Team Leader Nature, Low-Carbon Development

Global Roles; Jakarta Pusat; Presencial; IDR 1.200.000.000 - 1.800.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UNDP Indonesia is seeking a Team Leader for Nature, Environment and Low Carbon Development to shape policy and drive transformative climate actions across the country programme. The role leads strategic direction, partnership building and financing mobilization, manages a multi-disciplinary team, and ensures high-quality delivery, monitoring and learning to accelerate sustainable development in Indonesia.

The position requires fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia, with a track record in

Formación

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Studies, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Geography, Economics, Development Studies, Management, or any relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 5 years (with a master’s degree), or 7 years (with a bachelor’s degree), of relevant national or international experience in nature and low carbon development policy is required.
• Track record in managing complex programmes or portfolios within multilateral or bilateral development organizations, government institutions, NGOs or related organizations is required.
• Experience in programme cycle, including design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, quality assurance and oversight is required.
• Demonstrated experience in setting strategic direction, anticipate emerging trends and translate complex global and national agendas on climate, nature, environment and low-carbon development into coherent programmes, priorities and positioning is desired.
• Substantive expertise in climate, nature and sustainable development is desired.
• Deep knowledge and demonstrated experience in one or more areas relevant UNDP’s mandate—such as climate change, biodiversity and nature, environmental sustainability, energy transition, climate resilience or low-carbon development—with the ability to connect these agendas and translate technical knowledge into policy and programme solutions is desired.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining high-level strategic partnerships and to identify, cultivate and secure financing opportunities from bilateral and multilateral donors, international financial institutions, private sector and other sources is desired.
• Experience with innovative financing and/or climate and environmental finance would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in influencing senior decision-makers and engaged effectively with government, development partners, financial institutions, private sector and civil society is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder portfolios and translate strategy into measurable results is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in programme design, quality assurance, risk management, performance oversight and using evidence and learning to adapt programmes and drive impact at scale is desired.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop diverse, multidisciplinary teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion and innovation is desired.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.
• Working knowledge of other languages at the UN is desirable.

Conocimientos

Nature policy

Programme management

Strategic direction

Stakeholder engagement

Financing mobilization

Team leadership

Policy development

Climate change

Biodiversity

Environmental sustainability

Energy transition

Climate resilience

Sustainable development

Communications

Monitoring & evaluation

Risk management

English

Bahasa Indonesia

Educación

Advanced degree in Environmental Studies or related field

First-level university degree with 2 extra years of experience

Descripción del empleo

The Team Leader Nature, Low-Carbon Development leads the Nature, Environment, and Low Carbon Development pillar of UNDP Indonesia's country programme. The role involves strategic leadership, partnership building, financing mobilization, team management, policy influence, and knowledge management to advance sustainable development and climate goals in Indonesia.

