Lawyer, Marine Biodiversity Conservation

Final date to receive applications: 16 November 2026

Department: Global Impact

Employment Type: Fixed Term
- Full Time

Location: Remote
- Jakarta

Reporting To: Joyce Melcar Tan

Compensation: Rp / year

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer with experience in marine biodiversity conservation in Indonesia to contribute to the work of Client Earth’s new programme on Food, Ocean, and Land Use (FOLU) in Japan and Southeast Asia. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing biodiversity conservation in marine environments in Indonesia and the broader region, leveraging their expertise in marine and biodiversity law, policy, and regulation.

This is a remote, fixed-term position for one year, with the possibility of extension based on performance, funding, and organisational need.

In this role, you will contribute to our early-stage nature strategy, engage with partners and develop and maintain effective relationships across Indonesia and Asia to strengthen nature conservation and address the biodiversity crisis, actively develop Client Earth’s work in Indonesia, conduct legal, technical and factual research and drafting, and present our work both internally and externally to various stakeholders.

Client Earth is a group of international legal experts on climate, energy, and the environment. We use the law in partnership with governments, the private sector, and civil society to address climate change, capture the opportunities of the low‑carbon transition, and protect nature. Our global team of legal experts specialises in climate risk, decarbonisation, and nature conservation, working across nine offices in Europe, Asia, and North America.

• Deadline to submit an initial application:
  16th of November
• If your profile passes initial screening, you will be asked to submit additional information in the form of 3 additional questions.
• The deadline to submit your answers to these questions is the 22nd of November
• If we do not receive a response to these questions by the deadline we will assume you are no longer interested in the role.
• Interviews will take place the week beginning by the 2nd of December

Please also review the "Our Hiring Process" section at the bottom of this advert to learn more about the stages involved for this specific role.

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

• Strategy Development:
  Work closely with the line manager to develop and implement Client Earth’s strategic priorities for the role’s work area in Legal Research and Analysis:
• Conduct in-depth research and analysis on marine biodiversity conservation law, policy, and regulation in Indonesia, identify and assess relatively complex legal and policy problems, develop practical options in consultation with the line manager, and lead delivery of agreed marine biodiversity legal work streams.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in Indonesia, including government agencies, industry leaders, civil society organisations, and donors
• Advocacy and Representation:
  Represent Client Earth in agreed public forums and networking events, presenting the organisation's work and advocating for biodiversity action within approved positions and in consultation with the line manager on sensitive or strategically significant matters.

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in Bahasa Indonesia
• Experience in marine biodiversity conservation law, policy, and regulation, particularly in MPAs, OECMs, traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities…