INDONESIA: SENIOR ASSOCIATE, COMMUNICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Jakarta
- Organization: GGGI - Global Green Growth Institute
- Location: Jakarta
- Grade: Junior level - X7
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Occupational Groups:
- Legal - Broad
- Administrative support
- Communication and Public Information
- Education, Learning and Training
- Closing Date: 2026-01-17
INDONESIA: SENIOR ASSOCIATE, COMMUNICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)
INTRODUCTION TO GGGI
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Associate, Communications and Knowledge Sharing will serve as the communications lead of the “Redirecting Investments for an Inclusive, Just Energy Transition (REDI4JET)” project in Indonesia, with support from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BWME) through the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
Under the guidance of the Senior Communications Officer and in close coordination with the Senior Officer for Energy Transition, as the Project Manager, the position-holder will be responsible for managing project communication and outreach efforts. This includes the development of project communication action plans for the project through, among others, content development, media engagement, knowledge sharing, awareness-raising, and outreach activities in an inclusive and environmentally sustainable manner. This role is crucial in elevating both the project’s profile and GGGI Indonesia’s brand by designing and disseminating relevant and impactful communication materials, particularly through digital platforms.
The candidate will play a leading role in Work Package 5, which convenes decision-makers from Indonesia and regional peer countries for a meaningful dialogue on energy transition, drawing on Indonesia’s experiences. The candidate will need to lead the design of a regional dialogue program, ensuring that learnings from the project and from the dialogue are effectively captured as a series of reports to serve as the inputs and outputs of the Work Package.
The Senior Associate will be part of GGGI Indonesia’s Communications and Knowledge Sharing team, under the supervisory of GGGI Indonesia’s Senior Communications Officer. The role will also support GGGI's national and global communication and knowledge-sharing interventions.
PURPOSE
- Coordinate the communications and outreach efforts of the REDI4JET project by developing, implementing, and monitoring the project’s communication plan and activities to enhance visibility and stakeholder engagement.
- Support the Senior Communications Officer in driving the advancement and execution of the GGGI Indonesia Annual Communications Action Plans, employing innovative and creative, audience-centric methodologies and aligning with the GGGI Global Communications Strategy.
- Facilitate the external narrative of GGGI's impacts and outcomes through diverse storytelling approaches, including blogs, vlogs, videos, podcasts, etc., primarily through the REDI4JET project.
- Ensure the uniformity of key messages across GGGI platforms, including websites and social media, maintaining a cohesive brand identity.
- Research, adapt, and proficiently manage communication products for the REDI4JET project, optimizing the reach and resonance of the GGGI brand.
ENGAGEMENT
- Work and coordinate closely with the GGGI Indonesia Communications and Knowledge Sharing team and the REDI4JET team to ensure the appropriate use of branding and key messages across all media and communication materials.
- Support engagement with, and the facilitation of dialogue among, decision makers from the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and regional peer country governments.
- Engage with journalists to promote GGGI’s green growth solutions.
- Engage with GGGI’s global communication and knowledge-sharing team members to share, shape, and deliver effective and impactful communication and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
DELIVERY
1) Project Communications
- Develop and implement REDI4JET’s communications action plan, ensuring audience-centric approaches and targeted communication goals.
- Strategize the development of communication materials for the REDI4JET project, such as the project factsheet, press releases, knowledge products, digital content, videos, op-eds, etc., to convey project achievements and impacts.
- Design the regional dialogue program between the Government of Indonesia and regional peer country decision makers under REDI4JET Work Package 5.
- Drafting and finalize the REDI4JET learnings reports to inform the regional dialogue program.
- Draft and finalize the regional dialogue program event reports as well as a final ‘Regional Dialogue Outcomes Report’ that will capture the impact of the program and progress/commitments by regional peer countries.
- Ensure that all communication initiatives adhere to GGGI's Branding and Visual Identity Guidelines and alignment with IKI’s branding guidelines.
- Lead the conceptualization, planning, and delivery of external-facing knowledge-sharing and public relations events of the REDI4JET project and other cross-cutting workstreams.
- Support the Project manager in managing and monitoring REDI4JET’s communication budget, ensuring timely delivery of communication activities and outputs.
- Stay abreast of pertinent research and news within GGGI's scope, distilling key messages for both internal colleagues and critical external audiences such as implementing partners, government stakeholders, and the project donor.
- Analyze, measure, and report on communication efforts and provide advice if strategies and interventions need adjustment.
2) Digital Communications
- Support the development of GGGI Indonesia's digital communications strategy and action plan and align it with REDI4JET’s digital communications efforts.
- Manage digital content and dissemination strategies, with an emphasis on storytelling and impact, for GGGI Indonesia’s social media channels and website.
- Design and implement social media and media engagement plans to increase visibility of the REDI4JET project and the GGGI Indonesia Country Program.
