Program Adviser

Job Description

The Program Adviser, Indonesia will work closely with the Co-Program Director(s) to accelerate the energy transition programme and expand its work across Indonesia and the region by supporting think tanks, civil society organisations and other stakeholders. In particular, the postholder will advance opportunities where bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, cross-country cooperation, trade agreements and international investment flows can directly support Indonesia's energy transition and economic ambitions.

Program Strategy

• Lead the development of strategies that will accelerate a just energy transition, including in the areas of sustainable economic development policies, trade policy, industrial policy, and diplomatic initiatives that impact the pace and scale of the transition. Ensure that the program is multi-faceted, complex and multi-layered and developed in consultation with partners.
• Provide strategic advice on leveraging international platforms (e.g. G20, ASEAN, JETP, trade negotiations, climate diplomacy forums) to advance domestic transition priorities.
• Identify cross-country cooperation opportunities (bilateral, regional, multilateral) that can unlock finance, technology transfer and develop relevant strategies.
• Contribute to the development of national long term program strategy and annual objectives in line with Tara's organisational goals and vision.
• Identify grantees and strategies that can help drive further climate ambition in these sectors.
• Contribute to reporting quarterly on progress, and annually on the achievements, impact, and lessons learned of the Indonesia program.
• Contribute to developing requirements and budget plans and tracking key performance indicators for the program.
• Proactively review developments in the economic sector and political situations that may impact the program and continuously adapt and revise strategies and tactics.
• Contribute to funding proposals and reports to funders on progress.
• Support the country directors in developing and implementing specific projects to advance the country strategy.
• Support the Program Director to develop and deliver grant-making strategy for the Indonesia program in consultation with national partners. This includes ensuring that a multi-faceted and multi-layered strategy is developed together with national partners and that the strategy is regularly evaluated for its impact.

Partnerships and Coordination

• Identify and cultivate partnerships that connect energy transition objectives with trade, investment and industrial development strategies.
• Identify, assess and onboard new partners for grantmaking in alignment with program strategy.
• Contribute to developing a trust-based ecosystem of diverse partners who work collaboratively towards common goals.
• Network with various stakeholders, including industry sector, industry associations, existing grantees, potential partners, and national, regional and international organizations working in the space relevant to the program's implementation.
• Facilitate coordination among partners inside and outside of Indonesia to ensure Tara achieves outcomes that are larger than the sum of the individual partners' efforts.
• Create and implement network strengthening and organisational development strategies with Tara partners.

Representation and Networking

• Establish and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders, including funders, civil society, business and government as needed to advance program objectives.
• Support Tara's partners to develop constructive working relationships with government agencies, international financial institutions, and diplomatic missions. By doing so, he/she will support Tara's partners' work to strengthen Indonesia's position and influence in international climate and energy forums.

Grantmaking

• Develop and deliver a portfolio of grants across selected climate mitigation sectors.
• Guide and advise current and prospective grantees to ensure activities achieve their intended objectives and results.
• Monitor deliverables and submissions from grantees and provide feedback on their timeliness and quality.
• Manage a program budget and partner grants, including developing and incubating new partners.
• Guide and advise grantees, partners, and prospective partners in the field to ensure activities achieve their intended objectives and results.
• Monitor grantee and partner deliverables and submissions and provide general oversight on their timeliness and quality.

Expertise and knowledge

• Use knowledge of national, regional and global trends to help inform and adapt programs to changing contexts.
• Use expertise of the Indonesia political, social and economic context and energy systems to contribute to understanding the emerging risks and opportunities for Tara's work.
• Confidently communicate insights to key external audiences as well as internal collaborators.

Convening and collaboration

• Facilitate collaboration among program partners and other stakeholders by organising meetings and workshops to foster joint initiatives and learning.
• Collaborate effectively with Tara regional thematic and program support specialists.

Compliance and risk management

• Follow all organisational standard operating procedures and policies including compliance, budget and financial management, human resources, procurement and IT.
• Support risk management, safeguarding and safety & security management to protect people, information and assets.

As and when required other responsibilities and projects will be allocated by line management in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Excited by the prospect of working for a dynamic and fast-growing international organisation with a mission to solve the climate crisis, the ideal candidate will have:

• At least 12 years+ of relevant work experience, gained in either local or international foundations, donor agencies, NGOs or clean energy related companies or financial institutions.
• At least 5+ years experience in management positions, with experience managing junior level team members or up to 1 team.

In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Relevant experience in government relations, public policy, diplomacy, trade policy or international cooperation.
• Demonstrated experience working with or within Indonesian government institutions either in energy, finance, trade, foreign affairs or planning.
• Demonstrated policy analysis skills.
• Experience in developing and implementing successful advocacy and campaign strategies, utilizing a wide array of tactics.
• An innate grasp of strategy, systems thinking, and the ability to articulate strategies in a clear and compelling way and the ability to translate strategy into implementation.
• Robust understanding of economic development planning processes and the dynamics in the corporate and finance sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of the political, economic and cultural context in Indonesia, particularly on sustainable development and energy transformation issues.
• Demonstrated communication and networking skills that enable effective collaboration with a diverse group of partners.
• Strong critical and strategic thinking skills.
• Fluency in written and oral English and Indonesiaese, able to write briefing papers, funding proposal and reports.
• Computer skills (Excel, Powerpoint, Word).

Personal attributes

• Deep commitment to solving the climate crisis and enabling systemic change;
• Intrinsic motivation, excellent organisational and self-management skills;
• Deeply collaborative;
• Flexibility over working hours to accommodate global time zones;
• Willingness to travel both regionally and internationally;
• Impeccable ethics, and experience working confidentially and operating with high security.

Education

• Master's degree qualification or relevant expertise in a relevant field such as renewable energy, environmental management, business administration, economics or sustainable development.

Location

• The candidate must be based in Indonesia and be a citizen of Indonesia or have long-term residency status with legal permit to reside and work in the country.

To Apply

Please submit an A4 covering letter outlining your skills and achievements against the role responsibilities, why you would like to join us and your salary expectations, along with your up-to-date CV at [email protected] using job title: Program Adviser, Indonesia as the subject in your email. Applications without a cover letter will not be assessed.

We appreciate everyone's application, but only have the resources to respond to shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume you are unsuccessful for this role. If this is you, we appreciate your support and consideration and hope you will continue to consider roles with Tara in the future!