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:

(1)    Human Development
(2)    Nature, Decarbonization and Resilience
(3)    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 demonstrate its thought-leadership and translate knowledge into policy advice, investment opportunities and scalable solutions for Indonesia’s critical development priorities

Sustainable Landscape Programme in Indonesia (SLPI)

The Sustainable Landscape Programme Indonesia (SLPI) Phase II is a multi-partner programme supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to advance sustainable landscape management and sustainable commodity production in Indonesia. Building on the experience and lessons of the first phase, SLPI Phase II seeks to strengthen landscape governance, ecosystem and biodiversity conservation, sustainable agricultural production, economic resilience and livelihoods, and the financial sustainability of landscape approaches.

SLPI Phase II is implemented through complementary landscape-level and programme-level interventions. Component 1 is delivered through four landscape initiatives, while UNDP is responsible for Component 2, which provides programme-level enabling and integrative support across SLPI. UNDP's role includes programme coordination; monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL); institutional capacity development; policy coherence; knowledge exchange; and adaptive management, while strengthening linkages between landscape implementation and national and subnational policy and institutional processes.

A key feature of Phase II is strengthening the institutionalization and sustainability of landscape approaches by working through existing Government mandates, planning and coordination mechanisms and multi-stakeholder platforms. UNDP therefore works closely with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Bappenas, relevant line ministries, subnational governments, SECO, landscape partners, private sector actors, civil society and other stakeholders to ensure that landscape experience and evidence inform broader policy, planning, financing and investment processes.

As part of Component 2, UNDP also supports a Public Financial Management (PFM) workstream aimed at strengthening the alignment and effectiveness of public financing for sustainable landscape and commodity priorities. The work includes analysis of public expenditure and financing, strengthening visibility and coordination of relevant public resources, improving budget execution and related public financial management practices, exploring domestic resource mobilisation and financing solutions, and strengthening national–subnational learning and policy dialogue. The PFM workstream complements landscape-level interventions and contributes to the longer-term institutional and financial sustainability of SLPI results.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Analyst/Nature Cluster Lead, UNDP Indonesia, the National Project Manager (NPM) is responsible for the overall management and delivery of UNDP's component of SLPI Phase II, including the PFM workstream, ensuring effective integration with the four landscape initiatives and alignment with the overall SLPI results framework. The NPM provides day-to-day leadership to the Project Management Unit (PMU), manages work planning, implementation, budget and resources, risks, monitoring and reporting, and ensures timely and quality delivery of programme results in accordance with UNDP policies and procedures and agreed donor requirements.

The NPM works closely with UNDP programme and operations teams, SECO, relevant Government institutions, the four landscape partners and other programme stakeholders. The position also supports the effective functioning of SLPI governance and coordination arrangements, facilitates follow-up to strategic and management decisions, and ensures that implementation evidence, risks and lessons are systematically brought into programme-level decision-making and adaptive management. Given the centrality of the project to the overall strategy of UNDP Indonesia, the project manager is also expected to contribute and engage proactively in office wide discussions and initiatives that relate to landscape management, biodiversity conservation, sustainable agricultural production, and economic resilience.

Reporting directly to Programme Analyst, the National Project Manager has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis and is responsible for making the day-to-day decisions on project implementation and ensures that the project produces the results specified in the project document to the required standards of quality and within the specified time and cost.

Duties and Responsibilities

a) Manage and supervise the project team to ensure effective implementation and achievement of results:

Oversee the day-to-day project implementation and ensure achievement of targets as outlined in the project work plan;
Leads and supervises project team, builds team coherence and establishes clear roles and responsibilities among team members;
Coordinate with the four landscape partners to ensure coherence between landscape implementation and programme-level interventions;
Mobilizes goods and services and other project inputs, including preparing ToRs for expert consultants, meetings and workshops;
Ensures that the quality of project inputs meet the expected standards and are sufficient to produce project outputs and targets;
Takes overall responsibility for the project and performs oversight roles for project compliance against the relevant government and UNDP regulations for project management;
Manages critical issues, troubleshoots problems and develops solutions to the overall processes of project implementation;
Consults with the project steering committee/donor for any issues that require their attention, including issues related to deviation from the approved work plans and its tolerance (e.g. deviation from the approved target, and/or budget); and
Ensures effective monitoring of project performance, and the preparation of high quality and results oriented progress reports;
Ensures gender-related economic, environmental, public research and analysis, to contribute to the formulation of policies, programme interventions, procedures, guidelines and tools.

