LOWONGAN HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY

REA KALTIM PLANTATIONS, PT                              

Job Vacancy - Head of Sustainability, REA Kaltim Plantations Group

REA Holdings (“REAH”) is a UK publicly listed company which established its first Indonesian subsidiary, PT REA Kaltim Plantations (“REAK”), in 1989. Whilst REAK originally focused on establishing oil palm plantations in Kembang Janggut, Kutai Kartenagara, East Kalimantan, the REA Kaltim Plantations Group now also owns oil palm concessions in Kutai Barat and Kutai Timur districts of East Kalimantan. As at 31 December 2012, the group’s titled land area totaled 70,584 hectares, of which some 36,794 hectares had been planted or was under development with oil palm and some 20,000 hectares had been set-aside as conservation reserves.

REAis committed to developing and managing its oil palm plantations in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Compliance with national and international sustainability standards, including the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), ISO14001 and the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) standards provides the foundations for achieving this. To date, REA has obtained RSPO, ISCC and ISO14001 certification for two of its three palm oil mills and the majority of their supply base, and will seek to obtain these certifications for its third mill and new developments in the coming years.

REA is prepared to go beyond the requirements of these sustainability requirements where it believes this is necessary to mitigate the negative environmental and social impacts of its operations and meet the expectations of its stakeholders. Towards this end, in July 2013, REA published its first sustainability report, in accordance with the internationally recognised Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard. It is the intention that such a report will be published biennially. This will enable REA’s stakeholders to better monitor the group’s sustainability performance. REA has also made a commitment to calculate and publish the carbon footprint of its operations on an annual basis. This will enablethe impact of the group’s efforts to reduce its GHG emissions to be monitored both internally and externally. Both the Sustainability Report and Carbon Footprint Report can be downloaded from REA’s website www.rea.co.uk/rea/en/sustainability/Reports

HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY

Description of the role of Head of Sustainability

The REA Kaltim Plantations Group is looking to recruit a new Head of Sustainability,who will be based at REA’s longest established plantation in Kutai Kartanegara (5-6 hours from Samarinda), East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all of REA’s palm oil operations, including the smallholders that supply them, achieve and maintain full compliance with the sustainability standards to which the Group has committed. This includes the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), ISO 14001, Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and PROPER standards. To achieve this, they will manage the plantation based sustainability team to ensure that it operates effectively and efficiently, and work closely with the REA Holdings’ Group Sustainability Manager, plantation operations team and relevant supporting departments. For the right candidate, there will be the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of REA’s sustainability strategy and related initiatives.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting internal audits to identify the improvements necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with various sustainability standards throughout REA’s palm oil operations and smallholder supply base
• Leading the sustainability team, and working closely with the plantations operations team and relevant supporting departments, to ensure that the necessary improvements are delivered in a timely manner. This includes ensuring that each departmentfully understandstheir responsibilities in relation to the implementation of various sustainability standards and incorporates these requirements into their budget and human resource planning
• Assisting with the collection and compilation of the data and information necessary to monitor sustainability KPIs, calculate the carbon footprint, produce the sustainability report and respond to requests for information from various stakeholders
• Assisting with the development and implementation of new sustainability-related policies and initiatives
• Producing monthly work plans and activity reports for the sustainability department
• Preparing and managing the sustainability department’s budget
• Engaging with government representatives, NGOs and other stakeholders on sustainability related issues as and when required

Required education, experience & skills

• An undergraduate (S1) degree in agriculture, natural resource management, the environment or other relevant subject
• 5 – 10 years of experience of managing complex projects, with a proven ability to manage teams of people, develop and implement work plans, manage budgets, and monitor and report on progress
• Experience of working with certification systems and standards highly desirable. This may be from the perspective of a consultant, auditor, company or NGO.
• A good knowledge of, and a keen interest in, the environmental and social issues relating to the production of tropical agricultural commodities
• The ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people
• Highly organised and determined
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia is essential. Good spoken and written English is highly desirable.
• Willingness to live on a remote oil palm plantation

 

If you are interested in applying for the position please send a letter of application and Curriculum Vitae to Sophie Perseyat: dedy.raisandy@rea.co.id.

This should include the following information:

• How your experience, experience & skills matches the requirements detailed above
• Current location and availability for an interview in either Jakarta or Samarinda
• Past salary history
• Two referees

Please send your application as soon as possible, but no later than 18^th December 2013.