Vacancy: Policy Manager

Job Purpose

To influence and improve policies related to sustainability, particularly in the area of food loss and waste. This role involves reviewing and evaluating existing legislation, identifying areas for improvement, and working with stakeholders to advocate for effective policy changes. The Policy Manager will gather and analyze data, communicate with policymakers, identify enabling policies for private sectors and relevant stakeholders in reducing food loss and waste, and collaborate with team members to ensure that policies support sustainable development goals. This high-level role is crucial for driving legislative changes that facilitate a more sustainable food system in Indonesia.

 Responsibilities

  • Review and evaluate legislation and policies on sustainability related topics (i.e food loss and waste)
  • Determine the benefits and drawbacks of existing policies
  • Propose suggestions to improve the effects of policies
  • Identify legal flaws in policies and recommend amendments
  • Liaise with stakeholders (especially the private sector) to determine needs and goals of policies
  • Gather data and produce reports on the qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Analyse market trends and conditions
  • Engage policy maker to communicate the obstacle of existing policy towards sustainable development
  • Communicate and work together with other team member

 Requirements and skills

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree program in public policy management and analysis on food loss and waste related issue is preferred
  • 3+ years of experience in related areas of public policy such as legislation and/or government relations and advocacy
  • Demonstrated understanding of Indonesia’s political systems and relevant policy on food loss and waste and civil society institutions
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, communication and persuasive skills
  • Ability to partner and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners at all levels in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience in working with or for private sector

Please kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25 August, 2024 to: [email protected]
Subject: “Application for Policy Manager: Full Name”

Role: Communications Support (Part-time)

Job Purpose

To support the Communications Manager to direct the flow of information for GRASP 2030 projects, ensuring effective communication with signatories, government entities, universities, and media. This role involves managing events, overseeing social media communications, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, and upholding the project’s branding. This role is essential for promoting the initiative and keeping all parties informed and engaged.

   Responsibilities

  • Support the overall flow of information for a project, ensuring effective communication with signatories, government, university, and media.
  • Manage events of varying type and size.
  • Maintain communication and manage relationships with signatories and the key stakeholders (i.e provide update, reports, etc)
  • Oversee and manage social media communications to ensure consistent and engaging messaging including design and layout
  • Respond to inquiries from signatories and other relevant stakeholders and from media outlets accurately
  • Maintain a calendar of assigned projects and deadlines.
  • Deliver written and verbal communications by designated deadlines.
  • Manage and uphold the project’s and GRASP2030 branding.

    Requirements and skills

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent computer skills, particularly with software applications like Word and PowerPoint
  • Strong press release and copywriting skills
  • Ability to effectively prioritize projects and multi-tasking.
  • Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively
  • Strong public speaking skills
  • Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  • BSc in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or other relevant field

 

Please kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25 August, 2024 to: [email protected]

Subject: “Application for Communications Support (Part-time): Full Name”

Vacancy : Sector Action Plan Officer

Job Purpose

To lead the development and execution of comprehensive action plans within selected sectors,  ensuring alignment with GRASP 2030’s vision and goals. This role involves conducting thorough market research, collaborating with cross-functional teams, identifying and analysing priority sectors,and establishing strategic partnerships. The work will directly contribute to creating impactful and sustainable changes in how food loss and waste are managed within various sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement strategic plans and initiatives on selected sectors aligned with the project’s vision, mission, and goals in tackling food loss and waste
  • Conduct in-depth market research and analysis to identify and select sectors regarding the emerging trends, needs, and potential impacts of the project.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather input and insights and ensure strategic alignment in developing the action plan
  • Monitor and evaluate industry, business trends, and customer behaviour to identify potential impact and assess the effectiveness and efficiency, in developing an action
  • Develop action planning, including setting objectives, and defining key performance indicators based on assessment.
  • Develop and maintain strategic partnerships and alliances to drive collaboration in tackling food loss and waste.
  • Prepare and present strategic recommendations, business cases, and progress reports to key stakeholders.
  • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by encouraging new ideas and approaches.

