The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation Vacancies

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation urgently required professional for the positions:

1. Secretary to Chairman and CEO

Reports to : Chairman and CEO

Main Tasks : Organize and manage all tasks, activities, daily schedule of Chairman and CEO, develop good relationship with internal and external staffs, BOS Sisters and Donors of BOSF.


RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Providing administrative services to Chairman and CEO;
2. Scheduling internal and external meetings and appointments, including venue arrangements;
3. Planning, developing and implementing filing system for Chairman and CEO so as to ensure simple access to required documents;
4. Coordinating and arranging Chairman and CEO’s visitors and personal guests;
5. Taking minutes in any meetings required;
6. Screening all incoming letters, papers and documents to device urgency, function, and needs;
7. Liaison with Human Resources particularly in relation with departmental personnel and recruitment requirements;
8. Taking care of travel arrangement for Chairman and CEO, both domestic and overseas trips; providing itinerary for Chairman and CEO business travel for further distribution to the related;



REQUIREMENT

1. Advanced in writing and verbal English Communication skills is a must;
2. Graduated with bachelor degree in any major from reputable university, preference for academy of secretary from reputable academy;
3. Has minimal 5 (five) years of experience as Executive Secretary, sufficient exposures in maintaining direct reporting to expatriates would be a plus;
4. Computer literate on Ms. Office and capable in operating Internet based operation;
5. Experience of working in or with NGO’s;
6. Respect for animals.





2. HR Coordinator

Reports to : Head of General Affair and Human Resources Bureau

Main Tasks : Provide Head of General Affair and Human Resources Bureau’s needs

RESPONSIBILITIES


1. Manage and analyze recruitment programs and the hiring process to ensure that HR service provided meets the needs of Foundation’s business.
2. Ensure compensation and benefits are in line with Foundation policies and updated Government Regulations.
3. Control Payroll Calculation, compulsory Insurances and other HR reports as required by authorities.
4. Coordinate with HR in Project and Program in Kalimantan to conduct annual employee performance appraisal.
5. Follow procedures related to Expatriates working of Foundation: visa, passport, work permits, medical expenses.
6. Maintain discipline as well as create motivation for all employees.
7. Supervise HR team, solve employee conflicts and improve HR administration; develop strong relationships with Project and Program and effective communication between Foundation & employees.
8. Maintain, update and expand the Foundation policies as well as motivate all employees to obey the policies.



REQUIREMENT

1. Bachelor degree in psychology/law/management.
2. At least 3 to 5 years’ relevant experience and proficient in HR matter.
3. Able to communicate well with all levels of people.
4. Good writing skills. Advanced in English Language, both written and verbal is a plus.
5. Meticulous, detailed, well-organized and able to work independently to meet deadline and able to work under pressure.
6. Expert user of Ms. Office and internet based operation.
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
8. Ability to start in short notice a strong advantage.





3. IT Staff

Main Tasks: Manage and maintain all IT needs and provide good internet as well as local network connection.

RESPONSIBILITIES


1. Providing LAN / WAN and internet and maintain good internet connection.
2. Manage and organize the LAN / WAN and internet network connection.
3. Implementing antivirus periodically to server, PCs and Laptops.
4. Install and maintain software and hardware to server, PCs and Laptops that used in the office.
5. Budgeting the annual need for IT maintain and services.
6. Suggest IT procedures to develop good connection in data base, internal network, internet and other computer needs.
7. Creating internal data base.


REQUIREMENT

1. Bachelor degree in Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related field of study.

2. Having web programming skill is a plus.

3. Minimum 3 (three) years experience as an IT engineer.

4. Familiar with Windows Server, wireless network, Proxy server, LAN, WAN, Internet Connection

5. Advanced in English, written and verbal

6. Good interpersonal skills and able to work under pressure.



4. Program and Development Staff

Main Tasks : Provide technical level of support to the Program Development Special Officer in development of activities and program of BOS; data compilation, management and processing; development of structure or special report for various need in BOS

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Conduct daily data management of BOS activity of data compilation, database and data archive;

2. Support the development of Information management system;

3. Support data processing for spatial and non spatial data;

4. Direct support for in the scope of program development and quality control of BOS performance;

5. Direct support in information gathering and verification from various sources for the need of BOS

6. Support the Board of Directors (BoD) of BOS by providing a reliable data information for the need of BOS policy making;

