Panagora
Group, a small, woman-owned business providing novel and integrated solutions
in global health and international development, is supporting USAID/Indonesia
to implement its new Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) through a
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Platform (MEL-P) Activity. Along with
enhancing MEL capability, we also promote use of the empirical evidence for
programming, learning, and adapting as USAID supports the Government of
Indonesia (GOI).
Indonesia
MEL-P is supporting USAID Indonesia’s Environment Office (ENV) with the
recruitment of Senior Climate Change Advisor (SCCA).
Responsibilities:
The SCCA
will provide strategic input to ENV program development, mentoring/coaching
support, and technical guidance. Though direct involvement in project
management is not expected, the SCCA will contribute to strategic thinking on partner
engagement (including GOI and USG interagency counterparts) and assist with the
design and startup of new activities. The SCCA will support implementation coordination
among ENV, the Mission, and the Regional Development Mission for Aisa (RDMA)
implementing partners as well as coach ENV staff to strengthen communication
and teamwork for improved performance.
Anticipated
responsibilities are as follow:
- Provide
high level strategic advisory services on engaging the interagency group on the Bilateral Climate Change Working Group
and various task forces.
- Assist
USAID/Indonesia’s ENV leadership in presenting a strategic programmatic
approach to addressing climate change, aligned with the Agency’s Climate Change
Strategy.
- Develop
a communication plan to ensure USG interagency partners understand ENV approaches
to addressing climate change challenges in Indonesia.
- Support
early-stage work planning with new WASH and marine activities.
- Support
the strategic development of solid waste management activities and link them to
the marine sector’s activities to reduce ocean plastics.
- Pending
funding availability, collaborate with ENV staff to design a new adaptation
program, develop an engagement plan for cocreation with Government of Indonesia,
and/or integrate adaptation funding into existing activities.
- Develop
a strategic plan to engage the GOI on terrestrial biodiversity issues that
involve The
Tropical Forest Conservation Act TFCA and USAID’s orangutan conservation
efforts.
- Facilitate
coordination with the large Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) environment
program, especially on marine and energy activities.
- Help
develop an environment team-building plan, including a retreat (with potential
facilitation).
- Provide
mentoring/coaching support to new Foreign Service Officer ENV supervisors and
junior Foreign Service Officers, particularly on drafting performance
evaluation materials.
- Assist
in drafting/reviewing ENV memos and reports and other appropriate tasks, as needed.
- Other
duties as assigned.
Requirements
- At
least 15 years of experience managing teams and portfolios of climate change
related programs with USAID.
- Well-versed
in USAID business practices with full understanding of design, procurement, monitoring
and evaluation, financial management, and other USAID project management
responsibilities.
- The
candidate should have deep knowledge of climate change issues and how these
issues are applicable to Indonesia.
- The
candidate should have a firm understanding of the complex US Government and Government
of Indonesia relationship.
- Excellent
communication and teambuilding skills are essential.
- Position
is envisioned to be remote with periods of Jakarta-based work.