        Requirements and skills

  • Proven experience in strategic planning, preferably in a managerial role.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Excellent leadership and collaboration abilities to work effectively with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking and business acumen to understand food and food supply chain dynamics
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong project management skills to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives.
  • High level of self-motivation, initiative, and ability to work autonomously.

 

Please kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25 August, 2024 to: [email protected]

Subject: “Application for Sector Action Plan Officer: Full Name”

 

Vacancy : Business Recruitment Officer

Job Purpose

To develop and execute effective recruitment strategies aimed at attracting and onboarding businesses to join the GRASP 2030 initiative. This role is focused on expanding the network of signatories and enhancing the visibility and appeal of GRASP 2030. By building strong relationships and utilizing various recruitment methods, the role will be crucial in driving the initiative’s growth and success in reducing food loss and waste across the food supply chain.     

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement recruitment strategy to attract and recruit businesses to join GRASP 2030 (e.g. identify business sectors and onboarding processes)
  • Keep track of recruitment target (e.g. number of new signatories)
  • Advise project leaders on business recruitment
  • Provide insights and recommendations on ways to improve GRASP2030 brand (e.g communication materials, preparing slides, etc)
  • Coordinate with internal team during business recruitment process
  • Participate and active in various events related on food sectors including the food supply chain
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with signatories and other key stakeholders
  • Monitor and report on recruitment performance, including targets and outcomes.

      Requirements and skills

  • Proven work experience on business recruitment, corporate partnerships, or a related field
  • Knowledge of food and food supply chain sector
  • Experience with pitching and business sector screening
  • Familiarity with social media
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and team management skills
  • Strong decision-making skills
  • BSc/BA in Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, Marketing, Food or Food supply chain sectors, or relevant field

Please kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25 August, 2024 to: [email protected]

Subject: “Application for Business Recruitment Officer: Full Name”

Vacancy :Business Engagement Officer

Job Purpose

To serve as a key driver in expanding the reach and impact of GRASP 2030 by engaging and collaborating with businesses along the food supply chain. This role is pivotal in developing strategic initiatives, fostering relationships, and ensuring that businesses are not only aware of but actively participating in efforts to reduce food loss and waste through development of program, event, innovation, or any other efforts . The officer will leverage their expertise to create meaningful partnerships, align business practices with sustainability goals, and contribute to the overall mission of creating a more sustainable food system in Indonesia.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
  • Develop an action plan on tackling food loss and waste of the signatories
  • Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs
  • Arrange business meetings with the signatories
  • Promote the GRASP 2030 role in addressing or predicting signatories’ objectives
  • Keep records of the progress of the signatories
  • Provide trustworthy feedback and support to the signatories
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with the signatories and other key stakeholders
  • Support the signatories in achieving their goals and addressing challenges
  • Stay up to date with food supply chain and industry trends to refine the strategy

 Requirements and skills

  • Strong understanding of the food supply chain
  • Proven working experience as a business development manager on food supply chain, or a relevant role
  • Proven business track record
  • In-depth market knowledge
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to build rapport and maintain relationships
  • Effective time management and planning skills
  • BSc/BA in business administration, sales, food sector, or relevant field

Please kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25 August, 2024 to: [email protected]

Subject: “Application for Business Engagement Officer: Full Name”

Vacancy : In-Country Delivery Lead, Food Waste

Job Purpose

To lead WRAP’s food system transformation work in Indonesia by working closely with the Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development, colleagues in WRAP and WRAP Asia Pacific and other critical stakeholders both in Indonesia and more broadly to implement ambitious impact programs, in pursuit of WRAP’s impact goals. Where appropriate, this role will also represent WRAP in-country on other food system transformation topics, including climate action and water sustainability, and broader strategic areas of work