7. In conjunction with the BOS managers in the Kalimantan, provide non direct technical level of support for the data management,program development and Monitoring and Evaluation;

8. Maintain an ethical and responsible information dissemination to be conducted in all level of BOS activities, in particular for the data usage and distribution;

REQUIREMENT

1. Advanced in writing and verbal English Communication skills is a must;

2. Graduated with bachelor / master degree in basic or social science from reputable university;

3. Ability in operation of GIS and statistical analysis;

4. Computer literate on Ms. Office and capable in operating Internet based operation;

5. Has minimal 3 - 5 (five) years of experience as program development;

6. Willingness to travel to various place of BOS activity and target;

7. Experience of working in or with NGO’s;

8. Having good personality and respect for animals.



5. Public Relation Officer

Reports to : Board of Directors of Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF)

Main Tasks : Develop and communicate the policy and activity of BOSF toward various level of audience in both written and verbal; maintain good communication between BOSF with it related parties; develop and manage and ensure the effectiveness of means and media of communication of BOS.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Develop and manage an effective communication and campaign strategy of BOS objective;

2. Develop and manage the information dissemination of BOS policy and activity to its targeted audiences

3. Support the Board of Directors (BoD) of BOS in maintaining a good communication and relation (liaise) to its targeted parties;

4. In conjunction with the BOS Program Development Special Officer, support the communication and information dissemination with it related and or targeted audience;

5. In conjunction with the Communication Team of BOS, support the development and maintenance of information dissemination;

6. In conjunction with the BOS managers in the Kalimantan, provide technical level of support for the communication coordination and strategy, also provide support as general link of communication;

7. Maintain an ethical and responsible information dissemination to be conducted in all level of BOS activities;

REQUIREMENT

1. Advanced in writing and verbal English Communication skills is a must;

2. Graduated with bachelor / master degree in communication, PR or Biology from reputable university;

3. Shows an outstanding ability in communication with various type of audience (general public, NGOs, Government entities, and International entities);

4. Has minimal 5 (five) years of experience as Public Relation;

5. Computer literate on Ms. Office and capable in operating Internet based operation;

6. Willingness to travel to various place of BOS activity and target;

7. Experience of working in or with NGO’s;

8. Having good personality and respect for animals.



6. Satwa Manager

Main Task: Manage BOSF’s Samboja Satwa Programmes, i.e. all orangutan and sunbear related activities in East Kalimantan, liaise with international and national donors to the Samboja programmes, and with stake holders on the regional and national levels, full budget responsiblity.
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Streamline all programme resources to towards orangutan welfare and conservation

2. Plan, oversee and control all project expenditures

3. Manage the Samboja Satwa team through directing, consulting and cooperating with the programme coordinators and supervisors as well as the HR department

4. Manage the programme by master minding long-term scenarios, project planning and budgeting

5. Quality management of the programme by consulting with internal and external experts, regular staff appraisals, and setting up and applying performance indicators

6. Manage the programme assets and human resources in a sustainable and conscientious manner

7. Liaise with donors as to fulfil contracts and MoUs and proactively share information on programme needs and achievements

8. Cooperate with the BOS GED and Fundraising units

9. Balance and reconcile interests of multiple donors according to existing contracts and by providing recommendations for contract negotiations.

10. Report to BOSF CEO as required

11. Write English reports on financial and project activities for donors, as required

12. Proactively recruit CEO’s/BOS support to programme activities

13. To represent the programme and the interests of orangutans vis a vis all stakeholders in a competent, courteous and dignified manner

14. To represent the programme, the organization, and the interests of orangutans competently vis a vis all public media

15. Lobbying for the programme with stakeholders

16. Balance and strategically prioritise multiple stakeholder interests for the benefit of orangutan wellbeing and conservation

