Job Description
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations on behalf of the German Government. We work to shape a future worth living in across 120 countries worldwide.
In Indonesia, GIZ’s Energy Transition Cluster / Energy Programme Indonesia acts as a trusted partner and technical advisor to the Government of Indonesia in the transition towards a sustainable energy system.
The Energy Transition Cluster of GIZ Indonesia works across five thematic areas:
- Power system transformation
- Sustainable energy finance
- Industry decarbonisation
- Island energy solutions
- Just Energy Transition
The Emissions Trading & Energy Transition Advisor shall provide technical and strategic advice to the Indonesian government as part of the Energy Programme, which seeks to streamline energy transition policy and finance advisory work towards Indonesian ministries across all energy projects.
GIZ seeks one (1) motivated and qualified Indonesian candidate for: Advisor – Carbon Energy Institutional Alignment (Job title in SAP: Advisor)
Task and Responsibilities
- Under the guidance of the Sustainable Energy Finance (SEF) Lead, as a member of the SEF Unit under the German Indonesian Energy Team, he/she contributes to an integrated, programmatic approach to delivering advisory works to our partners beyond project boundaries.
- Design and implement technical and strategic advisory and capacity development activities tailored to elevate national capacity by solidifying the institutional architecture within the MEMR and key partner agencies, ensuring the strategic competence and collaborative efforts necessary to champion the development and refinement of a national carbon market mechanism ecosystem in the energy sector.
- Advise and support the political partner on the development of integrated finance policies and strategies to bring impact on the use of carbon pricing, conduct regular institutional mapping as well as relevant analyses to understand the update of various actors (e.g., MEMR, OJK, MoE, PT PLN, BPDLH, IDX, etc) as well as facilitating strategic dialogues and consultations with those key national actors.
- Monitor, evaluate, provide substantive planning, and manage the conceptual design of project activities, ensuring they contribute to the overarching goals of the projects.
- Conceptualization of Terms of Reference for the procurement of external consultants, and subsequent steering of external international and local consultants, including designing, preparation, organization, facilitation, and documentation of related events, workshops, and conferences.
- Write, revise, and review reports, brochures, recommendations, and other documents for internal and external audiences, ensuring high-quality outputs.
- Develop and maintain relationships with the political partner and other relevant public and private sector stakeholders, including acting as a knowledge expert to high-level government representatives (Indonesian and German) and other relevant stakeholders in various formats.
- Contribute from your field of expertise to the GIZ portfolio development, including participation in the preparation of new project concepts, as well as contributing to a unified and programmatic strategy, that ensure the delivery of cross-cutting technical expertise to our partners, moving beyond individual project silos.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in economics, energy and environmental science, climate science, public and private finance, sustainable finance/banking, international relations, political science, or a similar relevant field.
- Proactive team member that has an in-depth understanding of the energy sector,
- Working experience in renewable energy and energy efficiency, climate finance, development cooperation, and/or energy and environmental finance, and or public and private finance.
- Deep understanding of the Indonesian cross-sectoral coordination on carbon finance-related topics, as well as proven existing professional network within its relevant actors,
- Strong network and show ability to analyse complex data and identify trends and opportunities in the Indonesian climate finance initiatives for energy transition,
- Outstanding conceptual and strategic thinking skills with excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and presentation skills (English and Bahasa Indonesia),
- Previous experience in procurement and steering of external international donors and consultants.
Duty Station: Jakarta
Joining Date: asap
Direct Supervisor: Project Lead
Kindly state your joining availability, current gross monthly income, and desired gross monthly salary range within your resume or cover letter.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your motivation letter along with the attached CV format. Ensure your application includes a comprehensive list of training and professional references. After completed, please send to recruitment-indo@giz.de by the latest on 12 March 2026 with subject line CARBON2PRICE-CarbonEnergy
Please name your file as follow format:
[Your Complete Name]_[Motivation Letter/CV/Latest Education Certificate] (i.e: Nakula Sadewa_CV or Nakula Sadewa_Motivation Letter or Nakula Sadewa_Reference)
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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