Green Growth Project
Developer

Job title: Green GrowthProject DeveloperLocation: Jakarta, Indonesia (with regular travel to Central and East Kalimantan)Fee: CompetitiveStart date: 18 January 2016End
date: 31 December 2016 Full-time/part-time: 200 days between mid Jan 2016- mid Dec 2016 

Background

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) seeks
to hire a green growth project developer to support their
collaborative green growth program with the Government of Indonesia (GoI). GGGI is an international
organization founded in June 2010. GGGI is dedicated to pioneering and
diffusing a new model of economic growth, known as “green growth”. This
simultaneously targets key aspects of economic performance, such as poverty
reduction, job creation, social inclusion and those of environmental
sustainability, such as mitigation of climate change and security of access to
clean water. GGGI’s approach is particularly suited to developing countries
because it starts from broad-based progress in living standards and growth.
Since 2013, GGGI has worked in close collaboration with the Government of
Indonesia in the GoI-GGGI Green Growth Program (GGP). The Jakarta office is offering a position
within a varied and dynamic team, who will play an integral role in supporting
both GGGI’s national and sub-national work with the GoI. The post holder will support numerous project
development activities in the energy, SEZ and forest and land use
sector across the GoI-GGGI Green Growth
Program. The role will involve extensive travel to Central and East
Kalimantan.  

Role overview

The green growth project developer will play a central role within the GGGI
Indonesia team by providing technical assistance to the GoI on feasibility of projects, policy levers to mobilize green growth projects. These include financial policies e.g incentives and risk
mitigants. He/she will play an active role in building government
capacity in institutionalizing green growth projects into the government’s
economic development priorities and providing advice to national and subnational government partners on how green
growth projects can help achieve these goals. He/she will be part of a ‘hybrid’ team in delivering quality outputs
which meet high technical standards in the most effective and efficient way.  Other key skills and capabilities will
include:·        
Exceptional synthesis and strategic thinking
skills to ensure the delivery of projects which can demonstrate green
growth, drive and scale up green growth investments. ·        
Exceptional analytical,
problem-solving and green growth skills in support of
pre-feasibility assessments in the energy, SEZ and forest and land use sector and broad  understanding
of sustainable landscape management·        
Ability to develop, apply economic assessment tools that value environmental and social
costs and benefits, for example extended cost benefit analysis (eCBA) and use  this in project development and
policy design·        
Track record
experience working with GoI in mainstreaming green growth in planning and
investment in Indonesia·        
Demonstrated capacity in
facilitating in-depth and effective stakeholder dialogues both internally to
support each ‘hybrid’ team as well as externally and consultations  on
multi-disciplinary issues and across sectors·        
Demonstrated ability to garner support
from a diverse range of stakeholders to the green growth
projects developed·        
Flexibility, responsiveness, and
ability to manage multiple activities to tight deadlines, and with demonstrated
ability to lead and work in multidisciplinary teams; ·        
Outstanding stakeholder engagement, government relationships, and
consensus building skills·        
Effective and efficient operational
and organisational skills – project management and project coordination
experience·        
Ability to communicate complex green growth related issues in a clear and simple way to a diverse audience·        
Multi-cultural literacy and easily
adaptable·        
Actively seeks and considers diverse
ideas and approaches and ability to work as part of a team and in a start-up
organization. An entrepreneurial
spirit is an asset as the  organisation is shaping.  ·        
Ability to deliver quality products
independently with minimal supervision·        
Prior experience with GGGI would be a
strong asset·        
Strong oral and written English is
essential, fluency in Indonesian / Bahasa is highly desirable. 

Qualifications

Applicants must hold exemplary and relevant academic credentials, and ideally hold
a post-graduate degree in a relevant subject from a leading academic
institution. Preferred Individuals have substantial work experience in a relevant field
in Indonesia.        ·        
Masters degree in economics,
preferably with a focus on policy related to
environment and economics/financial incentives        ·        
At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, ideally with an international
organization or NGOs
To submit your application please
send your CV with a brief cover letter to: Gema Junita at [email protected] by  Tuesday, 15^th December 2015.