Requirements

1. Training in Biology, Veterinary Medicine, Psychology or Management (Masters or Ph.D. level)

2. At least 3 years experience with managing multiple staff

3. Proven management skills, incl. both project planning and improvising

4. Proven leadership skills towards direct reports, peers, and bosses

5. Fluent Indonesian and English language skills, spoken and written

6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

7. Experienced in leading negotiations in multi-stakeholder situations with conflicting interests

8. Frustration tolerance and trouble shooting capabilities

9. Networking with experts and professionals

10. Ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment

11. Capability to work both individually and as part of a team

12. Respect for animals



7. Orangutan Care Coordinator

Main Task: To provide top level care for all orangutans in the programme by setting the standards for daily routine operations, husbandry, and rehabilitation, and to manage the Samboja orangutan population by directing the supervisors for unreleasable and releasable orangutan care, and by collaboration with the Coordinators of Veterinary Medicine and Technical Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Together with Scientific Advisory Board design standards for the rehabilitation process for rescued orangutans

2. Coordinate the implementation of rehabilitation standards in Samboja

3. Together with Scientific Advisory Board, experts and Forestry Department design release and post-release monitoring of rehabilitated and translocation orangutans.

4. Prepare and organize the implementation of orangutan release and post-release monitoring

5. Support the supervisors of releasable and unreleasable orangutan care in optimising routine operations, developing/up-dating SOPs for basic husbandry, sanitation, and enrichment

6. Develop, together with the Coordinator for Veterinary Medicine, a population management plan incl. social groupings, birth control, and construction of additional modern orangutan holding facilities suited for the different kinds of orangutans in the programme.

7. Design basic data collection and analyses to monitor the success of enrichment and rehabilitation measures on an individual basis

8. Support supervisors of releasable and unreleasable orangutan care in training animal care takers

9. Provide the organisational preconditions to enable collection of scientific research data by external scientists/students that have an MoU for scientific research cooperation with the Samboja Satwa programme.

10. communicate individual orangutan stories to donors’ Marketing and Fundraising departments

11. write project reports in English on releasable and unreleasable orangutan activities as required by the donor(s) and BOSF

12. communicate needs of orangutans and care staff to Satwa manager

REQUIREMENTS

1. Training in Zoology (Masters or Ph.D. level)

2. Thorough understanding of ape behaviour and psychology

3. Networking with experts and professionals

4. Project management and leadership skills.

5. At least 2 years experience with managing multiple staff

6. Fluent Indonesian and English language skills, spoken and written

7. Good – excellent interpersonal and communication skills

8. Ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment

9. Capability to work both individually and as part of a team



8. Assistant Coordinator for Releasable Orangutan Care

Main Task: Implement standards for daily routine operations, husbandry, and orangutan training, including supervision of basic behavioural recording by the care takers to provide top level care, enrichment and rehabilitation for releasable orangutans.
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ability to train, mentor and discipline care takers

2. Make animal caretaker time schedules incl. rotation and vacation planning

3. Identify all orangutans individually by sight alone

4. Suggest and discuss seating plans and social grouping for orangutans with the Orangutan Care Coordinator

5. In cooperation with Orangutan Care Coordinator, develop/revise SOPs, implement SOPs

6. Coordinate and supervise all sanitation, orangutan handling, grouping, feeding, enrichment, and training by staff inside the releasable orangutan department, and across departments with Veterinary and Technical Service staff.

7. Inform Veterinary department daily on perceived health of every individual orangutan.

8. Understand orangutan behaviour, supervise standard data collection and individual orangutan training by caretakers, evaluate observations and devise recommendations to the Orangutan Care Coordinator for orangutan management on that basis

9. In cooperation with Orangutan Care Coordinator, develop standard procedures for orangutan rehabilitation, and reintroduction, implement these.

10. Produce reports and summaries of activities as required by the Orangutan Care Coordinator

11. Assist in budget planning, esp. with respect to enrichment and nutrition

12. Assist in planning and construction of holding facilities

REQUIREMENTS

1. Minimum S1 (Bachelor’s) degree in Zoology or Psychology

2. Practical knowledge of orangutan behaviour and conservation

3. At least 2 years of practical experience with rehabilitation/reintroduction of slow life history mammals

4. Computer skills, especially MS office and emailing

5. Fluent Indonesian and English language skills, spoken and written

6. Knowledge of behavioural observation and recording methods

7. Planning, project management, leadership and organizing skills

8. Capable of working both individually and as part of a team



9.Assistant Coordinator for Unreleasable Orangutan Care

Main Task: Implement standards for daily routine operations, husbandry, and orangutan training, including supervision of basic behavioural recording by the care takers to provide top level care, enrichment and rehabilitation for unreleasable orangutans.
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ability to train, mentor and discipline care takers

