Consultant as Geospatial Data Analyst - Food, Land, and Water Program
This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days per month in the office. You will be based in our office in WRI Indonesia, Jakarta. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.
WRI Indonesia is an independent research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. At WRI Indonesia, we aim to bring innovations in research and business approaches in order to create the enabling conditions for Indonesia to achieve robust economic growth while respecting environmental and social values. We seek to contribute to the accomplishment of ambitious sustainable development goals through working with leaders in public and private sectors, as well as collaborating with civil society organizations, in turning big ideas into action.
Within our Food, Land, and Water (FLW) Program, we envision critical ecosystems such as forests and peatlands across Indonesia to be governed fairly and sustainably. We believe sustainable land use management is key for Indonesia to meet its climate goal, in line with keeping the global climate target below the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold while providing sustainable livelihoods to forest-dependent communities and conserving biodiversity in the landscape. We intend to achieve this by safeguarding the remaining forest and peatland from deforestation, degradation, and fragmentation; maintaining forests and peatland quality through sound stewardship; and restoring degraded ecosystems to improve their productivity, conservation value, and ecosystem services.
To effectively eliminate deforestation from key commodities production and provide robust stewardship for the remaining forest and peatland, we work with various levels of government, the private sector, and civil society to mainstream the ethical supply chain principles and support forest-dependent communities to secure their land rights. We aim to achieve this through research, policy advocacy, and the creation of a community and practices to maintain sustainable land use management.
E-STDB Development
Since early 2020, WRI Indonesia continues to support the Ministry of Agriculture in developing a smallholder registration platform (E-STDB). The platform is tailored to improve the national database of plantation smallholders and will include an analytical feature on the compliance of smallholders in Indonesia to land use regulations.
A key priority of this role is to analyze the existing smallholder data (STDB) from the Ministry of Agriculture, assess its spatial quality, completeness, and consistency, design and build automation tools within the E-STDB website to streamline data processing, validation, and reporting workflows. The Smallholder Geospatial Analyst will be based in Jakarta. He/she will assist the E-STDB Lead Developer and the Sustainable Supply Chain team in providing strategic technical and operational support to operationalize the spatial data management module of the E-STDB platform, engage with key stakeholders, collect user input to improve user experience and reliability of the platform and develop other use cases of the platform. The consultant will report to the Sustainable Supply Chain Policy Accelerator program lead as line and Outcome Manager.
The Geospatial Data Analyst will provide technical and analytical support to strengthen the spatial data management and functionality of the E-STDB platform. The role will focus on assessing and improving the quality, completeness, and consistency of smallholder spatial data, developing geospatial data automation and validation tools, and supporting the operationalization of the spatial data module within the platform. The Analyst will also provide technical assistance and training to government users, develop technical documentation and user guidelines, and engage with key stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve the platform’s usability, reliability, and future applications.
Reporting directly to Land Use and Supply Chain Sustainability Analyst and close coordination with project field team, the position could be based in Jakarta with office-flex working arrangements and travel as required. In support of WRI’s DEI commitment, you are responsible for actively participating in these collaborative efforts by integrating equity into your work, our workplace, and the organizational culture.
System developer technical works (70%)
Stakeholder engagement (30%)
1 October 2026 – 31 March 2027 with a possibility of extension, subject to individual performance, project needs and budget availability.
Daily rate-based consultant with a maximum of 108 (one hundred and eight) working days for the whole contract or 18 (eighteen) working days per month
World Resources Institute works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyze change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.
WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
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WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission including equal opportunities in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, caste, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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WRI works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyze change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.
