Agriculture Research Assistant

Position : Full time, Entry level position (40 hours/week), 1-year Contract

Location : Jakarta & Riau

Starting date : Dec 2022

About the Organization

Hunger is the source of impatience and anger. Among >7 billion people who live on today’s Earth, one billion go to bed with an empty stomach every day. While food is the fuel of everything in human lives, we often take food for granted.

In today’s world, Tay Juhana Foundation (TJF) helps people to produce food in unconventional types of lands so we all don’t starve now and in the future. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocate the cultivation of suboptimal lands into productive lands in the most sustainable manner.

TJF is fully-operated by young talents committed to utilize their optimum skills and capabilities to formulate effective strategies, conduct comprehensive research, and communicate the messages in cultivating food crops in suboptimal lands. We bring a significant change in the way we manage our lands to bring food for humanity. We invite qualified candidates who share the same passion with us to become an agent of change by joining our dynamic team as Agriculture Research Assistant.

Job Summary

The researcher will be responsible for assisting the TJF research division to collect field data, conduct desk research, contribute to writing some of our publications, and help the research dissemination events. She/he will be based both in Riau and the headquarter in Jakarta.

Job Description

Coordinate the field data collection, especially in TJF research site in Indragiri Hilir, Riau.
Maintain relations and liaise with the local stakeholders in Riau such as business partners, coconut farmers, community, NGO, and government.
Map out and strategize the local stakeholders’ engagement to achieve the intended goals.
Assist the research team to conduct desk research, data analysis, and contribute to the entire designed research process.
Contribute to the publication writing, including scientific papers, research reports, and popular science articles, for both scientific and non-scientific communities.
Assist the research dissemination activities, such as seminars, open discussion, and other relevant events.

Candidate Requirements

Obtained a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in agriculture, environment, community development, or other similar studies.
Able to undertake seasonal on-field deployment in TJF research site in Indragiri Hilir, Riau.
Have skill in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Endurance and willingness to work for months in a remote area is a must.
Candidate who is familiar with peatland or other suboptimal lands management is preferable.
Demonstrate people-person personality that is reliable to maintain relations with local stakeholders.
Fluency in writing and verbal communication in English is compulsory.
Candidates must have a strong passion for working within a research-based nonprofit organization, with focuses on food security, sustainable agricultural practice, and sustainable development.
Candidates must be computer literate and tech-savvy (proficiency in Ms Office, online drive, skype, zoom, etc)
Candidates must have a strong analytical skill and strategic-critical thinking.
Candidates must be an organized, systematic thinker who can make priorities with quick response and proven leadership.
Candidates must have proven good interpersonal skills, next to independent and teamwork spirits.

Benefits

Opportunity to play a key role in a growing phase of a promising nonprofit organization development.
Opportunity to work in a vibrant working environment with a diverse, and dynamic team.
Opportunity to travel to other parts of the country and overseas at times.
Possible internal and external training/workshops.
Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.
Most importantly, opportunity to contribute to solve critical issues and become the agent of change to provide food for humanity!

How to Apply

Interested applicant must send a set of application documents which includes:

Current CV/resume.
Motivation letter addressing candidates’ suitability and potential contribution to the offered position (max. 1 page). Please write the range of expected salary here.
Candidates’ most recent writing portfolio that is open to the public is encouraged to be shared.

The application document must be sent via email to: hr@old.tayjuhanafoundation.org, no later than 23 October 2022.

Please indicate the subject heading “TJF Application – ARA – [Your Full Name]” (e.g. TJF Application – ARA– Kurnia Nurul Dewi).

TJF is an inclusive and diversity-friendly organization. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. The selection committee’s decision is final and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Please be informed that most of the selection processes will be conducted virtually.

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