INDONESIA: CITIES LEAD

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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. 

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, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Forestry, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (“PT SMI”) and others. GGGI’s operations are guided and overseen by a Steering Committee comprised of government partners and other stakeholders under the auspices of the Bappenas.

The Cities Lead is responsible for leading and managing GGGI’s city programming in Indonesia. The Cities Lead will hold significant subject matter expertise, excellent management capacity, including project and people management, and demonstrate leadership in behavior and performance. The position-holder sets the strategic direction of GGGI’s city programming in Indonesia, in coordination with other senior colleagues, and ensures results and impact are delivered as planned. 

The position holder works closely with different directorates in the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Industry, , provincial governments, state-owned agencies, financing institutions and private sector to advance an ambitious and dynamic portfolio comprising sustainable urbanization, circular economy and sustainable waste management, sustainable transport, urban infrastructure and industrial decarbonization in Indonesia in alignment with the strategic direction of GGGI and Government of Indonesia’s (GOI) agreed priorities. The Cities Lead manages GGGI Indonesia’s Cities Unit and team, coordinating with a range of internal stakeholders, including at GGGI Headquarters. The role reports to GGGI Indonesia’s Deputy Country Representative.

PURPOSE

The Cities Lead is responsible for leading and managing GGGI’s city programming and Cities Unit in Indonesia.

• Act as GGGI’s most senior urban expert in Indonesia, providing high-quality technical and expert advisory to partners and project teams to support the ongoing growth of the green cities sector in Indonesia.
• Lead the strategic positioning and growth of GGGI's sustainable city programming and ensure its ongoing alignment with GOI’s priorities and the priorities and expectations of GGGI resource partners and key stakeholders.
• Provide senior technical and policy leadership across sustainable urbanization, circular economy, sustainable transport, urban infrastructure, and industrial decarbonization.
• Provide excellence in management functions of the Cities Unit, including delegation, planning, quality control, team and people management, financial management and planning, and overall compliance of GGGI’s Cities Unit activities and portfolio with GGGI’s internal policies and procedures.
• Ensure excellence in project management across the Cities Unit’s project managers and teams, and alignment and compliance of the Unit’s project management activities with GGGI’s global project management practices and platforms.
• Build, support and lead the Cities Unit team of high-quality, high-performing colleagues, in alignment with GGGI’s core values and principles.
• Lead portfolio level work-planning, ensuring that resources are aligned with portfolio needs, and challenges and bottlenecks to portfolio delivery are identified, management and minimized.
• Ensure timely execution and implementation of GGGI’s green cities workplans, oversee relevant budgets and conduct project monitoring and evaluation for activities in coordination with relevant colleagues.
• Identify, assess and structure new and emerging opportunities within the cities, green industries and industrial estates, and circular economy sector in Indonesia for GGGI program development and propose and develop relevant projects and activities.
• Ensure the Cities Unit undertakes high-quality monitoring and evaluation, learns from key lessons, and exhibits a culture of adaptation and learning in all areas for constant improvement.

ENGAGEMENT

In-country engagement

• Act as GGGI’s senior focal point and lead in-country expert on topics related sustainable cities, circular economy, sustainable transport and industrial decarbonization in Indonesia
• Provide high-quality advisory to the GGGI Indonesia team, government counterparts and partners and facilitate dialogue, collaboration and partnership between these stakeholders
• Cultivate, invest in and maintain active professional relationships with government partners, resource partners, private sector and other key stakeholders to capture and integrate their changing needs and manage expectations
• Actively engage and build relationships with multi-lateral and bilateral partners in Indonesia, in order to support delivery of GGGI’s current portfolio of projects, as well as explore new areas for partnership development and resource mobilization.

External engagement

• Collaborate and establish partnerships with national and international profit and non-profit organizations to collaborate in the development and promotion of sustainable cities in Indonesia
• Promote GGGI Indonesia’s city programing and GGGI's global efforts with the donor community, private sector, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders
• Represent and promote GGGI’s sustainable cities work in national and international forums

Internal engagement

• Cultivate, support and manage GGGI Indonesia’s Cities Unit and team, ensuring excellence in people management, talent retention and cultivation, providing high quality supervision, delegation and planning.
• Collaborate with other GGGI country teams, units, and divisions, including across GGGI’s provincial teams, on identified joint activity opportunities to ensure knowledge exchange and integrated delivery as “One GGGI”
• Act as a focal point for different GGGI to advise on sustainable city projects, programs, and initiatives that align with GOI priorities and could be taken up for development.
• Advise GGGI on opportunities for engagement in the sustainable city sector, demonstrating effective adaptation of the GGGI approach.

DELIVERY

• Lead the strategic, managerial, and technical elements of GGGI’s sustainable city programming in Indonesia in order to build, grow and strengthen this area of the GGGI country office’s work
• Lead the conceptualization, preparation and development of new project and program proposals for resource partners and government counterparts, engaging in co-creation of and co-structuring of opportunities to ensure the development and approval of high-quality, high-integrity and ambitious projects for urban decarbonizing and sustainability.
• Align closely with GOI priorities when implementing sustainable city activities, recognizing the importance of government buy-in and ownership in the implementation of GGGI programs
• Actively participate in GGGI Indonesia’s country program level activities, as a member of GGGI Indonesia’s senior (management) team, and ensure collaboration and compliance of the Cities Unit with new initiatives and directives adopted at the country level, regional (Asia) level or within GGGI globally.

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• An advanced (masters or PhD) degree in engineering, architecture, resource management, urban planning, environmental management, finance and/or related subjects
• Preferably ten years of work experience in areas related with sustainable cities, circular economy, industrial decarbonization, or urban systems and technologies  
• Strong network with key national stakeholders in Indonesia and proven direct experience working with government institutions at national and subnational levels
• Strong management expertise, with preferably five years of management of diverse and multi-cultural teams
• Strong project management experience, with demonstrated track record delivering city projects in either policy, investment facilitation, infrastructure or other settings
• Technical and policy expertise in the city sector of Indonesia, and sustainable city technology knowledge, including technologies related to circular economy and waste management, transportation, urban infrastructure, urban adaptation and buildings etc.
• Experience working in international organizations is preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken Indonesian and English is required.

FUNCTIONAL

• Demonstrated experience in strategic and analytical thinking and preparing reports, including the types of analysis specific to the objectives and scope of this position.
• Demonstrated ability to represent organizations to government officials and develop and carry out a strategy
• Demonstrated team management experience in a multicultural setting
• Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills and consensus-building skills, able to foster strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• Flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to manage multiple activities to tight deadlines, and with demonstrated ability to lead and work in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working in an international organization

CORPORATE

• Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision, and values: Integrity, Excellence, Transformational, Inclusiveness, and Boldness.
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
• Excels at problem-solving, asks questions, seeks support when needed, and easily shares information and knowledge with others internally and externally.
• Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport, and resolve conflict easily.
• Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely while maintaining productivity.
• Promotes consistent integration of gender and social inclusion into work-programming.
• Promotes creativity and innovation among staff and supports career development at all levels.
• Exhibits excellence in leadership and models behaviors aligned with GGGI’s codes of conduct, norms and policies, and international best practice.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This position is an X10 grade level in GGGI’s national salary scale. Determination of base salary is subject to 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 Deputy Country Representative of Indonesia.
• This is a national position and does not include relocation benefits.