2. Make animal caretaker time schedules incl. rotation and vacation planning

3. Identify all orangutans individually by sight alone

4. Suggest and discuss seating plans and social grouping for orangutans with the Orangutan Care Coordinator

5. In cooperation with Orangutan Care Coordinator, develop/revise SOPs, implement SOPs

6. Coordinate and supervise all sanitation, orangutan handling, grouping, feeding, enrichment, and training by staff inside the releasable orangutan department, and across departments with Veterinary and Technical Service staff.

7. Inform Veterinary department daily on perceived health of every individual orangutan.

8. Understand orangutan behaviour, supervise standard data collection and individual orangutan training by caretakers, evaluate observations and devise recommendations to the Orangutan Care Coordinator for orangutan management on that basis

9. in cooperation with Orangutan Care Coordinator develop standard procedures for orangutan rehabilitation, cooperative training, and enrichment implement these.

10. Produce reports and summaries of activities as required by the Orangutan Care Coordinator

11. Assist in budget planning, esp. with respect to enrichment and nutrition

12. Assist in planning and construction of holding facilities

REQUIREMENTS

1. Minimum S1 (Bachelor’s) degree in Zoology, Veterinary Medicine, or Psychology

2. Practical knowledge of orangutan behaviour and conservation

3. At least 2 years of practical experience in animal care, husbandry and enrichment

4. Computer skills, especially MS office and emailing

5. Fluent Indonesian and English language skills, spoken and written

6. Knowledge of behavioural observation and recording methods

7. Planning, project management, leadership and organizing skills

8. Capable of working both individually and as part of a team



10. Technical Services Coordinator

Main Task: To provide technical support for all animal operations, by supervising the sub-departments of Security, Transportation, Purchase, Maintenance and Construction of animal holding facilities, in close collaboration with the Coordinators of Animal Care and Veterinary Medicine.
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide supervision and leadership to all sub-departments (security, transportation, purchase, maintenance and construction of animal holding facilities)

2. Professional maintenance and monitoring of assets such as animal holding facilities, incl. supporting infrastructure (e.g. water, electricity and waste management), tools and equipment as well as project cars,

3. Management of the car pool and drivers according to priorities set by the Satwa Manager.

4. Supervise purchase of animal food, enrichment items, and materials needed for construction and maintenance of animal holding facilities, infrastructure and transportation, in cooperation with the Coordinators of Animal Care and Veterinary Medicine

5. Through the Supervisor of Security, coordinate and prioritise activities necessary to keep the premises safe, incl. cooperation with the Samboja Lestari plant programme and the local community in designing fire brigade activities and fire surveillance.

6. Efficient use of energy and water including supervision/coordination in the short-term as well as designing a long-term plan for sustainable use of energy and water

7. From 2010 on: construction of additional animal holding facilities (enclosures and cages) will commence. The design of the facilities is made by the Animal Care and Veterinary departments, and external consultants. While contractors will aid with the execution of the design the coordination and supervision of both contractors and BOS staff resides with the Technical Services Coordinator.

8. Planning, budgeting and implementation of all technical operations

9. Regular reports to Satwa Manager as required

10. Pro-active reporting of expectable or existing problems (failures, shortages etc) in any of the sub-departments

11. Keep animal holding facilities safe and functioning at all times.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Education and at least 3 years of experience in either metal work or construction.

