a Forest and Carbon Officer to support forest and conservation program strategies, oversee field activities, and coordinate with communities and partners across Aceh landscapes. The role focuses on assessment, management, and monitoring plans, acting as a key liaison with local government, companies, and environment institutions.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree or above, at least two years’ forestry experience, GIS familiarity, and a hands-on,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in a relevant field.
• Minimum 2 years forestry or natural resource management experience.
• Willing to stay in remote Aceh areas with fly-in fly-out roster.
• Familiar with GIS.

Responsibilities

• Support Forest & Carbon Coordinator and Landscape management in developing forest and conservation program strategies and work plans according to the landscape contexts including assessment, management, and monitoring plan.
• Work as the key liaison between the community and related parties and identify, prepare, and manage field activities based on the work plan.
• Conduct engagement and communication including informal discussions at the local stakeholder levels (villages, companies, local government, forestry, and environment institutions, KPH, Taman Nasional, BKSDA, etc.).
• Facilitate all field activities for synergy of sustainable land and forest management minimum at 2 components, nursery, agroforestry, restoration, and forest protection, diagnostic studies in the forest (HCV/HCS).
• Conduct regular monitoring and develop technical reports on the progress of forest management and conservation activities in the landscape.

Skills

GIS

Stakeholder engagement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Autonomy

Forestry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

QGIS

ArcGIS

Job description

Yayasan Hutan Tropis in Aceh seeks a Forest and Carbon Officer to support forest and conservation program strategies, oversee field activities, and coordinate with communities and partners across Aceh landscapes. The role focuses on assessment, management, and monitoring plans, acting as a key liaison with local government, companies, and environment institutions.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree or above, at least two years’ forestry experience, GIS familiarity, and a hands-on,