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

  • Champion and drive WRAP’s vision and ambition to reduce food waste through the Voluntary Agreement in Indonesia.
  • Work with colleagues and partners across WRAP‘s international network to implement an ambitious impact-focused program to tackle food waste in Indonesia.
  • Be part of a team of multi-national experts to develop and deliver holistic strategies for impact, including with business, government, citizen and policy action focus.
  • Build strong relationships with WRAP’s in-country partner and other key stakeholders, to implement a programme of interventions designed to reduce food waste.
  • Build and nurture a network of relationships and collaborations to enable WRAP to design and attract funding for a continuing deepening and broadening of our ongoing programme of interventions in the country and surrounding region.
  • Bring a level of energy matching WRAP’s vision and ambition throughout the programme.
  • Act as the key link between WRAP’s in-country partners, the Food System Transformation team, and the UK-based project management team.
  • Facilitate Project Management communications between WRAP Global and the in-country partner, including quarterly retrospective reviews, and planning, prioritization and budgeting workshops setting the objectives for the next quarter.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Good understanding of the drivers of food loss and waste.
  • Experience of working with the food and drinks industry / Fast-Moving Consumer Goods sector and an understanding of the local food culture.
  • Self-starter able to work independently to deliver a strategic brief and to generate and develop opportunities.
  • Practical experience of delivering evidence-based intervention and transformation projects.
  • Strong relationship management experience, and excellent communication skills, with the ability to bring together a wide range of stakeholders to drive change, secure commitment and aid collaborative working.
  • Fluency in English as well as relevant local language(s)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of public-private collaborations / voluntary agreements
  • Experience of working with governments, philanthropic trusts & foundations and other funders
  • Understanding of wider sustainability topics around food systems (such as climate change and water) and materials (such as plastics and textiles).
  • Experience of developing funding proposals

Job Specific Information 

The role will act as WRAP’s champion within the country and drive WRAP’s vision and ambition to transform the country’s food supply chain (via partners), citizen behaviours around food waste (via campaigns and other interventions) and government policy.

The role will:

  • Champion and communicate WRAP’s vision and ambition for the programme with the local VA delivery partner and other stakeholders.
  • Work with WRAP programme leads to ensure that the in-country VA goals and objectives are deliverable in line with this vision and ambition.
  • Nurture a strong relationships with WRAP’s in-country partner and grow a wider network of  partners and stakeholders throughout the region.
  • Build a pipeline of new opportunities for collaboration, interventions, and funding.

 

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It is expected that the post holder and WRAP will adopt a flexible attitude and accept that the duties may have to be varied according to circumstances, in particular changing corporate requirements and individual development needs.

Please kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25 August, 2024 to: [email protected]

Subject: “Application for In-Country Delivery Lead, Food Waste: Full Name”

Strategy Brief for Regional Technical Dialogue of SAFE EUDR

SCOPE OF WORK

  1. Together with consortium partners to identify challenges and curated strategic action plans to be discussed during the regional technical dialogues, with key stakeholders and/or actors involved in the national dashboard preparation
  2. Review documents published during the focus group discussions
  3. Conduct literature research on EUDR and sectoral-focuses literatures: rubber, palm oil, and cocoa.
  4. Conduct bilateral meetings and or attend Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with sectoral stakeholders to collect data and information across smallholders and business sectors. These interactions will provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the rubber, palm oil, and cocoa sectors.
  5. Present the recommendation in the first Regional Technical Dialogue and integrate feedback from the stakeholders into the recommendation paper

QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS

  1. A postgraduate degree or higher, with relevant field experiences in the EUDR context and issues and a deforestation-free and conversion-free Agri-commodity supply chain.
  2. Proven track record and experience in engaging critical issues of deforestation-free and conversion-free Agri-commodity supply chains with smallholders and businesses, with more than 25 – 30 years of experience in that particular field
  3. Hold senior-level or director-level experiences in the field of research, public, and private sectors to demonstrate holistic, forward-looking strategic visions and ground-level understanding translated into the expected output.
  4. Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of relevant stakeholders within smallholders, businesses, CSOs/NGOs, and governments that are relevant to enrich discussion in the context of Technical EUDR.
  5. Demonstrating capacity in facilitation skills, critical and analytical skills.
  6. Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Please submit your CV and one pager experiences relevant to the required position to Janne Siregar at [email protected]  at the latest by 15th August 2024

