[newdevjobsindo] GIZ Indonesia for the Climate Smart Land Use in ASEAN (CSLU): Advisor

November 18, 2020   Comment  

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German implementing organization which provides services worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ has a record of more than 50 years of cooperation with the Association of the South East Nations (ASEAN).

 

GIZ in cooperation with the ASEAN Secretariat is currently implementing the project "Climate Smart Land Use in ASEAN" (CSLU). The objective of this project is to strengthen ASEAN in its role as coordinator of efforts contributing to international and national climate policy processes in the sphere of climate-friendly and climate-resilient land use in the agriculture and forestry sector. Three interacting outputs have been defined for achieving the module objective.

 

The aim of Output A is to pinpoint the correlations between agriculture and forestry in land use and stress their importance for climate protection and adaptation to climate change. In Output B, the module will assist ASEAN to play a mediating role between international and national climate-policy processes. The activities in Output C will aim at enhancing synergies among the sectoral ASEAN working groups dealing with issues of climate change.

 

GIZ seeks a qualified Indonesian candidate for one position of

 

Advisor

 

1. Responsibilities

• providing professional advice to partners and cooperating with relevant stakeholders
• developing strategies and implementing activities in close cooperation with partners
• knowledge management and communication to a broad target group
• integrating results and experience into teamwork and the work of all relevant groups
• supporting project management

 

2. Tasks

1.    Professional advisory services

·         provides technical input, policy recommendations and develops strategic approaches for climate smart land use considering both, climate change adaptation and mitigation

·         supports with the design, preparation and implementation of capacity development, peer exchange and other learning and dialogue activities such as workshops, seminars etc.

·         develops knowledge products and case studies on climate-smart land use

·         contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination and cooperation mechanisms and joint project activities with key stakeholders

·         keeps up-to date with developments in the field of climate-smart land-use as well as climate policy (i.e. the UNFCCC climate negotiations) and makes relevant information/ knowledge available to partners in an appropriate format

·         supports implementation and maintaining if communication and knowledge management tools and platforms

·         formulates job descriptions and terms of reference and selects and supervises third parties in the course of carrying out project activities, including performance evaluation

·         supports aligning the services provided by the project with the partner's needs

 

2.   Networking, cooperation and communication

·         supports cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners in ASEAN and its Member States, implementation partners and other important stakeholders

·         supports PR work to enhance visibility of ASEAN's engagement in climate policy and climate-smart land-use as well as the project and its results

·         cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships

 

3.   Knowledge management

·         draws up reports and presentation documents

·         supports dissemination of knowledge products, information materials and other sources of knowledge

·         supports developing ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures

·         assists with research activities and studies on political issues which benefit joint programmes

 

4.   Management and coordination tasks

·         contributes to project planning, develops project strategies and activities in close cooperation with the counterparts and further partners

·         uses GIZ's Capacity Works to manage the tasks

·         coordinates and prioritises relevant project activities in cooperation with the partners

·         assists in monitoring of the project progress, the activities and the budget, drafts report and documents on the progress, identifies bottlenecks and recommends alternative management options to the principal advisor

·         supports development of further project proposals

·         compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments

·         develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives

 

5.   Other duties/additional tasks

·         performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

 

3. Required qualifications, competences and experience

 

Education

·         advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, ideally agriculture, forestry, environmental management/ science or related areas

 

Work experience and knowledge

·         at least 5 years of experience in developing and implementing capacity development and dialogue formats in a regional or international context

·         At least 3 years of experience in implementing approaches for and/or doing research on climate-smart land-use either in the area of agriculture or forestry or both

·         At least 3 years of experience in managing projects and working with different stakeholders

·         Proven experience with communicating complex topics in a targeted way to a broad range of stakeholders, including policy-makers 

·         proven experience with developing and implementing strategies for climate change mitigation and/ or adaptation and/ or climate finance is of high advantage

·         experience with advising ASEAN bodies or member states is of high advantage

 

Further skills

• excellent command of both spoken and written English 
• good knowledge of an ASEAN language and/ or German skills is of advantage
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• knowledge of GIZ's management model Capacity Works is of advantage
• high sensitivity in dealing with political and administrative stakeholders, combined with the ability to assess various stakeholders, bundle their interests and establish corresponding networks
• flexibility, reliability, efficiency, intercultural competence, personal resilience and the ability to cope with stressful situations

 

Duty Station: Jakarta

Joining Date: a.s.a.p.

Direct Supervisor:   Principal Advisor of Climate Smart Land Use project

 

An extension of the contract period might be possible in alignment with a potential extension of the project duration.

 

Please submit your motivation letter and comprehensive resume (including latest photograph and list of references) to recruitment-indo@giz.de by December 2^nd, 2020 with subject line CSLU – Advisor.

 

Please name your file as follow format:

[Your Complete Name]_[Motivation Letter/CV/Latest Education Certificate] (i.e: Nakula Sadewa_CV or Nakula Sadewa _Motivation Letter or Nakula Sadewa _Reference)

 

Only short-listed candidates will be notified