Country Fund Associate - Indonesia

Programme background:

The UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme aims to improve the effectiveness of key institutions (public, private, and civil society) in partner countries so that they can deliver accelerated emission reductions and raise the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) targets. Through its focus on NDCs, the programme supports the UK’s COP26 efforts that aim to review NDC commitments and strengthen ambition.  

The UK PACT programme will specifically deliver the following results:  

An increase in the capacity and capability of partner institutions (national, sub-national and civil society) to deliver enhanced and accelerated climate actions; and 
An increase in in-country buy-in to urgently facilitate low-carbon development. 

Objectives of the assignment:

The UK PACT Indonesia Fund Associate is responsible for supporting the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager in the management, monitoring and coordination of UK PACT activities in Indonesia. They will be a part of the Palladium team contracted to support FCDO to deliver on the Country Programmes.  

The Indonesia Fund Associate will work closely with the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager and help coordinate with the British Embassy Jakarta (BEJ) to support demand scoping, market engagement, and pipeline development and management of UK PACT projects. The Indonesia Associate will play a critical role in the Palladium team, supporting the positioning, representation, and promotion of the UK PACT programme in Indonesia.  

Location:

The position will be based in Indonesia, preferably in Jakarta.

Deliverables:

The Indonesia Fund Associate will be a key in-country member of the Palladium UK PACT team supporting management of day-to-day activities from project implementation and reporting, to stakeholder engagement and context analysis to ensure overall programme success. 

Specifically, the Indonesia Fund Associate will: 

Strategy Development and Engagement: 

Support on continuous context analysis and assessment of local market capacity to identify the most appropriate avenues for interventions and pathways to climate change impact within each key strategic sector; and Support further demand scoping for UK PACT-funded projects in-country, including stakeholder mapping and engagement, identification of complementary existing programmes (funded by the UK and other donors) to avoid programme duplication, and horizon scanning. 

Stakeholder Relationships: 

Support the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager in promoting UK PACT funding opportunities to potential implementing partners, project and programme outputs to intended beneficiaries, and broader UK engagement on low-carbon development where relevant; Working closely with the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager, contribute to, and where appropriate lead the management of day-to-day interactions with local stakeholders, specifically supporting the relationships with project applicants and grant recipients/implementing partners; and Maintain an excellent working relationship with local FCDO team within the Embassy to collaboratively design and generate buy-in for the programme activities. 

Project Management; Identification, Selection and Design of Interventions 

Support the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager and Country Programmes core team in coordination of grant funding windows and support market engagement to ensure the right local stakeholders are aware of, and well-placed to apply for, UK PACT funding opportunities; Contribute to the project screening and selection process, particularly with regard to assessing deliverability and impact potential on the ground; Support the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager to oversee timely implementation of projects and regularly ensure the feedback of results, impacts and learning through quarterly and monthly delivery reports to FCDO covering overall progress, progress against outputs, main activities and outputs for the next period, budget, spend and forecast, and risks; Support the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager and Country Programmes core team to adhere to any local due diligence required from Implementing Partners and to support initial briefing to potential Implementation Partners; Support defence against fraud, corruption and safeguarding risks, conducting spot checks and other processes to ensure FCDO grant funding is spent as intended and that Implementation Partners meet FCDO compliance requirements; and Support the UK PACT Indonesia Fund Manager in advising on the potential to extend, scale up or replicate successful projects, and work with successful Implementation Partners to do this with FCDO approval. 

Programme Reporting:

Support Implementing Partners on project reporting (technical, financial, results and risk), ensuring reporting meets FCDO requirements and Palladium’s MEL framework for UK PACT, providing a coordination and quality assurance function; and Support identification of country and project-specific risk management, working with FCDO in post and in the UK, the Team Leader and Country Programme core team. 

Person Specification:

Good and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the local political, economic and operating context in Indonesia, with a focus on the low carbon/climate mitigation sectors; Understanding and experience of project management, including experience of technical and financial grant management; Technical knowledge and understanding of one or more of the priority areas identified within the country strategy.For Indonesia these include: Low-carbon transport; Energy Efficiency; Carbon pricing; and Climate Governance and Policy  Excellent organisational, inter-personal administration and communication skills; Professional fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia (written and verbal); A high degree of personal resilience, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing circumstances; and Highly collaborative and committed to close working and open communication with FCDO in post and in the UK, and other UK PACT partners, as well as ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders at different seniority levels.

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