2. Proven project management and leadership skills.

3. At least 2 years experience with managing multiple staff

4. Respect for animals

5. Basic English language skills, spoken and written

6. Fluent Indonesian language skills, spoken and written

11. Veterinary Care Coordinator

Reports to : Samboja Satwa Manager
Main Tasks : To provide top level veterinary care for all orangutans and sunbears in the programme; design and implement a preventive health programme; collaboration with the Coordinators of Veterinary Medicine and Technical Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide veterinary care for orangutans and sunbears in Samboja and the release areas
2. Coordinate the implementation of veterinary care in Samboja
3. Join Orangutan Care Coordinator in designing a population management plan by contributing information on physical health and infection status of the orangutans
4. Coordinate the activities, and level of knowledge, skills and information with the other veterinarians, and other staff in the vet department (paramedic, x-ray operator, etc)
5. Design/revise record keeping and vet data analyses to monitor the health status of every individual and disease control measures
6. Monitor and implement sanitation procedures in animal care (cleaning, waste removal, disinfection, human hygiene, and clinic)
7. Design and implement a control programme for unwanted animals, including health checks on resident wildlife
8. Monitor and advise on employee health
9. Collect daily information on animal health, individual by individual, by visiting the animals and by debriefing the staff of the vet department.
10. Take a pro-active stance on health care by designing a debriefing procedure for the vet department staff and the caretakers to gather all observations relevant to animal health, and devise a follow-up system to respond swiftly to animal needs, and by;
11. Training the care takers to attend to the relevant symptoms of health and disease
12. Review, adapt and implement the veterinary SOPs of Samboja and Nyaru Menteng
13. Review nutrition and feeding protocols on a medical basis, coordinate with Orangutan Care concerning feeding techniques
14. Communicate needs of orangutans and care staff to Satwa manager, including needed medical equipment
15. Communicate and cooperate with external experts, e.g. OVAG or human doctors, as agreed with the Satwa Manager
16. Cooperate with the Veterinarian coordinator of Nyaru Menteng
REQUIREMENTS
1. Dedication and a strong sense of responsibilty
2. Learn to individually recognise the orangutans and sunbears within 2 months
3. Fluent Indonesian and English language skills, spoken and written
4. Understanding of zoonotic diseases and their prevention
5. Basic understanding of immunology
6. Basic knowledge on test procedures for parasites, bacteria and viruses
7. Ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment
8. Capability to work both individually and as part of a team


12. Veterinarian


MAIN TASKS
1. Involved in of compilation of plan work Medical Division (Monthly and Annual)
2. Executing plan work which have been made in Division
3. Making report progress of activity of division
4. Taking care of and take care of asset of is project of and also guarantee accurate of workplace

RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Holding responsible to Medical Coordinator and Manager Project
2. Obliged to work along and assisting each other in solving of duty as a working team
3. Giving suggestion and tuition and also the division of and duty of responsible to Paramedic
4. In management of animal remain to place forward principle better prevent than curing
5. Leading and conducting inspection to new animal and hold responsible to equipment of animal data
6. Arranging and menu of feeding animal if part of obstructive nutrition, and remain to communicate
7. Act quarantine to new arrival animal either from abroad and also Indonesia region according to procedure
8. Conducting action medical to animal as repair effort and saving of animal
9. Coordinating monitoring health of animal during process of reintroduction, in or sanctuary of post release
10. Coordinating record-keeping and inspection of growth of new arrival animal condition, experiencing a period of adaptation, and also in medication phase and cure.
11. Holding responsible in usage of and desinfectan of antiseptic precisely dose goodness, way of usage, and also application.
12. To coordinate inspection of laboratory and take needed actions relate to inspection of laboratory and follow-up.
13. Observing, controlling, and important emphasizing of record-keeping of using of medication for animal.
14. Holding Responsible to record-keeping and using of anaesthetize, and also supply of anesthesia.
15. Specifying and making letter of recommendation Iiberation of quarantine to animal which have finished to experience to act quarantine to experience process hereinafter.
16. Routine control at nighttime and evening to animal which is in a period of treatment.
17. Leading and planning inspection of weekly public and monthly to animal becoming BOS-WANARISET
18. Making the Minutes Of Death of Animal by enclosing result of Autopsy
19. Be in control of inspection of Histopathology and results him.
20. Following active in animal selection to release with other division or shares.
21. Making Letter of Recommendation of medical facet regarding readily animal of release.
22. Assisting process execution of inspection of health of employees



All the positions No 1-5 based in Bogor, and all the positions No 6-12 based in Samboja, East Kalimantan. All applications will be acknowledged, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Short-listed candidates will be requested to supply contact information of three persons for recommendations. Letter of interest and CV including contact information of three referees should be sent by email to: hrd_orangutan2010@yahoo.com
(Please indicate the position in the email subject line)