Indonesia: West Papua Provincial Representative (Manokwari Based)

The Provincial Representative will:

• Be the focal point to the West Papua provincial government counterparts and be responsible to develop and maintain good and effective relationships and collaboration;
• Be responsible for stakeholder engagement in West Papua province;
• Be responsible for provision of sound and timely support to the local government in line with the GGP;
• Support GGGI’s work performed at the national level and carry forward GGGI's Phase 2 work within West Papua province, especially focused on the design of a joint green growth program with provincial government;
• Provide vision, inspiration and knowledge for the identification of GGGI’s potential role and niche in West Papua province and the design of a West Papua GGP 2020-2024 that is well-aligned with national and provincial plans and policies.
• Provide technical input to deliver our portfolio of services, in consultation with the relevant Output Leads and staff in other provincial offices and the Jakarta office;
• Ensure knowledge sharing at provincial and country level;
• Manage and supervise the team of technical and administrative staff and consultants in West Papua province;
• Develop close collaboration or strategic partnerships with the local universities, other local knowledge institutes and civil society partners;
• Ensure, in collaboration with the senior Communications Officer, appropriate program outreach and communication in West Papua province;
• Identify within the provincial context project development needs and opportunities and provide inputs and guidance to project and proposal development.

Engagement 

• Acquire information/knowledge by participating in the assessment of program needs and resources to assist in program design, development and implementation;
• Engage in stakeholder mapping and support facilitation of discussion between investors, government and various stakeholders;
• Apply technical skills to acquire relevant information/knowledge from a variety of sources in support of delivery of high quality outputs;
• Understand project methodologies and able to provide a wide range of contributions in support of delivery of components/workstreams in the country program.

Delivery 

• The Provincial Representative will understand the GGGI project cycle and is able to organize his/her analytical work to ensure that deliverables are provided in a timely manner.
• Assesses delivery issues and works with provincial and national counterparts to build common understanding and coordination of project activities.

Requirement and Qualifications 

• University degree in Environment/Ecological Economics, Forestry/Natural Resource Management, Anthropology, Rural Development or a related field;
• 8 years’ experience of which at least five years’ experience developing and fostering strong relationships with government institutions and community-based organizations, at the provincial level (and ideally in West Papua);
• Familiar with the areas of expertise relevant to GGGI and, in particular, REDD+, forestry and agriculture, valuation of ecosystem services and other related government plans at national and sub-national levels;
• Knowledge on climate finance, international, national and provincial climate policy, REDD+, carbon markets and the social and environmental safeguard criteria and inclusive development;
• Experience in developing and implementing development policies and strategies on the ground, including public administration to plan for and implement economic development policies and projects;
• Experience working with communities, particularly indigenous peoples and integrated village development;
• Flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to manage multiple activities to tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary teams; has stakeholder engagement, client relationship, and consensus building skills;
• Have a wide network across global and Indonesian national and provincial academic research institutions as well as NGOs and government bodies on climate policy and economic development;
• Experience in delivery of complex programs, with multi-stakeholder management in Indonesia;

Skills, Knowledge, Attributes

• Project management and project coordination experience;
• Excellent communication skills; multi-cultural literacy and easily adaptable;
• Actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches and ability to work as part of a team;
• Experience of working in an international organization is a benefit although not essential
• Strong oral and written English and Bahasa Indonesia are both essential.