21941 TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (TWG) COORDINATOR MTRE3  

BACKGROUND

“UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, including Indonesia, working to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. UNDP supports implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Indonesia, UNDP works with the Government to integrate SDGs into national plan and policies.”

Indonesia’s primary energy supply mix is dominated by fossil fuels, particularly crude oil (47%), followed by coal (27%), natural gas (21%) and less than 5% from renewable resources such as hydropower (2.5%) and geothermal (1%) and biofuel (0.19%). The country has abundant renewable energy resources potential i.e. 29 GW geothermal, 75 GW hydropower, 50 GW bioenergy, 49 GW ocean power, solar insolation of 4.8 kWh/m2/day and wind speed 3-6 m/s. Indonesia is facing long-term challenges to its energy security system. Diversification of primary energy sources is therefore important. Based on the Indonesia’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR) to UNFCCC, energy sector emits about 512 million tCO2eq or 32.2% of Indonesia’s total Green House Gas (GHGs) emission. There is urgency in reducing level of emission in energy sector by involving all stakeholders. The Government of Indonesia responds to the issue by enacting notable regulations including Presidential Regulation No. 02/2015 on the Medium-term National Development Plan (RPJMN) 2015-2019 that targets to have 10% to 16% Renewable Energy (RE) contribution in primary energy mix by 2019; 7.5 GW installed capacity of RE; energy saving of 12.7% from Business as Usual (BAU) 2014 as well as commit voluntarily in 2019 to reduce GHG emissions by 26% of BAU emission trajectory of 2020 through national efforts or by 41% with international assistance. The guideline for implementation is govern by Presidential Decree No. 61/2011 on National Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – Rancangan Aksi Nasional – Gas Rumah Kaca (RAN‐GRK) and the Local Action Plan to reduce GHG emissions (RAD‐GRK). The listed mitigation actions in the RAN-GRK and Rancangan Aksi Daerah – Gas Rumah kaca (RAD-GRK) are therefore considered as indicative Indonesia’s Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs).

The objective of “Market Transformation through Design and Implementation of Appropriate Mitigation Actions in the Energy Sector (MTRE3)” project is to support the design and implementation of appropriate climate change mitigation actions in the energy generation and energy end use sectors. It is intended to incrementally support Government of Indonesia to achieve the voluntary GHGs emission target by supporting effective implementation of RAN-GRK and RAD-GRK in Energy Sector. During 5 years of its implementation, the project will put in place enabling environment and removing barriers to sustainable market of renewable energy and energy efficiency. To achieve this purposes, the project will focus its interventions in renewable-based electricity generation and energy efficiency in commercial building interventions. The project will consist of 3 main components: (1) Climate change mitigation options for the RE-based energy generation and energy efficiency; (2) Market transformation through implementation of appropriate mitigation actions; (3) Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system and national registry for mitigation actions. The implementing partner of the project is the Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the TWG Coordinator is responsible to provide technical expertise on NAMAs development/Investment Promotion/ Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency MRVs to Working Group stakeholders in close collaboration with chief technical advisors, experts, Government officials, and other relevant stakeholders.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensures implementation of project strategies focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Provide technical assistance and management of related stakeholders to achieve the expected outputs under each Component Activity of MTRE3 project.

• Ensure that required expertise and technical assistance is made available for the TWG.

• Identify sources of information related to technical issues.

• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned to be directly fed back to the TWG.

• Coordinate the work of WG and expected outputs with other strategic partners to seek synergy.

• Conduct relevant studies to collate research-based information, evidences and facts to enrich the achievement of development results.

• Contribute to advocacy networks at national level, knowledge networks and communities of practice.

• Contribute to high-impact advocacy campaigns implemented with key partner

• Active participation in various policy and partnership fora, as well as relevant international conferences and meetings on Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) area.

• Ensure gender-related economic, environmental, public research and analysis, to contribute to the formulation of policies, programme interventions, procedures, guidelines and tools.

2. Participates in effective management of the project focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the projects, achieving the following results:

• Assist NPM on the implementation of the project to ensure that the works and achievements of Technical Working Group satisfies project’s objective and targets and meets the requirement of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) as Implementing Partner (Executing Agency) and UNDP and Global Environment Facility (GEF);

• Provide technical inputs in the review of outputs by consultants hired under the component activities;

• Manage Technical Working Groups (TWGs), various teams and other ad-hoc task forces for the conduct of specific activities and tasks under the Project;

• Assist NPM in the preparation of annual work plan (AWP), annual project reports (APR), project implementation review (PIR), and others as required by the UNDP and Project Manager;

• Provide information on the TWG’s work and achievements to the conduct of the project Mid-Term Review and Terminal Evaluation and follow up implementation of the Action Plan to address the terminal Evaluation Recommendations;

• Act as Project Management Unit (PMU) deputy in various meetings, workshops and other activities, as may be instructed by Project Manager;

• Take actions for resolving problems and barriers as they emerge in the process of implementation, especially in external communications, and in meeting various aspects of UNDP working processes and practice;

• Provide other support services as may be required by Project Manager.

