Chief Technical Advisor for Climate, Environmental Finance and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement (CEFSSE) [Open to internal and external applicants]

Tiered Approach

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
• Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
• Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
• Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

UNDP is the United Nations’ lead agency on international development, working in 170 countries and territories to help people build better lives while protecting the planet. For 60 years, UNDP has supported countries to make progress on the issues that matter most, with human development at the core of its mandate. Our work is built on trust and long-term partnerships with governments, communities and organizations at every level.

UNDP Indonesia works with Indonesian partners to deliver an ambitious programme, fully aligned to the national priorities of Indonesia. The strategic priorities of UNDP Indonesia through its Country Programme 2026 -2030 are encapsulated under three outcome areas:

INSIGHT

To translate Indonesia’s ambitious climate and digital transition priorities into concrete action, UNDP Indonesia partners with national institutions to build robust, scalable financing enablers. A cornerstone of this effort is the Institutional Strengthening for Indonesian Environment Fund Governance and Oversight (INSIGHT) Project, which bridges high-level policy advice with practical, localized execution.

The Institutional Strengthening for Indonesian Environment Fund Governance and Oversight (INSIGHT) Project is implemented by UNDP in partnership with IEF/BPDLH, with financial support from the Government of Norway. The project runs through 31 August 2028 and seeks to strengthen IEF/BPDLH as a trusted, accountable and internationally credible climate and environmental financing institution capable of mobilizing, managing and governing increasingly diverse sources of finance.

The Indonesian Environment Fund, or Badan Pengelola Dana Lingkungan Hidup (IEF/BPDLH), is Indonesia’s national environmental financing institution and a Public Service Agency under the Ministry of Finance. I IEF/BPDLH mobilizes, manages, invests and channels domestic and international finance for climate action, environmental protection and sustainable development. Its role supports Indonesia’s RPJMN 2025–2029 priorities, Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution and FOLU Net Sink 2030 agenda. As the scale and complexity of its portfolio grows, IEF/BPDLH is expected to maintain governance, fiduciary, environmental and social safeguards, transparency, data, monitoring, reporting and accountability systems that are consistent with evolving national and international standards. It manages grants, revolving funds, Results-Based Contributions, and other financing arrangements serving national programmes and community-level initiatives. Its institutional credibility therefore depends on the consistent application of appraisal, financial management, safeguards, data governance, portfolio management, and public accountability arrangements across a diverse portfolio.

INSIGHT addresses institutional transformation at three interconnected levels: the enabling environment, including policies, regulations, mandates and inter-institutional relationships; organizational capacity, including governance, systems, processes, structures, resources and accountability mechanisms; and individual capacity, including leadership, technical competencies, skills, knowledge and organizational behavior. The project emphasizes practical application, institutional ownership, and sustainability rather than stand-alone policies, systems, or training products.

The INSIGHT project is implemented by UNDP. and housed under the Human Development and Responsive Governance (HDRG) Unit. Day to day management is carried out by a Project Management Unit (PMU) led by a National Project Manager, who reports to the Head of the HDRG Unit or delegated authority and is supported by technical and operational staff to ensure effective delivery, compliance, and coordination across project activities.

Scope of Work

The INSIGHT project is implemented by UNDP and housed under the Human Development and Responsive Governance  HDRG) Unit, Day to day management is carried out by a Project Management Unit (PMU) led by a National Project Manager, who reports to the Head of the HDRG Unit or delegated authority and is supported by technical and operational staff to ensure effective delivery, compliance, and coordination across project activities.

The Chief Technical  Advisor reports to the Deputy Resident Representative and matrix manager to the Head of Unit of the and works closely with IEF/BPDLH counterparts, relevant government institutions, UNDP technical and operations units, project personnel, consultants and institutional service providers. The position may coordinate technical contributors assigned to the relevant workstreams but does not hold overall project accountability; approve financing, accreditation, procurement or institutional decisions; certify expenditure; or acceptcontractual deliverables outside delegated authority. 

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative and matrix manager to Team Leader/Human Development and Responsive Governance (HDRG) and close coordination with National Project Manager, the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will perform the following five key functions:

Provide senior technical and strategic advice on climate and environmental finance

• Maintain a strategic stakeholder, and partnership plan linked to financing, institutional strengthening, accountability and resource mobilization.
• Coordinate inter-institutional processes involving IEF/BPDLH, and other key actors such as the Coordinating Ministry of Food Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Forestry, and Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Plan and facilitate senior-level consultations, policy and technical dialogues, inclusive finance forums to identify readiness constraints, financing barriers and options for institutional or ecosystem-level resolution.
• Document material stakeholder inputs, responsible follow-up and responses, and how relevant inputs informed recommendations, tools or decisions.
• Build working relationships with development partners, climate and environmental funds, financial institutions, private-sector actors, civil society, academia and other relevant stakeholders.

