INDONESIA: CONSULTANT FOR INDONESIA (LOCAL GOVERNANCE EXPERT)

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. 

GGGI, in collaboration with the Korea Development Bank (KDB), is implementing the Green Climate Fund (GCF)–approved program “The Collaborative R&DB Program for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship” (FP240). The Program aims to strengthen climate technology entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems across five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Within this Program, GGGI leads country-driven acceleration of readiness and ecosystem-strengthening activities. A central pillar of this effort is the design and operationalization of the National Climate Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (N-CEAP), which seeks to enhance the capacity of climate technology startups and enable their effective participation in national and regional acceleration and investment pipelines. However, in order to achieve the objective, the program needs to be supported by all the key stakeholders especially Government partners. Government partners would play a key role in aligning the program with national priorities, ensuring the support from all key government partners and program sustainability.

OBJECTIVE OF ASSIGNMENT

The objective of the assignment is to engage qualified local government expert to provide strategic, technical and operational guidelines in designing the government stakeholder mapping, designing national governance structure and supporting overall communications and engagement with government partner for N-CEAP project. The scope of the assignment will cover end-to-end process of (i) identifying the right government partner to be part of the National Governance Structure; (ii) Advising the current National Governance Structure; and (iii) Assisting on the technical and overall process of government stakeholder engagement throughout the project.   

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) requires the services of a qualified expert, the local government expert Sr. Advisor for the design of government stakeholder mapping, advise on national governance structure and stakeholder engagement guidelines in ID64 project as stated in the objectives of the assignment (hereafter referred to as “the Consultant”). The Consultant shall work under the guidance of the NDA and GGGI team and attend regular coordination meetings with the NDA and GGGI with the scope of work as listed below:

 1. Develop Government stakeholder mapping and assessment that related to climate ecosystem through desk research, updated studies, policies, and institutional regulations in Indonesia

Document scope:

• Clear identification of Climate ecosystem stakeholder mapping, roles and responsibility; and
• Updated initiatives, policies, new structure related to government structure;

2. Develop recommended National Governance Structure for the project.

Document scope:

• Advise the National Governance Structure that includes clear roles of responsibility, governance, coordination and composition; and
• Advise on governance, way of working and other relevant process for the National Governance Structure;

3. Develop Government stakeholder engagement plan and guidelines

Document scope:

• Identify key person or department of the Government partners to ensure effective and efficient discussion; and
• Provide overall communications guidelines

4. Provide and develop success metrics for the National Governance Structure

Document scope:

• Key metrics guidelines;
• Define key KPI and sub KPI for the report; and
• Support overall assessment process

5. Provide playbook document for the improvement of the National governance structure that will be used for later iteration of the N-CEAP program

Document scope:

• Overall design of the playbook; and
• Implementation guidelines;

6. Support the consultation with Key ministries, government agencies and partners

7. Participate in regular meetings and facilitate information sharing with the NDA, GGGI and partners. Prepare and give presentations as requested.

The Consultant will report to the Project Manager at GGGI Indonesia.  

The Consultant is responsible for the following deliverables:

Notes:

• The Consultant is to provide his/her own equipment to produce all deliverables.
• The Consultant shall submit the report in electronic versions readable by a Microsoft Office application.
• All outputs must be in English.
• Final deliverable must be approved by GGGI. The Consultant shall consider the comments and necessary revisions proposed to provide a final version of the deliverable in a timely manner.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

He or she must have the following qualifications:

• Advanced degree (preferably a Master or above) in public policy, governance, institutional design, public sector advisory, or program management or relevant fields;
• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience and strong technical knowledge in public policy, governance, institutional design, public sector advisory, or program management related initiatives is a must;
• An extensive knowledge and good understanding of the climate investment ecosystem and landscape in Indonesia;
• Existing network in governance, institutional, public sector and other relevant sector (preferably network with key ministries, government agency);
• A proven track record of working on complex and politically sensitive project with government, the private sector and international actors;
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders especially with government, private sector and international actors;
• Demonstrated experience in assessing institutional policies and frameworks;
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written reports and other publications both in English and Bahasa Indonesia, previous writing examples might be requested.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and motivational skills and sensitivity to the local environment as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 

In order to be considered for the position, the candidate must meet the minimum qualification as stated above. Consideration and selection will be based on a panel evaluation of the evaluation criteria factor below. Please note that only shortlisted/finalist applicants will be interviewed or contacted. GGGI does not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews unless expenses are pre-authorized. Reference check will be conducted on those candidates selected for an interview. The applicant’s references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities.

Interviews and a writing exercise may be requested. Applicants are required to prepare a brief narrative demonstrating how prior experience and/or education and training address selection criteria factors listed below:

1. Professional Competency (10 points): Advanced degree (preferably a Master or above), in public policy, governance, institutional design, public sector advisory, or program management or relevant fields;
2. Experience (40 points): At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in public policy, governance, institutional design, public sector advisory, or program management
3. Technical Knowledge (30 points): An extensive knowledge and good understanding of the climate investment ecosystem and landscape in Indonesia is highly desirable;
4. Communication (10 points): Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written reports and other publications both in English and Bahasa Indonesia, previous writing examples might be requested.

Demonstrated strong interpersonal and motivational skills and sensitivity to the local environment as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision.

1. Network (10 points): An extensive and strong network in public policy, social development and government stakeholders is highly desirable;

Maximum Points Available: 100

At GGGI’s discretion, reference checks and interviews may be conducted as part of the evaluation process.

Applicants must also include in their application package as follows:

1. A cover letter of no more than 3 pages that demonstrates how the candidate’s qualifications meet the work requirements;
2. A curriculum vitae which, at a minimum, describes education, latest experience and career achievements;
3. Names, current and accurate contract numbers (email and phone) of two professional references that have knowledge of the applicant’s abilities to perform the duties set forth in the solicitation.

All of the above information must be included in the application package in order for the package to considered complete.