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Land Acquisition & External Affairs (Manufacturing Group)

Jakarta Permanent View Job Description
A newly created role supporting business expansion through land acquisition, permitting and stakeholder management. The role will also manage potential conflicts, resistance and sensitive external situations to ensure business continuity.
  • Drive land, permits and stakeholder matters for expansion.
  • Join a leading Indonesian consumer products group.

About Our Client

Our client is a leading Indonesian group of business with an established national presence and continued business expansion. The company is strengthening its external affairs capabilities to support future growth and operational continuity.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead land acquisition activities to support new sites and business expansion.
  • Manage relationships and negotiations with landowners, communities and relevant external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate the end-to-end permitting process and ensure existing permits remain valid and compliant.
  • Work closely with internal Operations, Legal, Government Relations and other functions to resolve land and regulatory matters.
  • Proactively identify potential stakeholder, land and permitting risks that could affect business operations or expansion.
  • Manage and de-escalate community objections, disputes and other external friction.
  • Support the company in handling sensitive or hostile situations, including organized resistance, threats, intimidation or security-related incidents, in coordination with relevant internal teams.
  • Maintain strong relationships with local government and other relevant authorities.
  • Establish stakeholder mapping, engagement and escalation processes for the new function.
  • Provide regular updates to management on land, permitting, stakeholder and external risks.
  • Support the development of a scalable framework for managing land and external affairs as the business expands.

The Successful Applicant

Key Requirements

  • 7-12 years of relevant experience in land acquisition, permitting, external affairs, community relations, government relations or similar functions, preferably within property, retail, manufacturing, mining, plantation, infrastructure or other land-intensive industries.
  • Hands-on experience managing land and permit matters, including landowner negotiations, land acquisition, licensing/permitting processes and coordination with local government or relevant authorities.
  • Proven experience handling difficult external situations, such as land disputes, community objections, protests, stakeholder resistance, threats or other sensitive situations, with the ability to coordinate effectively with Legal, Security and management.

What's on Offer

  • Build a function from the ground up with direct exposure to senior management.
  • Own critical expansion matters across land, permits and external stakeholders.
  • Take on a broad, high-impact mandate beyond conventional permitting or government relations.



If you meet the qualifications and are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Contact
Sherlyn Andika
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7070606
Phone number
+62 21 29588801

Job summary

Function
Legal
Sub Sector
Environmental & Planning
What is your area of specialisation?
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Jakarta
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Sherlyn Andika
Consultant contact
+62 21 29588801
Job Reference
JN-072026-7070606

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.