- Review and approve communication materials to ensure brand consistency and quality.
3) Internal and External Coordination
- Collaborate with REDI4JET’s government partners and implementing partners, namely Perspectives Climate Research GmbH (PCR) and Yayasan Cendekia Perubahan Iklim Indonesia (YCPII), in designing and implementing REDI4JET’s communications plan.
- Support engagement with GoI and regional peer country decision makers to enable the regional dialogue program.
- Provide consistent communication with the project donor, IKI, and contribute to its communications Community of Practice, e.g., develop and submit content for IKI newsletters, regularly update IKI with project stories, attend IKI knowledge-sharing events, etc.
- Collaborate with the REDI4JET project team to develop donor reports (monthly, quarterly, yearly, depending on the agreement) and lead the communications section of the report.
- Co-manage the development and implementation of GGGI Indonesia's annual communications action plan with the GGGI Senior Communications Officer.
- Conduct training sessions for staff on communication tools, processes, and best practices.
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, media studies, journalism, development studies, or other related fields.
- At least 5 years of relevant working experience in corporate communications or development communications. Three years of experience with a related Master’s degree can be considered.
- The ability to coordinate and deliver high-impact communication materials, preferably in a multilateral setting, is required.
- Several years of demonstrable experience developing high-quality reports are required.
- Demonstrable experience organizing events and/or facilitation is an asset.
- Experience working for international organizations, non-government organizations, donor-funded projects, or government bodies in Indonesia is an asset.
- Experience engaging with high-level decision makers is an asset.
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia, indicating the ability to speak, read, and write in both languages fluently and accurately, with a deep understanding of grammar, vocabulary, and nuances.
- Strong writing, editing, and communication skills with the ability to adapt tone and style for different social media platforms.
- Knowledge and understanding of green growth, climate change, and sustainable development issues are desirable.
- A proven track record in elevating the digital communications strategy of a donor-funded project or an organization, with an increase in digital engagement numbers.
- Demonstrated experience in email marketing, including the proficient use of email systems such as Mailchimp.
- Proficiency in social media management tools (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social), analytics tools (e.g., Meta Business Suite, Google Analytics).
FUNCTIONAL
- Demonstrates good communication and organizational skills, along with effective teamwork.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with GGGI partner institutions.
- Ability to work in an organized, systematic manner, with a degree of innovation and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to perform in a demanding atmosphere and self-motivate to produce quality results in a timely manner.
- Ability to communicate well with all stakeholders.
- Capable of conducting research, analyzing data, and consistently applying findings for the development of communication initiatives.
CORPORATE
- Understands and actively supports GGGI’s mission, vision, and values.
- Promotes an organizational culture shaped by GGGI’s values: Integrity, Excellence, Transformational, Inclusiveness, and Boldness.
- Promotes consistent integration of gender and social inclusion in all communication materials.
- Promotes the optimum use of resources; drives environmental sustainability at work.
- Manages emotions and stress positively and is driven to build rapport with the Country Team.
- Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely, while maintaining productivity.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Senior Associate is an X7 grade level in GGGI’s National salary scale. Determination of base salary is subject to the candidate's experience, academic background, and internal equity.
- GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision.
- GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being of Staff members.
- The chosen candidate is expected to be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and will report to the Senior Communications Officer.
- This is a national position and does not include relocation benefits.
INTRODUCTION
Currently, GGGI supports the Government of Indonesia (GoI) under the joint GoI-GGGI Green Growth Program (GGP, “the Program”). The Program aims to demonstrate that green investments can become the norm both for investors and planners, ultimately improving the quality of economic development for more environmental sustainability and social inclusion. Through the Program, GGGI collaborates with the Ministry of Development Planning (Bappenas), the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Forestry, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (“PT SMI”), and others.
GGGI developed the project proposal together with implementing partners PCR and YCPII in response to a 2023 Call for Proposals by IKI. Since then, GGGI and the implementing partners have collaborated closely with the GoI, BMWE, and Zukunft–Umwelt–Gesellschaft (ZUG) to ensure that the project is aligned with the GoI’s needs, enabling the country to enact an energy sector transition and achieve its climate change mitigation ambitions, as expressed by its commitment to the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
This project aims to support Indonesia in redirecting investment flows in support of implementing the JET agenda. To achieve this, the project targets critical investment enablers like policy, investment preparation and de-risking, inclusive resilience planning, awareness raising and capacity building. The project builds on Indonesia’s existing JET plans and strategies, and coordinates national stakeholders across the energy, environment, investment, and finance sectors to effect change.
The GoI will receive technical assistance for designing fiscal policies that can redirect public and private investments towards low-emission energy investments. The private sector and local communities will be engaged in identifying tangible investment opportunities that can leverage climate finance and carbon markets. The lessons learned from the project will be compiled and shared to promote scaling up and replication regionally and globally.
Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.