Chief Technical Advisor for Climate, Environmental Finance and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement (CEFSSE) [Open to internal and external applicants]
- Organisation: UNDP
- Location: Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
- Deadline: 21 November 2026
Duties and Responsibilities
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:
• Human Development
• Nature, Decarbonization and Resilience
• Economic and Digital Transformation
Operating in a Middle-Income Country brings its own set of complexities and opportunities. With 70% of the Indonesian economy directly or indirectly reliant on its natural resources, the link between nature, climate, jobs, and economic empowerment become critical. UNDP’s past experiences and support include innovative sustainable financing, digital health, energy transition and climate policies, improved service delivery that leaves no one behind. Enablers and multipliers such as digitalization and Artificial Intelligence are at the core of its efforts. Building on its vast and long experiences, and the knowledge of its entire team of professionals, UNDP Indonesia demonstrates its thought-leadership and translate knowledge into policy advice, investment opportunities and scalable solutions for Indonesia’s critical development priorities
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
• Advise UNDP and IEF/BPDLH on climate and environmental finance priorities, institutional financing architecture and strategic linkages with national and international initiatives.
• Coordinate technical work on programme and project appraisal, including fiduciary, environmental and social safeguards, gender, results, sustainability and conflict-of-interest requirements.
• Coordinate accreditation-readiness planning, gap tracking, cross-directorate evidence generation and quality review without performing independent accreditation assessments or replacing specialist reviewers.
• Support readiness reviews and decision-gate documentation for priority financing mechanisms or windows, including applicable legal, fiduciary, safeguards, gender, monitoring, grievance, operational and financing conditions.
• Advise on qualified investment-pipeline development, eligibility and appraisal standards, risk considerations, institutionalization and potential funding sources.
• Contribute technical specifications and terms of reference and support technical review of deliverables within assigned authority and UNDP procedures.
Lead strategic stakeholder engagement and ecosystem coordination
• 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