Project Assistant, Supply Chain & Project M&E

Position summary:
The Global Programs department will serve as a major programmatic resource hub to guide and support Rainforest Alliance’s implementation of its strategy through global initiatives, regional projects, and partnerships, as well as to draw on for developing external engagements with companies, consumers, donors, and other stakeholders. The department facilitates and ensures consistent programmatic design that brings together the range of programs required to achieve impact and delivers its services in a collaborative and coordinated manner.

Working as part of an international team of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) team, the Supply Chain and Project Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Project Assistant is responsible to provide administrative assistance and operational supports for the coffee supply chain and M&E team in implementing the project to support companies to improve sustainability performance with their supply chains. This role will be reporting to Supply Chain and Project M&E Senior Manager. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, results oriented, meticulous, and adaptable.

Responsibilities:

• The Rainforest Alliance’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate.
• Support the M&E Senior Manager in monitoring project activities, identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and tracking the project progress to ensure that project activities are properly and realistically scheduled, monitored and reported.
• Report monthly on project activities and record project expenses.
• Coordinate and schedule M&E team meetings.
• Provide administrative assistance and operational support in on project implementation (M&E partners hiring and payment process).
• Provide logistical support for M&E team activities and procurement of goods and services.
• Assist in maintaining project documents.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, or related field.
• At least 2 years of work experience in supporting project implementation and monitoring;
• Knowledge of project management principles, practices, and relevant procedures.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office;
• Excellent facilitation, organizational, facilitation and time management skills;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal teams;
• Fluency in English and Indonesian;
• Ability to work independently and with multi-disciplinary teams, multi-task and work under demanding timelines.

Job level: 5A

Deadline: 15 March 2024

Notes: Only candidates authorized to work in Indonesia will be considered.

If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: recruitment@ra.org

WHO WE ARE:
The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.

Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.

As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.

At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

Why
To protect nature and improve lives it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.

How
Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability, and any other protected group.