Organization: Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Position title: REDD+ Advisor – Indonesia, Green Growth Planning and Implementation
Location: Jakarta with regular travel to Central Kalimantan
Salary package: Competitive
Closing date: 30th May 2014 or until suitable candidates are found Start/end dates: 1st July 2014 (or earlier if possible) to 31st March 2015, with extension based on performance during this initial period
About GGGI
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is the world’s newest international organization. Headquartered in Seoul, it is a new kind of international organization – interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder and driven by the priorities of emerging and developing economies. GGGI was established by a group of eighteen governments pursuant to a treaty signed at the United Nations Rio+20 conference in June 2012.
GGGI is dedicated to supporting developing and emerging countries to meet their own development and growth objectives by exploring and implementing green growth plans that simultaneously target key economic and environmental goals. These include poverty reduction, job creation and social inclusion as well as mitigation and adaptation to climate change, biodiversity loss and energy and water security.
GGGI’s theory of change leads it to focus on three major outcomes:
- Development and implementation of rigorous green growth plans that form the core of national and provincial economic development strategies;
- Research that builds a strong theoretical and empirical basis for green growth while providing concrete options and guidance for policymakers, and;
- Public-private partnerships that strengthen incentives for the scaling of resource-efficient investment and innovation.
GGGI has launched several cutting-edge research and public-private partnerships with leading international institutions and the organization’s strategic plan envisions considerable growth over the next three years.
Since 2010 GGGI has been supporting the green growth process in Indonesia, initially at the provincial level in Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan, but now with a comprehensive program that is led by the National Planning Agency (Bappenas). The Government of Indonesia (GoI) - GGGI Green Growth Program (GGP) began in early 2013 and is divided into three components. Component 2 of the GoI-GGGI GGP works to ensure that REDD+ finance, programs and policies catalyze green growth in Indonesia and is carried out in collaboration with the national REDD+ Agency, as well as relevant sub-national agencies in Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
Job description
Reporting to the Senior REDD+ Advisor and part of the GoI - GGGI GGP team, you will be responsible for providing targeted technical support to Indonesia’s REDD+ initiative, with a focus at both the national-level and in Central Kalimantan. You will be involved in GGGI’s efforts to support sub-national governments develop high-quality REDD+ program proposals and mainstream REDD+ activities into development planning and budgeting processes. In addition, you will play a key role in ensuring the REDD+ is fully integrated into the Green Growth Roadmap being developed as part of the GoI - GGGI GGP.
The national-level work will involve supporting the REDD+ Agency to develop an effective REDD+ Jurisdictional Approach (JA) system, working in collaboration with the GGGI team and consultants. Along with enhancing collaboration with the REDD+ Agency, the role will also involve facilitating GGGI’s engagement with other key line ministries and other important stakeholders. This will be critical for ensuring that REDD+ is fully integrated into the Green Growth Roadmap.
The work with Central Kalimantan will focus on supporting both the provincial and district-level governments in Murung Raya and Pulang Pisau to develop sub-national REDD+ program proposals, which can be submitted to the REDD+ Agency for funding in Phase 2. In addition, you will contribute to GGGI’s efforts to support sub-national governments to mainstream REDD+ into development planning and budgeting processes in Central Kalimantan and the pilot districts.
The ‘REDD+ for Green Growth’ component of the GoI-GGGI Green Growth Program works directly with the recently established REDD+ Agency along with the key agencies at the sub-national level in both Central and East Kalimantan. Your role will involve close cooperation with officials from a range of government institutions and other key stakeholders working on REDD+ programs.
You will also play a key role in capacity-building efforts and will actively participate with a range of public and private REDD+ stakeholders. This role requires an acute awareness of the importance of government ownership of the various outputs of this component and the ability to develop strategic approaches to ensure this buy-in.
Qualifications
All applicants are expected to have the following qualifications, skills and capabilities:
- Exemplary and relevant academic credentials, including a university degree in a relevant subject (Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Environmental/ Ecological Economics) from a leading academic institution. A post-graduate degree is desirable but not essential.
- Three or more years’ experience in Indonesia in the field of forestry, sustainable development, climate change or related disciplines.
- Broad knowledge of REDD+ in Indonesia, including REDD+ National Strategy, PRISAI, and the Indonesian development planning and budgeting processes.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing project proposals and other relevant documentation.
- Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders from the public sector, civil society, academia and the private sector.
- Flexibility, responsiveness and the ability to work as part of a team, carry out multiple activities to tight deadlines and operate effectively in a complex organizational context.
- Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and a high-level of written and spoken English.
- Ability to live and work in Indonesia without a visa.
opportunity to work with talented, dynamic and driven individuals on projects at the
cutting edge of economic development and sustainability. GGGI offers opportunities
for an international and diverse career within a new and innovative international
organization. Indonesian nationals preferred.
To apply for this position, please send a Cover Letter, CV and three references to
recruitmentgggi@gmail.com.