b) Ensure effective planning, budgeting, and implementation of the project

Lead preparation and implementation of project’s annual and quarterly work plans and organizes project steering committee meetings to obtain their approval;
Conducts regular monitoring to ensure achievement of targets in line with the annual work plan and that project implementation at all levels complies with the approved project SoP;
Ensure timely preparation of quality progress and donor reports and provide required information for programme assurance and decision-making;
Provides additional inputs and data for external project reports as necessary and required by the project assurance team;
Organizes annual project steering committee meeting and reports the project’s progress achievement together with any issues that may require project steering committee decisions; and
Liaises with UNDP’s Management Performance and Oversight (MPO) Unit to facilitate project review, reporting and evaluation processes, and supports the conduct of such exercises under the overall management of the task manager as designated by MPO;
To make sure implementation of gender equality accountability framework and Gender equality Results Based management at project level i.e. performance management, gender marker assignment in web based system QUANTUM, reporting, etc.

c) Create and nurture strategic partnerships and support to the implementation of resource mobilization

Establishes and maintains good working relationships with the relevant public and development partners who are the principal counterparts for the project;
Initiates and maintains partnerships with development partners, government institutions, private sector, civil society and other stakeholders to contribute to the achievement of project results;
Builds project reputation for quality design, reliable delivery as well as integrity and accountability;
Identifies and works with key partners/stakeholders to ensure synergies with other projects/initiatives and to avoid duplication of activities among actors;
Identifies opportunities for mobilizing resources for the project, and prepares substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation;
In coordination with UNDP’s Communication unit and other relevant counterpart, strengthens the communication of the project in order to communicate results, deepen stakeholder knowledge and buy-in to the project, and to facilitate resource mobilization for the project.

d) Facilitate knowledge building and management for and from the project implementation.

Identifies best practices and lessons learnt from the project and from other initiatives that can be helpful to the project in achieving its goals and objectives;
Organizes and delivers trainings for the operations/project staff on project/programme management issues;
Conducts internal capacity building training for project staff to facilitate appropriate management and timely delivery of project outputs;
Identifies policy issues for codification and sharing;
Leads in generating knowledge products such as best practices and lessons learnt for knowledge sharing; and Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
Conducts internal capacity building training for project staff to facilitate appropriate management and timely delivery of project outputs including in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming ;
Effective contribution to learning and knowledge sharing in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming.

e) 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 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. introduced.

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

Competencies

Core competencies:

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Business Management

Results-based Management; Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools.
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.
Risk Management; Identify and organize action around reducing, mitigating and proactively managing risks.
Portfolio Management; Ability to select, prioritise and control the organization's programmes and projects in line with its strategic objectives.

Business Direction & Strategy

System 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.

Partnership management

Resource mobilization; Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes/projects/initiatives) with funding opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding requirements.
Strategic engagement; Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental/Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Forestry, Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, or related field is required, or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above mentioned fields with additional two years of experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years (with master's degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national or international level in managing and implementing development initiatives/projects is required.

Required skills:

Demonstrated project management experience including risk management;
Experience in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, and results-based reporting, including strategic management;
Experience leading and managing outputs and activities in all phases of project management involving multiple partners and stakeholders;
Proven field experience in development and implementation initiatives/projects either at national, sub-national/state, local, or community levels.

Desired Skills:

Experience with sustainable landscape/commodity programmes, public finance/ environment/natural resource management, sustainable landscapes/ sustainable commodities, or related development programmes;
Experience managing donor-funded programmes and coordinating multiple implementing partners;
Proven experience in planning, implementation, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, risk management, evaluation, and delivery of project results;
Experience implementing projects in accordance with Government, UN/UNDP, and/or international donor policies, procedures, regulations, and reporting requirements;
Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with government institutions, development partners, donors, civil society organizations, academia, private sector entities, and local communities, including coordination of multi-stakeholder initiatives;
Experience supporting donor engagement, partnership development, preparation of concept notes, funding proposals, cooperation frameworks, or resource mobilization initiatives;
Demonstrated experience providing project advisory services and supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, performance assessment, and continuous improvement of project implementation;
Experience using web-based project management, monitoring, reporting, financial, or enterprise resource planning systems (relevant platforms);
Demonstrated experience managing programme delivery, risks and competing priorities and produce high-quality reports and management information.

Required Language(s):

Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.

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

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National Project Manager [Open to internal and external applicants]