ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION JOB VACANCIES 2027

Environmental Justice Foundation works internationally to inform policy and drive systemic, durable reforms to protect our environment and defend human rights. We investigate and expose abuses and support environmental defenders, Indigenous peoples, communities, and independent journalists on the frontlines of environmental injustice. Our campaigns aim to secure peaceful, equitable, and sustainable futures.

Our investigators, researchers, filmmakers, and campaigners work with grassroots partners and environmental defenders across the globe. Our work to secure environmental justice aims to protect our global climate, ocean, forests, wetlands, wildlife and defend the fundamental human right to a secure natural environment, recognising that all other rights are contingent on this.

Since 2018, EJF has been actively working in Indonesia to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and labour abuses, particularly against Indonesian domestic and migrant fishers through investigations, media campaigns, advocacy, and film. Each step complements the others to achieve lasting, impactful outcomes in protecting the global marine environment and the communities whose livelihoods depend on it.

Our global researchers work closely with grassroots partners in Indonesia to gather strong testimonies and evidence of alleged IUU fishing infractions, as well as their firsthand accounts of potential forced labour instances on board fishing vessels. EJF recognises that this cross-border collaboration is made possible by the extensive work of our transcribers and campaigners.

EJF is now seeking one transcriber to join our work in Indonesia! Successful candidates will provide interview transcription services to support the work of our campaigners, thereby facilitating EJF’s objectives, on a temporary/freelance basis.

Details:

• Post title: transcriber
• Type of appointment: consultancy contract
• Number of positions available: 1
• Remuneration: IDR350,000 (≈US$19) – IDR400,000 (≈US$22) per transcript produced. Remuneration will be disbursed monthly, as per the invoice.
• Duration of work: 12 months, with review and renewal after 6 months, provided that the target of outputs (20 transcripts per month) has been met.
• Location: Based in Indonesia 
• This position is open to Indonesian nationals only

Duties and responsibilities:

• Produce translated transcripts in English, based on interviews conducted in Bahasa Indonesia. For this, EJF will provide an interview transcription template.
• Identify and accurately input the information obtained from interview transcripts into EJF’s database systems.
• Review and revise communications materials pivotal to EJF’s fisheries campaign in Indonesia.

Essential and desirable skills and experience:

• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and professional proficiency in the English language (indicated by at least one English proficiency test certificate, including IELTS, TOEFL iBT, or TOEFL IPT).
• A degree in any relevant discipline (environmental science, social and political studies, social development and welfare, anthropology, sociology, etc.). Preferably, candidates also possess knowledge related to IUU fishing and forced labour or modern slavery issues.
• Demonstrable experience in producing interview transcripts in Bahasa Indonesia and English. Ideally, candidates also have experience producing reports or articles in English.

Please submit your CV, translation portfolio, and English proficiency certificates to: recruitment@ejfoundation.org and CC sijbrand.peeters@ejfoundation.org. For any questions related to the recruitment process or candidates’ qualifications, please reach out to Haikal (sijbrand.peeters@ejfoundation.org). 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the test and interview stage.

Deadline for submission: 14 December 2026