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World Resources Institute
Senior Lead for Geospatial and Remote Sensing Analytics - Food, Land, and Water Program
This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days per month in the office. You can 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.
Program Overview
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-Water (FLW) Program, we envision critical ecosystems such as forests and peatland 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 degree Celcius warming threshold, while providing sustainable livelihoods to forest-dependent communities and conserve biodiversity in the landscape. We intend to achieve this through safeguarding the remaining forest and peatland from deforestation, degradation, and fragmentation; maintaining forests and peatland quality through sound stewardship; and restoring degraded ecosystem to improve its productivity, conservation value, and ecosystem services.
To achieve Indonesia’s climate goal while at the same time improving the livelihood of the communities and protecting biodiversity, we work together with partners to mainstream nature-based solutions (NbS) as an approach to address global climate challenge. We aim to achieve this through research, policy advocacy, and creation of a community of practice to develop new financing model for forest conservation, advocate regulatory framework that are conducive for NbS approach, and development of multi-stakeholder platform to amplify and accelerate NbS approach in Indonesia and Southeast Asia region.
Southeast Asia Climate and Nature-based Solution (SCeNe) Coalition
WRI Indonesia has joined with 7 other NGOs to form the Southeast Asia Climate and Nature-based Solution (SCeNe) Coalition in recognition of the scale of action required, the time-bound opportunity for impact and the risks to people and nature if we do not act collaboratively to speed up and scale up design and implementation of high-integrity and high-quality NbS. The extensive experience of these environmental NGOs in the development and execution of NbS offers a powerful, shared platform to inform and influence this rapidly growing sector. In the first three years, the Coalition will focus on three inter-connected workstreams that together will scale NbS in the region: i) define the opportunities of where ‘triple benefit’ NbS investment should be made; ii) showcase high-integrity projects to inspire others; and iii) support national and local organizations to access carbon finance and secure funds for conservation.
The SCeNe Coalition is aimed to enhance NbS Tool and other related platforms. NbS Tool will help to identify high impact future NbS opportunities, ensuring a targeted pipeline of NbS supply that focus on geographies with the highest conservation, social development and carbon potential.This tool will also help to validate triple benefit quality, giving the projects additional scientific credibility; to ensure finance is flowing transparently; and to increase ecosystem participation.
Evolving Participatory Information System (EPISTEM)
The EPISTEM initiative seeks to develop an open-source landscape monitoring technology to support diverse actors in addressing deforestation, landscape degradation, restoration, and other nature-based solutions (NbS). Recognizing the challenges posed by inaccessible data, such as land cover maps, change maps, and reference datasets crucial for planning, funding, and evaluating NbS efforts, the technology will be designed to address these gaps. Key features include an open-source approach for broad adoption and collaboration, adaptability to meet diverse user needs, and scalability with an integrated repository of reference datasets and technical guidelines.
ASEAN-NbS Tool: Catalysing Regional Action to Plan, Monitor, and Scale Nature-based Solution
The ASEAN-NbS Tool initiative aims to strengthen inclusive, biodiversity-positive, and climate-resilient NbS across ASEAN Member States by advancing two key SCeNe Coalition workstreams: the NbS Tool and the NbS Incubator. It will pilot scalable, locally tailored NbS initiatives through the NbS Incubator using a community-led and GEDSI-sensitive approach supported by seed funding, technical assistance, and decision-support tools. In parallel, the NbS Tool will be enhanced with harmonized geospatial datasets, an embedded Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) framework, and automated features for project feasibility screening and documentation to improve project visibility, pipeline development, and pre-investment readiness. To ensure long-term impact, the project will also develop financing model for NbS research and development through conducting regional funding gap assessments, co-developing financing model, and strengthening capacity through tailored training for NbS project implementors.
Job Highlight
The Senior Lead for Geospatial and Remote Sensing Analytics will play a pivotal role in advancing NbS program major initiatives, including the Southeast Asia Climate and Nature-based Solution (SCeNe) Coalition, ASEAN-NbS Tool: Catalysing Regional Action to Plan, Monitor, and Scale Nature-based Solution, and EPISTEMThis role encompasses enhancing tools such as the NbS Tool to identify high-impact opportunities and validate “triple benefit” outcomes, developing robust methodologies to harmonize landcover map, other geospatial layers, and indicators for monitoring, reporting and validate NbS project in Southeast Asia. The Senior Lead will lead the development of open-source geospatial and remote sensing data and analytics to ensure sustainable data platforms, improve the accuracy and quality of land cover maps and forest-related datasets, and generate spatial insights to inform national and sub-national policy-making processes, especially for countries in Southeast Asia. This includes conducting in-depth spatial analyses on forest dynamics, deforestation trends, and the effectiveness of community forestry in halting deforestation. Additionally, the Senior Lead will, aligning WRI’s vision to deliver transformative, data-driven solutions for climate resilience, social equity, and nature conservation across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Furthermore, The Senior Lead for Geospatial and Remote Sensing Analytics will report to Nature-based Solution (NbS) Manager, with intense coordination with Geospatial Data Analyst, Consortium Member of ASEAN-NbS Tool, NbS Financing Research Lead, NbS team, and other key personnel.
This position will be based in Jakarta with office-flex working arrangement and travel requirement as assigned. 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.
What You Wil Do
Research (50%)
Lead geospatial research to further develop insights into Nature-based Solution assessment, mapping, and monitoring; this includes, but is not limited to, improving data quality, selecting appropriate MRV indicators suitable for the Southeast Asia context, while enhancing delivery platforms such as the NbS Tool, and developing other use cases for the data.
Lead research, analysis, and data management on issues related to spatial analysis, remote sensing, and other relevant research topics as necessary.
Lead geospatial data and analytics to support and ensure the development of relevant dashboard application(s) as one of the main products in related projects mentioned in the overview of this job description.
Supervise junior staff working on thematic map production, statistical analysis, data visualizations on land use, forest cover loss, MRV indicators for NbS, and other analyses as requested.
Lead geospatial data and analytics research activities, particularly for topics related to FLW and Nature-based Solutions, to inform the decision-making process.
Lead the development of geospatial data and analytics processing and documentation standards for NbS-MRV process across Agriculture and Forestry, Peatland, and Mangrove ecosystems in compliance with NDC and ASEAN Regulatory Framework.
Liaise with WRI Indonesia's RDI team for any research and knowledge product outputs of the project.
Program Management Responsibilities (20%)
Lead the coordination of GIS-related work across multiple areas within consortium member of ASEAN-NbS Tool project, NbS Sub-Cluster and FLW Cluster.
Provide Leadership in conducting spatial analysis for NbS analysis across Southeast Asia region.
Lead development of detailed implementation plan of the project particularly on geospatial research component.
Lead the necessary internal documentation for project implementation with WRI Indonesia Operation team, in accordance with WRI Indonesia policies and regulations (e.g. procurement of services, travel documentation, etc.).
Lead geospatial data collection and develop the project report together with the Project Lead/s for monitoring and evaluation purposes, as well as donor reporting of the project.
Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement (20%)
Support the execution of the engagement and partnership strategy, particularly managing project's relationship with ASEAN Member States (AMS), national government, local government in priority provinces, and CSOs to advance forest monitoring initiative implementation.
Represent WRI Indonesia in relevant international and national events related to forest monitoring in coordination with NbS Managers and FLW Directors.
Lead to blogpost & briefs writing, and conduct media interviews as necessary and in coordination with NbS Managers and FLW Director.
Liaise with WRI Indonesia communication team for any communication-related products and events.
Fundraising / Grant Management (10%)
Support the NbS Manager and FLW Director to develop proposal for fundraising purposes as necessary to ensure the sustainability of NbS Financing sub-cluster.
Coordinate the data collection and develop the project report together with the NbS Sub-Cluster for monitoring and evaluation purposes, as well as donor reporting of the project.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in geodesy, geomatics, informatics, geography or any other related field.
Minimum 6 (six) years of full-time work experience in geospatial analysis using GIS software.
Extensive experience in operating Google Earth Engine and Python to design, implement, and optimize large-scale geospatial and remote sensing workflows
Proven experience in carbon standard (Verra, Gold Standard, CDM, or jurisdictional REDD+)
Strong knowledge and experience in spatial analysis in forestry and landuse planning.
Ability to support discrete elements of research project with limited manager guidance, e.g. systematically reviewing, analysing and synthesizing existing literature; collecting, cleaning, organizing, and visualizing data.
Ability to define research questions with manager guidance.
Strong writing skills for both knowledge and research communications product.
Ability to communicate ideas, research approach, and findings effectively to various types of audiences with limited support from manager, using compelling presentation skill.
Strong team player with the ability to work across institutional departments/programs.
Ability to manage professional relationships to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.
Highly organized and systematic with strong time management skills and ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines required.
Professional fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.
Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite is imperative.
Ability and willingness to travel when needed.
Legally able to work in Indonesia.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in geography, geodesy, forestry, or any other related field.
Experience in coursework of forestry, land use management, nature-based solution, social issues, and sustainable development.
Proven extensive experience in geospatial modelling for carbon accounting and related assessment.
Familiarity with the working system and culture within ASEAN Member States (AMS), Southeast Asia region’s stakeholders, national and local government.
Contract Arrangement
Full-time with fixed-term employment agreement up to 31 December 2026 with 3 (three) months of consultancy contract prior to the commencement of the fixed-term employment.
How to Apply:
Please submit a resume with a cover letter by 4 February 2026. You must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered. We may close for applications sooner if we receive a high volume of applications from qualified candidates.
Must have authorization to work in Indonesia to be eligible for this position.
Final candidates might be required to take a certain test and/or to produce/share writing samples when needed.
This is a locally engaged position, Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.
What we offer:
Salary that is commensurate with experience and skills
Competitive and comprehensive benefit package
Access to the WRI global network with the opportunity to exchange with and learn from passionate colleagues working at the cutting edge of their fields.
A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
The opportunity to join and get involved in different working groups and affinity groups to shape the future of WRI
Commitment to hybrid working model with flexible working hours
About Us:
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.
Our mission and values:
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.
Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Independence, Integrity, Impact, Partnership, and Care.
Our culture:
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.
Our Human Resources Team carefully reviews all applications.
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