• Conduct synthesis of the works, reports and other outputs of consultants and subcontractors involved in the Project;

• Assist PMU to organize and arrange international workshops, conferences and surveys.

• To make sure implementation of gender equality accountability framework and Gender equality Results Based management at project level i.e. performance management, gender marker assignment in web based system ATLAS , reporting, etc.

3. Maintain partnerships for project implementation with implementing partners focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Regular assessment on the implementing partner’s capacity and ensure that capacity development strategy is embedded within the framework of the project implementation

• Established and maintenance of link of communication between Project Management Units in the implementing partner and the country office for provision effective support and assurance

• Effective support and facilitation on wider partnership with project stakeholders to encourage coordination and synergies between various actors and thus ensure more impactful results

• Promotion of stakeholder awareness on project activities and results to support partnership and resource mobilization for future project implementation, replication and up-scaling.

4. Facilitation of knowledge building and management, producing and disseminating lesson learnt from designated projects and support to the promotion of cross-project, cross-unit knowledge fertilization focusing on the following results :

• Identification of entry points for knowledge generations and knowledge sharing from project experience;

• Effective contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

• Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to project and programme country policy goals

• Provision of support to the information sharing event and dialogue within the stakeholders by initiating and/or participating in consultative meetings that will address the issues and needs in collaboration with key partners.

• Maintenance of established advocacy networks which are linked to national and international networks and proposed for expansion of network to the Project Manager, thus relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns are implemented with key partners.

• Conducts internal capacity building training for project staff to facilitate appropriate management and timely delivery of project outputs including in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming

• Effective support to the establishment of showcase to external stakeholders on progress made and impacts delivered

• Organization of training for the operations/ projects staff on various issues.

• Professional growth through active learning.

5. The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that

• Human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions;

• Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”;

• Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender are respected within all implementations including data production;

• Differentiated needs of women and men are considered;

• Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created;

• Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced.

COMPETENCIES

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity

• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment

• Self-development, initiative-taking

• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work

• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively

• Creating synergies through self-control

• Managing conflict

• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member, including Ability to transfer knowledge and motivate people and to build relationships with colleagues, partners, beneficiaries, government authorities, donor organizations and other stakeholders.

• Informed and transparent decision making

• Conflict resolving skills to manage gender barriers and gender blind behaviors within the project and with partners

• Communication skills to exchange information, and key ideas in a manner that engages the audience and helps others to understand and retain messages about gender equality and parity

• Team and partnership building: Working in teams and empowering project staff to create an enabling gender equality environment on non-hierarchical bases.

• Development and operational effectiveness: Effective leadership and process management for gender equality (team work, goal setting, time management, priority setting, meeting management, etc)

Functional Competencies:

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

Contributes into results through primary research and analysis

• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work

• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration

• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation

• Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development

• Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly

• Excellent written communication and analytical skill to synergize project financial delivery and support internal capacity;

• Promoting gender equality accountability framework and Gender equality Results Based management

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches

Enhancing processes or products

• Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things

• Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)

Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies

• Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors

• Develops a database of project profiles. Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

Basic research and analysis

• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things

• Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

• Promoting organizational learning and knowledge sharing in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

Fundamental knowledge of own discipline

• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position

• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks

• Analyzes the requirements and synthesizes proposals

• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning

• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments

• Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments

• Theoretical and/or practical knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment in development programming

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals

Preparing information for global advocacy

• Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for UNDP’s goals for a variety of audiences

• Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for advocating for UNDP’s mandate

• Effective leadership and coordination of management for gender equality results based on team work, gender focal team setting, goal setting including development of gender action plan, effective work share, horizontal and reciprocal relationship

Client Orientation

Establishing effective client relationships

• Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national and local institutions, government and non-government.

• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion

• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines

• Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Education:*

Bachelor or Master Degree in engineering, economics, sustainable energy planning and management, government and public policy, environment and climate change or other scientific/technical field with relevance to Renewable Energy (RE)/Energy Efficiency (EE);

Experience:*

• 2 years of relevant experience for Master Degree or 6 years for Bachelor Degree.

• More than 5 years working experience in RE/EE issues;

• Proven technical knowledge on RE/EE planning/ monitoring/implementation.

• Having extensive experience in managing working groups, RE/EE program development and implementation;

• Demonstrated experience in capacity development initiatives in developing countries, notably at the systemic, institutional and technical levels;

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is an absolute necessity;

• Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia is required.

Other Requirements:

• Understanding well the countries’ economic, government planning, sustainable energy planning and management , environment situation and climate change;

• Strong existing relationships with RE/EE institutions at national and local level.

• Strong coordinative capability with national experts is desirable;

• Good spoken and written English;

• Familiarity with projects supported by UNDP/GEF would be an advantage.

• Demonstrated strong familiarity with UNDP development projects in Indonesia is an advantage.

• Knowledge on various donor’s reporting requirements

• Good inter-personal and team building skills.

• Full time availability for project management support duties is essential.

• Familiar with Government and UN/UNDP procedures would be desirable

• Experience in handling of web based management systems would be highly desirable.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP Indonesia reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Indonesia at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements.

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