INDONESIA: SENIOR OFFICER, NATURE FINANCE
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Officer Nature Finance will lead the full-cycle management and strategic delivery of the Sustainable Landscape Investment Partnership in Indonesia (KIBAR), a UK FCDO-funded program implemented by GGGI in partnership with the Ministry of Forestry (MoFor) and the Indonesia Environment Fund (IEF). KIBAR mobilizes public and private investment to improve forest governance, strengthen livelihoods for forest-dependent communities, and accelerate Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 targets through social forestry, multi-purpose forestry business (MUK), and biodiversity conservation.
S/he will act as the primary focal point and accountable manager for KIBAR, responsible for project operations, workplan execution, budgeting, procurement, partner coordination, monitoring, reporting, risk management, and donor relations under the strategic guidance of the Team Leader / Asia Regional Investment Lead. The role requires strong technical credibility in green finance and sustainable landscape investment, combined with political sensitivity and interpersonal intelligence to manage high-stakes engagement with UK FCDO, MoFor, IEF, subnational governments, conservation partners, financial intermediaries, private sector actors, and community stakeholders.
PURPOSE
- Lead the strategic and operational delivery of KIBAR, ensuring all workstreams — Social Forestry, Multi-purpose Forestry Business (MUK), and Biodiversity Conservation — are delivered on time, on budget, and to high quality standards.
- Manage day-to-day project operations including workplan implementation, procurement, partner contracting, financial oversight, compliance with GGGI and UK FCDO requirements, and transparent application of the KIBAR Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) framework.
- Lead KIBAR’s investment mobilization strategy, maintaining oversight of the landscape investment pipeline across social forestry, landscape restoration, and biodiversity conservation instruments.
- Provide technical leadership on blended finance architecture, including revolving fund, intermediary agency, cooperative financing, results-based finance (RBF), payment for ecosystem services (PES), and other performance-linked instruments relevant to social forestry and MUK contexts.
- Guide the design and development of commercially viable investment opportunities, including MUK pilots, non-timber forest product (NTFP) value chains, concession-holder investment readiness, voluntary environmental services markets, and biodiversity conservation financing models.
- Lead preparation of high-quality annual, quarterly, and donor reporting packages, including UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF) KPI tracking, results framework updates, Value for Money analysis, and evidence-based reporting on KIBAR outcomes.
- Lead the project team, providing high quality people management to all project team members, both in Jakarta and in the provincial field officers, and ensure the development of a high-performing and productive team, operating in alignment with GGGI’s values and compliance expectations.
- Provide advisory support to government and project partners on FOLU/INAFOLU policy architecture, Article 6 and voluntary carbon market linkages, forest governance, and sustainable landscape investment readiness.
- Proactively identify and manage political, operational, fiduciary, and reputational risks, escalating issues with clear recommendations and solutions.
- Contribute to GGGI Indonesia’s broader investment mobilization pipeline and business development efforts related to nature finance.
ENGAGEMENT
- Serve as the trusted relationship manager for UK FCDO, sustaining regular, high-quality communication, anticipating donor concerns, and ensuring proactive flagging of delays, scope changes, political developments, or delivery risks.
- Maintain strong working relationships with senior government counterparts within MoFor, including relevant Directorates General for Social Forestry, Sustainable Forest Management, and Conservation, as well as with IEF leadership and operational teams.
- Guide effective coordination, communication, and decision-making across GGGI, UK FCDO, MoFor, IEF, implementing partners, subnational governments, financial intermediaries, private sector actors, conservation organizations, academia, cooperatives, and community groups.
- Coordinate KIBAR’s Project Steering Committee preparation and follow-up, ensuring submissions are politically calibrated, factually accurate, and aligned with agreed decisions and donor expectations.
- Build and sustain productive relationships with provincial and regency governments across target landscapes, including North Sulawesi, West Papua, South, Central and East Kalimantan, and Java.
- Coordinate effectively with implementing partners, including WCS for biodiversity conservation, academic institutions, cooperative networks, off-takers, private companies, and other delivery partners to ensure coherent and non-duplicative implementation across workstreams.
- Represent GGGI in external forums, government consultations, donor review missions, investment convenings, and stakeholder dialogues with confidence and credibility.
- Collaborate with other GGGI units and divisions, especially the Indonesia Investment Unit, Land and Sea Unit, country office operations (Finance and Corporate Services Unit), Communication Unit, MEL Unit, HQ technical teams, and other relevant country programs working on nature finance.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity, diplomatic intelligence, and the ability to navigate hierarchical Indonesian government engagement, particularly during periods of political complexity, implementation challenge, or stakeholder tension.
DELIVERY
The candidate will deliver the following:
- Effective management of KIBAR, ensuring timely, high-quality, and compliant delivery of outputs, outcomes, budgets, procurement processes, partner deliverables, and donor commitments.
- High-quality donor reports, PSC materials, ICF KPI reporting, Value for Money analysis, results framework updates, risk logs, workplans, and management briefs in accordance with GGGI and UK FCDO requirements.
- Strategic and validated advice to MoFor, IEF, UK FCDO, and other stakeholders on sustainable landscape investment, blended finance, FOLU-linked financing, social forestry, MUK, and biodiversity conservation finance.
