Lawyer, Marine Biodiversity Conservation

ClientEarth; Pluit; Remote; IDR 357,000,000 - 483,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ClientEarth invites a lawyer with strong expertise in marine biodiversity conservation to contribute to its new programme in Japan and Southeast Asia. This remote, fixed-term role focuses on advancing biodiversity law, policy, and regulation in Indonesia and beyond, with opportunities to engage partners and contribute to strategy development.

The role requires fluent English and Bahasa Indonesia, knowledge of MPAs/IUU fishing, and the ability to conduct rigorous legal research and analysis for

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with experience in marine biodiversity law, policy, and regulation.
• Experience with MPAs, OECMs, IPLCs, or IUU fishing preferred.
• Ability to conduct legal research and policy analysis and present findings.

Responsibilities

• Strategize and develop legal workstreams in marine biodiversity conservation for Indonesia and the region.
• Engage with government, industry, CSOs, and donors to build relationships.
• Represent ClientEarth in forums and advocate biodiversity action within approved positions.

Skills

English fluency

Bahasa Indonesia

Legal research

Education

Law degree

Job description

Lawyer, Marine Biodiversity Conservation

Application Deadline: 4 October 2026

Department: Global Impact

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Remote - Jakarta

Reporting To: Joyce Melcar Tan

Compensation: Rp420,000,000 / year

Description

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer with experience in marine biodiversity conservation in Indonesia to contribute to the work of ClientEarth's new programme on Food, Ocean, and Land Use (FOLU) in Japan and Southeast Asia. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing biodiversity conservation in marine environments in Indonesia and the broader region, leveraging their expertise in marine and biodiversity law, policy, and regulation. This is a remote, fixed-term position for one year, with the possibility of extension based on performance, funding, and organisational need.

In this role, you will contribute to our early-stage nature strategy, engage with partners and develop and maintain effective relationships across Indonesia and Asia to strengthen nature conservation and address the biodiversity crisis, actively develop ClientEarth’s work in Indonesia, conduct legal, technical and factual research and drafting, and present our work both internally and externally to various stakeholders.

ClientEarth is a group of international legal experts on climate, energy, and the environment. We use the law in partnership with governments, the private sector, and civil society to address climate change, capture the opportunities of the low-carbon transition, and protect nature. Our global team of legal experts specialises in climate risk, decarbonisation, and nature conservation, working across nine offices in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Important dates to note

• Deadline to submit an initial application: 4th of October
• If your profile passes initial screening, you will be asked to submit additional information in the form of 3 additional questions.
• The deadline to submit your answers to these questions is the 8th of October
• If we do not receive a response to these questions by the deadline we will assume you are no longer interested in the role.
• Interviews will take place the week beginning by the 19th of October

Main duties

• Strategy Development: Work closely with the line manager to develop and implement ClientEarth’s strategic priorities for the role’s work area in Legal Research and Analysis:
• Conduct in-depth research and analysis on marine biodiversity conservation law, policy, and regulation in Indonesia, identify and assess relatively complex legal and policy problems, develop practical options in consultation with the line manager, and lead delivery of agreed marine biodiversity legal workstreams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in Indonesia, including government agencies, industry leaders, civil society organisations, and donors
• Advocacy and Representation: Represent ClientEarth in agreed public forums and networking events, presenting the organisation's work and advocating for biodiversity action within approved positions and in consultation with the line manager on sensitive or strategically significant matters.

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

Role requirements

• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in Bahasa Indonesia
• Experience in marine biodiversity conservation law, policy, and regulation, particularly in MPAs, OECMs, traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), or IUU fishing
• Specific knowledge of Indonesia’s marine biodiversity conservation landscape and progress towards GBF implementation and the 30x30 target
• Knowledge of formal and informal relationships and working practices in relation to policymakers, regulators, civil society organisations (CSOs) and networks, and traditional knowledge holders in Indonesia
• Ability to engage constructively with a range of external stakeholders and represent ClientEarth confidently in various forums

See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.

Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

Further Information

Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more as well as our flexible working FAQ.

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. See our equity, diversity and inclusion journey page for more.

Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the countries listed at the top of this job advert.

ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.