Request for Proposal: Technical Document for Public Dialogue of SAFE EUDR

The first SAFE Regional Technical Dialogue will have objectives:

  1. Enable shared understanding of EUDR compliance requirements and deep dives into the challenges in applying the legality and traceability aspects for operators, traders, and smallholders focusing on palm oil, rubber, and cacao in Indonesia and Malaysia.
  2. Demonstrate inclusive supply chains across that of three commodities sectors are transitioning toward EUDR through regional technical dialogues.

 SCOPE OF WORK

The IBCSD – TFA secretariat opens recruitment for Technical Consultant, with the following scope of work (job description):

Development of Technical Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 1st Public Technical Dialogue

  1. Conduct Literature Research on EUDR-related publications, related to sectoral focuses: rubber, palm oil, cocoa.
  2. Conduct bilateral meetings or attend FGDs with sectoral stakeholders to collect data and information across smallholders and business sectors. These interactions will provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the rubber, palm oil, and cocoa sectors. 
  3. Together with consortium partners, we identify and curate strategic stakeholders and/or actors related to the targeted audiences from smallholder and business groups, 
  4. Develop and Finalize Terms of References with consortium partners.

QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS

  1. Graduate degree or higher, with relevant field experiences to the EUDR context and issues, and deforestation-free and conversion-free Agri-commodity supply chain.
  2. Proven track record and experience in engaging key issues of deforestation-free and conversion-free Agri-commodity supply chain with smallholders and businesses.
  3. Comprehensive understanding and knowledgeable of relevant stakeholders within smallholders, businesses, CSOs/NGOs, and governments that are relevant to enrich discussion in the context of Technical EUDR.
  4. Demonstrating capacity in facilitation skills, critical and analytical skills.
  5. Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Please submit your CV and one pager experiences relevant to the required position to Janne Siregar at [email protected]  at the latest by 15th August 2024

Request for Proposal: Research Publications

The objective of the SAFE Regional Dialogue is to:

  1. Enable shared understanding of EUDR compliance requirements and deep dives into the challenges in applying the legality and traceability aspects for operators, traders, and smallholders focusing on palm oil, rubber, and cacao in Indonesia and Malaysia.
  2. Demonstrate inclusive supply chains across that of three commodities sectors are  transitioning toward EUDR through regional technical dialogues.

SCOPE OF WORK

The IBCSD – TFA secretariat opens recruitment for Technical Consultant, with the following scope of work (job description):

Development of  Knowledge Publication 

  1. Curating ideas and key messages then follow up with  consortium consultation  and key stakeholders involved in the process
  2. Conduct bilateral meetings or attend FGDs with sectoral stakeholders to collect data and information across smallholders and business sectors. These interactions will provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the rubber, palm oil, and cacao sectors. 
  3. Develop research publications with intensive feedback from partners
  4. Finalize knowledge publication

QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS

  1. Graduate degree or higher consultant, with relevant field experiences to the EUDR context and issues, and deforestation-free and conversion-free Agri-commodity supply chain.
  2. Well recognized university and or research institutions with experiences to engage with global commodities and deforestation and conversion free agri commodity supply chain.
  3. Proven track record and experience in engaging key issues of deforestation-free and conversion-free Agri-commodity supply chain with smallholders and businesses.
  4. Comprehensive understanding and knowledgeable of relevant stakeholders within smallholders, businesses, CSOs/NGOs, and governments that are relevant to enrich discussion in the context of Technical EUDR.
  5. Demonstrating capacity in facilitation skills, critical and analytical skills.
  6. Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Please submit your CV and one pager experiences relevant to the required position to Janne Siregar at [email protected]  &  [email protected] at the latest by 30 July 2024.