Project period: July 2026 – September 2027 (15 months)

Location: Jakarta, with domestic field missions across three priority seascapes

About YSKI / CSF Indonesia
Yayasan Strategi Konservasi Indonesia (YSKI) is the Indonesian representation of Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) Global, an international non-profit organisation with over 25 years of experience applying economic analysis to support environmental conservation and sustainable development. In Indonesia, YSKI leads capacity-building, impact assessment, and conservation finance work across fisheries, coastal, and terrestrial ecosystems, in close collaboration with government agencies, NGOs, universities, and local communities.

Programme Context
YSKI leads the socio-economic, governance, and data components of the National Impact Monitoring Programme, a 15-month baseline study covering 58 grantee organisations spread across 12 provinces and three priority seascapes. The programme will produce a comprehensive T0 baseline that serves as the reference point for measuring the long-term social, economic, and governance changes generated by the TFCCA programme.

The two Junior Economist positions are the core technical staff supporting this work, sharing responsibility for socio-economic analysis, outcome mapping and qualitative assessment, governance scoring, data management, and internal project monitoring and evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Socio-Economic Analysis and Field Data Collection

• Design, pilot, and implement household and community surveys to collect baseline socio-economic data, including livelihood, income, and community well-being indicators.
• Process and analyse quantitative datasets: data cleaning, descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations, and projections; maintain well-documented, audit-ready data files.
• Participate in field missions to grantee sites and sentinel locations to facilitate surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews.
• Prepare analytical summaries and data tables as inputs to quarterly reports and the final T0 baseline report.

2. Outcome Mapping and Most Significant Change (MSC)

• Translate grantee activities and documented outputs into structured outcome statements using the programme's Outcome Mapping Matrix (OMM), scoring changes across five domains (livelihood, capacity, governance, ecology, and knowledge) on an agreed rubric.
• Facilitate and document Most Significant Change story collection at field sites; link each story back to specific OMM entries to triangulate and calibrate scores.
• Maintain scoring consistency and evidence documentation across grantees; synthesise findings to identify patterns across seascapes and grantee types.

3. Governance Scorecard

• Apply a structured governance assessment instrument to assigned grantees, scoring institutional dimensions using evidence drawn from programme documentation, field observations, and stakeholder interviews.
• Compile composite scores, flag outliers, and prepare cross-grantee comparative summaries linking governance findings to outcome and socio-economic data.

4. SROI Readiness and Economic Valuation

• Map programme inputs and outcomes to monetary proxies as part of the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Readiness Framework; process adjustments for deadweight, attribution, and drop-off.
• Run sensitivity scenarios and prepare SROI summaries for inclusion in programme reports and presentations.

5. Data Management and Platform Coordination

• Manage digital data collection forms, ensure consistent metadata standards, and maintain version control across all datasets.
• Coordinate socio-economic data integration with the programme's central monitoring platform and support quality control across all instruments.
• Provide first-line technical support to grantee focal points on data submission, form usage, and reporting requirements.

6. Project Monitoring and Evaluation

• Maintain the programme's internal M&E tracking system, monitoring progress against milestone targets, output delivery timelines, and reporting schedules.
• Prepare quarterly internal progress summaries for review by the Team Leader and Advisor, flagging delays, data gaps, or implementation risks.
• Support preparation of formal progress reports and milestone verification documents for submission to the programme administrator and oversight body.
• Track and document grantee participation in capacity building activities, peer-learning sessions, and self-assessment exercises across all three seascapes.

7. Capacity Building Support and Knowledge Products

• Assist in preparing and facilitating orientation and training sessions for grantee organisations, covering data collection tools, outcome mapping, and governance self-assessment.
• Contribute to the preparation of field guides, training manuals, presentations, and policy briefs in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Relative Position

• Reports to: Team Leader / Lead Researcher for all technical matters.
• Strategic oversight from: Advisor.
• Coordinates closely with: Admin & Finance Officer for logistics and financial matters; Reef Check Indonesia ecology team for integrated field missions and data alignment.
• Supervision of others: No direct reports. May orient and support grantee focal points on data tools and protocols.

Expected Domestic Travel
Approximately 20–25% of working days, covering joint field missions with the Reef Check Indonesia ecology team to sentinel sites and grantee locations across the three priority seascapes.

Qualifications

Essential

1. Bachelor's degree in Economics, Environmental Economics, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative field. A background in economics is preferred.
2. Strong proficiency in quantitative methods: survey design, data collection, data cleaning, and statistical analysis. Demonstrated experience with Excel or statistical software is required.
3. Minimum 1–2 years of relevant work experience in research, monitoring and evaluation, or applied analysis. Strong fresh Master's graduates with quantitative thesis experience are encouraged to apply.
4. Ability to work with both quantitative and qualitative data; willingness to learn participatory field methods.
5. Good written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia; working proficiency in English for reading technical documents and writing analytical summaries.
6. Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks under tight timelines.
7. Willingness to conduct domestic field travel to coastal and remote areas.

Preferred

1. Prior experience in conservation, marine/fisheries, or coastal livelihood programmes in Indonesia.
2. Familiarity with M&E frameworks, Theory of Change, or outcome mapping approaches.
3. Experience with digital data collection platforms (KoboToolbox, ODK, or equivalent).
4. Knowledge of SROI, social value measurement, or ecosystem service valuation.
5. High cultural sensitivity when working with coastal communities, local government actors, and people from diverse backgrounds.

Remuneration Package

• Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Contract period: project-based (July 2026 – September 2027), with possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability.

How to Apply

1. Submit a cover letter and CV to [email protected].
2. Please indicate 'Junior Economist– Jakarta Based - TFCCA' in the email subject line.
3. Deadline of application is on Friday, 12 June 2026.