Responsibilities

• Set and continuously refine the strategic direction of the portfolio, translating global, regional and national priorities on nature, environment, climate and low-carbon development into clear programme priorities and areas of comparative advantage for UNDP.
• Position UNDP as a strategic partner and thought leader, identifying emerging policy and development trends and shaping UNDP’s value proposition and engagement with government and other key domestic and international stakeholders, in the public and private sector.
• Ensure coherence and strategic complementarity across the portfolio, connecting programmes and interventions across the NLCD unit, with other areas of UNDP such as Financing for Development, and Human Development and Responsive Governance, while identifying opportunities for scale, innovation and transformational impact.
• Steer the evolution of the programme pipeline, ensuring that new initiatives are strategically aligned, evidence-based, financially viable and capable of generating significant development results.
• Drive portfolio-level results and impact, using evidence, learning and performance information to adjust priorities, manage risks and ensure that the portfolio contributes to systemic and lasting change.
• Proactively identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with government, development partners, international financial institutions, private sector, foundations, civil society and other actors aligned with UNDP’s strategic priorities.
• Anticipate and identify financing opportunities, including but not limited to, climate and environmental finance, blended finance and innovative financing mechanisms, and translate these into viable opportunities for the portfolio.
• Develop and articulate compelling propositions for partners and funders, demonstrating UNDP’s comparative advantage, the potential for scale and the development, climate, and economic impact of proposed interventions.
• Build and manage a diversified partnership and financing pipeline, balancing short-, medium- and longer-term opportunities and reducing reliance on individual funding sources.
• Broker strategic relationships and mobilize resources at scale, bringing together partners, expertise and financing around priority national challenges and opportunities.
• Provide clear direction, priorities and accountability to the team, ensuring that staff/personnel understand how their work contributes to UNDP Indonesia’s strategic objectives and portfolio results.
• Build and sustain a high-performing, diverse and collaborative team, fostering a culture of trust, inclusion, innovation, learning and shared ownership of results.
• Deploy people and expertise strategically, ensuring the Unit has the right capabilities, structures and ways of working to respond to evolving programme priorities and opportunities.
• Enable high-quality and timely delivery, proactively address bottlenecks, performance issues and risks while empowering team members to take ownership and make decisions within their responsibilities.
• Develop people and institutional capability, providing coaching, mentoring and opportunities for professional growth while strengthening knowledge management, collaboration and succession within the Unit.
• Provides strategic planning and oversight of the assigned portfolio of programmes/projects and ensures their compliance with programme and operations policies and procedures (POPP) and quality assurance standards.
• Influence national policy, institutional priorities and investment decisions by bringing UNDP’s evidence, expertise and convening power to key policy and development processes related to nature and low carbon development.
• Identify and champion innovative approaches and solutions, anticipating emerging challenges and opportunities and testing new models, technologies, financing approaches and partnerships that can deliver greater impact.
• Leverage UNDP’s convening and thought leadership role to connect government, development partners, private sector, civil society and other stakeholders around complex, cross-cutting development challenges.
• Capture, demonstrate and communicate results and learning, using evidence and lessons from the portfolio to inform policy, influence investments and strengthen UNDP’s positioning and future programme development.
• Drive scale and systemic change, ensuring that successful interventions move beyond individual projects to influence institutions, markets, policies and broader development trajectories.
• Lead annual portfolio planning and develop integrated work, monitoring, human resources and procurement plans with Country Office units and project manager, ensures compliance with cost-recovery policies in coordination with operations and finance.
• Facilitates knowledge building and management especially between the programme and projects and facilitates training for the UNDP staff and personnel and national counterparts on relevant programme issues.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Studies, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Geography, Economics, Development Studies, Management, or any relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 5 years (with a master’s degree), or 7 years (with a bachelor’s degree), of relevant national or international experience in nature and low carbon development policy is required.
• Track record in managing complex programmes or portfolios within multilateral or bilateral development organizations, government institutions, NGOs or related organizations is required.
• Experience in programme cycle, including design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, quality assurance and oversight is required.
• Demonstrated experience in setting strategic direction, anticipate emerging trends and translate complex global and national agendas on climate, nature, environment and low-carbon development into coherent programmes, priorities and positioning is desired.
• Substantive expertise in climate, nature and sustainable development is desired.
• Deep knowledge and demonstrated experience in one or more areas relevant UNDP’s mandate—such as climate change, biodiversity and nature, environmental sustainability, energy transition, climate resilience or low-carbon development—with the ability to connect these agendas and translate technical knowledge into policy and programme solutions is desired.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining high-level strategic partnerships and to identify, cultivate and secure financing opportunities from bilateral and multilateral donors, international financial institutions, private sector and other sources is desired.
• Experience with innovative financing and/or climate and environmental finance would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in influencing senior decision-makers and engaged effectively with government, development partners, financial institutions, private sector and civil society is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder portfolios and translate strategy into measurable results is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in programme design, quality assurance, risk management, performance oversight and using evidence and learning to adapt programmes and drive impact at scale is desired.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop diverse, multidisciplinary teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion and innovation is desired.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.
• Working knowledge of other languages at the UN is desirable.

Skills

• Nature and low-carbon development policy
• Programme Cycle Management
• Programme Design
• Programme Implementation
• Programme Monitoring
• Programme Evaluation
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Strategic Direction
• Climate Change Expertise
• Biodiversity and nature conservation
• Environmental Sustainability
• Energy Transition Analysis
• Climate Resilience
• Sustainable Development
• Policy Development
• Strategic Partnership Development
• Financing Mobilization
• Climate Finance
• Innovative Financing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Team Leadership
• Interdisciplinary Team Management
• Performance Oversight
• Evidence-Based Programme Adaptation
• English
• Bahasa Indonesia

Languages

English, Bahasa Indonesia