Support resource mobilization, financing partner engagement, impact reporting and institutional positioning

• Lead opportunities with potential financing partners, including those from public and private sectors, both national and international.
• Provide substantive inputs to financing strategies, partner-engagement plans, partnership proposals, donor briefs, concept notes, presentations and management communications;
• Position IEF/BPDLH as a credible partner for transparent, accountable and inclusive climate and environmental finance, and promote complementarities with related initiatives.

Lead  and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s) and UNDP

• Support capacity development through advisory services, structured learning, technical referral, peer exchange and practical tools for climate and environmental finance and stakeholder engagement.
• Identify capacity building needs and opportunities. Ensure appropriate training and other relevant capacity building activities are organized and implemented in a consultative manner, involving technical experts and stakeholders that may include the government, private sector, NGOs, donors, and/or academia. Lead workshops with senior level officials and stakeholders. 
• Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for the documentation and communication of best practices, programme results, and lessons learned under the project. 
• Actively participate in and make substantive contributions to external networks and communities of practice to promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration in addressing development trends. Represent UNDP in relevant technical meetings and working groups under the direction of CO management.  
• Support establishment of knowledge platforms and innovative mechanisms for capturing and disseminating knowledge from the project; and ensure development of knowledge resources and products to share with project partners and to support UNDP’s engagement in this area.  

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

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

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Required Skills and Experience

Competencies:

Core Competencies:

• Achieve Results-LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
• Think Innovatively-LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
• Learn Continuously-LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
• Adapt with Agility-LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
• Act with Determination-LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
• Engage and Partner-LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion-LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Direction & Strategy           

• Systems Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system 

Digital: 

• Alternative finance: Ability to identify potential  alternative forms of finance and mobilise them for the purpose of addressing development challenges. Ability to review the skills, capacities, procedures and protocols that are needed to enable new financial mechanisms. Ability to assess the risks, limitations and implications of using new financial mechanisms. Set up the processes and structures to design, testing  and implement new financial mechanisms. Managing outreach and stakeholder engagement Set up the processes and structures to design, testing and implement new financial 

UNDP | People for 2030 – Competency Framework – Technical Competencies (2024) mechanisms. Managing outreach and stakeholder engagement

 Business Direction & Strategy

• Negotiation and Influence: Reach common understanding and agreement, resolve differences through dialogue, negotiate mutually acceptable solutions and create win-win situations.

Business Management: 

• Partnerships Management: Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, governments, civil society and private-sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.

2030 Agenda: 

• Partnerships  SDG Finance  Blended Finance for the SDGs

2030 Agenda: 

• Planet Climate Unlocking finance for climate change adaptation (public and private)

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Finance, Economics, Environmental Finance, Climate Finance, Sustainable Development, Public Policy, International Relations, Development Studies or another relevant field is required. OR

• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years (with master’s degree) or 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible relevant experience at the national or international level in providing technical advice on substantive responsibility in climate finance, or environmental finance or development finance or public financial reform or institutional strengthening or strategic stakeholder engagement or partnership development or related fields is required.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience of engaging and negotiating with high level personnel in governmental institutions, external agencies etc.
• Demonstrated experience in providing strategic and/or technical advice, including the ability to conceptualize strategic intervention or translate analysis into practical recommendations and decision-support products.
• Demonstrated experience in engaging, facilitating and/or coordinating with senior-level stakeholders, including government institutions and/or other institutional partners.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex and interdependent workstreams, prepare high-quality analytical and management products, and work effectively with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Demonstrated ability to use digital and AI-enabled tools responsibly to support research, analysis, knowledge management, reporting and/or productivity.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with climate or environmental financing mechanisms, financing or investment pipelines, programme or project appraisal, fiduciary systems, accreditation readiness, results-based finance, blended finance, green bonds, or other innovative and sustainable financing instruments is a distinct advantage.
• Experience working with government institutions, public funds, development partners, international financial institutions (IFIs), climate or environmental funds, private-sector actors, and/or civil society organizations (CSOs) is desirable.
• Experience in resource mobilization, financing-partner engagement, partnership development, and/or multi-stakeholder facilitation is desirable.
• Experience supporting public-sector reform, institutional change, environmental and social safeguards (ESS), gender equality, disability and social inclusion, and/or related institutional processes is an asset.
• Proven familiarity with Indonesia’s climate and environmental finance landscape, including the Indonesia Environment Fund (IEF)/Badan Pengelola Dana Lingkungan Hidup (BPDLH), is an asset.
• Experience with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations (UN) system, or another international development organization is an asset.

Required Language(s):

• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.

Professional Certificates:

• Relevant professional certification in climate finance, sustainable finance, investment, project management, partnership management or a related area is desirable but not mandatory.

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination. 

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP 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 at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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