- An actively managed KIBAR investment pipeline, including social forestry/KUPS financing opportunities, MUK pilots, conservation financing options, PES/RBF mechanisms, and market facilitation activities.
- Operationalization and quality assurance of blended finance and intermediary mechanisms, including the Revolving Fund Facility (RFF/FDB), Intermediary (Lemtara) model, cooperative financing pipelines, and relevant de-risking approaches.
- Effective collaboration and coordination with closely related projects and programs in the same landscapes, ensuring complementarity, clear roles, and reduced duplication across partners.
- Quality assurance of technical studies, knowledge products, investment plans, market assessments, value chain analyses, feasibility work, advisory outputs, and project evidence produced under KIBAR.
- A strengthened KIBAR monitoring, evaluation, learning, and evidence system that supports outcome-level measurement and robust, defensible reporting against donor and government requirements.
- Integration of gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) across relevant activities, including support for inclusive KUPS models, women-led community enterprises, and gender-disaggregated data where relevant.
- Effective leadership and management of a multidisciplinary project team, including clear workplan accountability, regular performance conversations, consultant oversight, and a culture of quality, initiative, and collaborative problem-solving.
- Contribution to GGGI Indonesia’s investment mobilization pipeline and resource mobilization efforts, as relevant to the sustainable landscape and natural capital finance agenda.
- Upholding GGGI’s values and maintaining a work culture grounded in transparency, trust, respect, accountability, and partnership.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in finance, environmental economics, natural resource management, forestry, development finance, or a closely related field. Equivalent professional qualification with demonstrated expertise may be considered.
- Preferably 8 years of progressively responsible experience in green finance, sustainable landscape investment, natural capital finance, or closely related domains, with at least 3 years in a project leadership or management role.
- Demonstrated experience designing or implementing blended finance instruments, such as revolving funds, concessional lending, RBF/PES mechanisms, climate fund instruments, or comparable financing structures in Indonesia or Southeast Asia.
- Proven direct experience working with or within Indonesia’s forestry and social forestry sector, including substantive knowledge Kelompok Tani Hutan (KTH), / Kelompok Usaha Perhutanan Sosial (KUPS), / Lembaga Pengelola Hutan Desa (LPHD)governance structures, social forestry licensing frameworks, integrated landscape approaches, and FOLU/INAFOLU policy architecture.
- Proven track record managing relationships with senior Indonesian government counterparts at Director General or equivalent level, with demonstrated ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder political environments.
- Experience managing UK FCDO-funded projects or equivalent bilateral ODA programs, including familiarity with ICF KPI frameworks, Value for Money analysis, donor reporting expectations, and adaptive management requirements – is preferable.
- Proven track record in project management, including work planning, budgeting, procurement, partner coordination, risk management, results reporting, and financial oversight.
- Experience managing project teams of five or more people, with demonstrated results in performance management, team development, and creating accountable, high-performing cultures.
- Experience in multi-stakeholder engagement involving government, donors, private sector, financial intermediaries, conservation NGOs, academia, and community groups.
- Excellent English and Bahasa Indonesia oral and written communication skills, including donor-quality writing, public speaking, facilitation, and senior stakeholder briefing.
FUNCTIONAL
- Ability to develop and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with GGGI partner institutions, including government, donor, financial sector, private sector, and civil society counterparts.
- Demonstrated technical credibility in green finance, sustainable landscape investment, blended finance, public-private co-investment, and natural capital finance.
- Ability to understand Government of Indonesia policy, strategy formulation, and implementation mechanisms at national and subnational levels within a multi-sectoral and cross-sectoral context.
- Demonstrated understanding of social forestry governance, MUK models, NTFP value chains, biodiversity conservation financing, MRV systems, GEDSI integration, and forest-related climate finance.
- Ability to manage projects supported by international and local consultants, implementing partners, and technical service providers, while ensuring deliverable quality and integration into project evidence and reporting.
- Excellent organizational and management skills, with ability to work in a structured, systematic, and adaptive manner under demanding timelines.
- Ability to write concise and clear reports, briefs, meeting minutes, investment documents, and donor-facing materials, and to maintain project records and databases effectively.
- Ability to anticipate risks, resolve implementation bottlenecks, manage tensions diplomatically, and escalate issues with solutions-oriented recommendations.
- Ability to communicate complex investment and policy concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
CORPORATE
- Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision, and values.
- Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect, accountability, inclusion, and partnership.
- Excel at problem solving, ask questions and seek support when needed, and share information and knowledge with others internally and externally.
- Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport, and resolve conflict constructively.
- Work independently and/or remotely while maintaining productivity, sound judgment, and high-quality delivery.
- Champion gender equality, diversity, inclusion, and professional development of all staff and partners.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- The Senior Officer Nature Finance is a G9 grade level position in GGGI’s National salary scale. Determination of base salary is subject to candidate experience, academic background, and internal equity.
- GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision.
- GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being.
- The chosen candidate is expected to be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, with regular travel to project landscapes including but not limited to North Sulawesi, West Papua, Kalimantan, and Java.
- The chosen candidate will report directly to the Indonesia Investment Lead.
- This is a national position and does not include international relocation benefits.
Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
