“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.”

UNDP Indonesia is leveraging its experience in innovative financing by establishing an Innovative Financing lab that offers its services to UNDP and partners. The lab is a global test bed for meeting SDGs. The Lab is a multi-sectorial partnership delivering new models of financing towards SDGs. This is not about a single project, instrument, or initiatives. This is not short-term funding of impact. This is about enabling the flow of new capital to SDGs and innovating the financing environment.

Innovative financing is approached by UNDP as a strategic lever for change, sitting at the core of the UNDP delivery system. This is a moment of great opportunity: there is arguably more development money available than at any other point in history; simultaneously there is a greater urgency for institutional change across the world. Because UNDP is serious about helping institutions deliver the SDGs, it seeks through the Lab to shape the logic of how money flows into local economies. The Innovative Financing Lab seeks to help institutions deliver on SDGs in an innovative and impactful way.

The Innovative Finance Lab acts as a multilateral platform serving to engage international, regional and local actors from different sectors (public, private, non-profit, etc.) to seek and experiment with innovative finance approaches to society’s problems. The Innovative Finance Lab’s work is closely aligned with the Government’s priorities and structured around areas which include promoting innovation, evidence-based policy-making and alternative data for policy design and evaluation.

To support the project, the Sustainable Finance Assistant’s post is established to provide effective and efficient support to the overall effort of UNDP and the Innovative Finance Lab through improvement of system, tools and mechanisms for policy and strategy planning, reporting, monitoring, analysis and evaluation.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of Technical Advisor Developmet Finance, the Assistant will provide programme support services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work in relation to SDG Impact for Innovative Financing Lab. The Assistant will work in close collaboration with the Project Associate and the IFL team, as well as other project teams in the Country Office (CO) for effective achievement of results, anticipating and resolving complex programme/project-related issues and information delivery. The incumbent is expected to exercise full compliance with UNDP programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems.

Under the supervision of the Technical Advisor for Development Finance, the Assistant provides programme support services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work in relation to Sustainable and Green Finance activites for Innovative Financing Lab. The Sustainable Finance Assistant works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and project staff in the CO and UNDP BRH as required to exchange information and support programme delivery. The incumbent is expected to exercise full compliance with UNDP programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems.

1. Support the project team to ensure effective project planning and implementation focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Support the Technical Advisor for Development Finance in overall general coordination and evaluation of project implementation and promoting gender equality outcome / output clearly reflected in the programme ;
• Analysis, researches, summary and presentation of basic information/data on specific project and related topics;
• Design , development and implementation of baseline surveys in SDF and IFL;
• Data collection and information gathering to support ongoing and proposed research, and policy/strategy development;
• Updated presentation, visualization and communication strategy for the data and statistics in the flagship reports.

2. Support to the effective reporting on progress of project implementation

• Preparation of results oriented progress reports, in line with the monitoring and reporting guidelines and presents it to the project assurance team on a timely manner;
• Preparation of data for monitoring of projects ; categorization, updating, tracking and analysing data related to projects;
• Effective support to the relevant stakeholders to provide necessary inputs for the reporting required;
• Effective contribution to programme/project’s reports and related products on SDGs;

3. Provides administrative support to the Project team focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Maintain database of project, ensuring proper archivng of report of each component;
• Provide draft of TORs and minute of meetings;
• Effective support for meetings/workshops/trainings as necessary.
• Effective support for documentations and draft reports from discussions or meetings/workshops organized by project

4. Support strategic partnerships, communication and support to the implementation of resource mobilization focusing on achievement of the following results

• Maintain good flow of communication and information between the project, the Ministry of Finance, OJK, and other relevant stakeholders
• Update database of the relevant public and development partners private sector, civil society and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project;
• Synthesized data and trends research to develop strategic insights to inform the development of project implementation, external communications and public Effective support on partnerships and stakeholder engagement in support of project implementation
• Finalization and publication of multiple languages report as a tool to communicate results, deepen stakeholder knowledge and buy-in to the project, and resource mobilization for the project, in coordination with UNDP’s Communication unit and other relevant counterpart communications department drafts project summaries, coordinates with editor, translation services, etc. on Sustainable and Green Finance

5. Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Effective documentation of evidence of applied knowledge services delivered to UNDP colleagues and Government partners through research packages and concepts;
• Established and maintain documentation of workshops and seminars delivered in support of Lab’s concepts, Government counterparts and UNDP colleagues;
• Support in enhancing the activity of SDF and IFL, and promotion of the Sustainable Green Finance among UNDP staff more broadly;
• Synthesis of lessons learned and best practices
• Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Promotes knowledge management on gender equality issues;

6. The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behaviour 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 includings including data production;
• Differentiated needs of women and men are considered;
• Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in the 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.

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, including working in teams and empowering project staff to create an enabling gender equality environment on non-hierarchical bases
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively including 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
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict, including conflict resolving skills to manage gender barriers and gender bilind behaviours within the project and with partners
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Promoting gender equality
• Informed and transparent decision making

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda

• Identifies relevant information for advocacy for a variety of audiences

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

• Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation
• Provides background information to identify opportunities for project development and helps drafting proposals

Building Strategic Partnerships

• Analyzes general information and selects materials in support of partnership building initiatives
• Maintains databases of donor information
• Tracks and reports on mobilized resources

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches

• Documents and tracks innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches
• Responds positively to new approaches

Resource Mobilization

• Maintains information/databases on potential and actual donors
• Maintains database of project files
• Provides data and information needed for preparation of project documents

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
• Promotes knowledge management on gender equality issues

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

• Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
• 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

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

Client Orientation

• Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
• Responds to client needs promptly

Education:

Bachelor degree in in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration, Development, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or other relevant fields of study.

Experience:

Minimum 3 years of professional experience, preferably in the field of development for candidates with Bachelor Degree and 5 years for candidates with Diploma Degree.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is an absolute necessity;
• Working knowledge of one or more additional languages would be an asset.

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrated familiarity with UN development projects in Indonesia.
• Knowledge of and experience in supporting green and or innovative financing related projects will be highly desirable.
• Good network with green finance related key stakeholder would be desirable.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Full time availability for project management support duties is essential.
• Familiar with Government and UN/UNDP procedures would be desirable
• Up-to-date computer skills required, knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages
• Experience in handling of web based management systems would be preferable.

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.

Contract Duration: Initially 1 year with possible extension