Job Vacancy Notice

Internal Announcement

February 2nd, 2022

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.

The project "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs"
supports the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in the
improvement of implementation capacities for reducing land-based waste leakage to protect
the seas. The project outcome includes four output areas. Based on the “ASEAN Framework
of Action on Marine Debris” the regional cooperation and knowledge management among the
ASEAN working groups will be enhanced. The second area of activity focuses on the
development of national measures for waste leakage reduction within the focal ASEAN
member states (Indonesia, Philippines, Viet Nam and Cambodia) as well as their transmission
to strategies on local level. The third area of activity focuses on involving the private sector to
develop approaches for waste leakage reduction along the value chain. Pilot projects along
the value chain from sustainable consumption to enhanced waste collection and recycling will
be implemented in a fourth area of activity in selected municipalities.

In Indonesia, one pilot will focus on the optimization of Waste prevention, collection, recycling
of valuables and utilization of residual waste in a medium-sized city, while a second pilot aims
to test approaches of Waste prevention and/or applied concepts of Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR) for certain packaging materials involving the private sector.

The Advisor will support and coordinate the project implementation with technical knowledge
and will be responsible for contributing towards the achievement of the project’s contractual
targets. This position focuses mainly on the implementation of Output 3 and 4, namely
working with private sector along the value chain in Indonesia.

GIZ seeks a qualified Indonesian candidate for one (1) position of:

Private Sector Advisor

A. Responsibilities

The 3rProMar project is looking for an experienced Advisor who is responsible for:
• developing and implementing activities involving the private sector in Indonesia, e.g.,
reducing plastic in products/packaging, hosting exchange formats, and giving technical
inputs for plastic value chains.
• The incumbent gives technical input and draft innovative approaches to enable the
Private Sector to meet mandatory national recycling and collection targets, shifting
towards more circular and more competitive business models

The incumbent performs the following tasks:

B. Tasks
1. Coordination tasks
• Support the development of the implementation strategy, action planning and
monitoring of project activities in line with private sector organizations and business
associations
• Coordinating, supporting, and advising the implementation of the Indonesian
component of the regional ASEAN project Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the
Marine Environment and Coral Reefs (3RproMar) with the Private Sector, overseeing
pilot project activities on innovative approaches along the value chain
• Supervising the design, preparation, and organization of technical workshops as well
as high-level events (in-person and virtual) and other activities on waste prevention
and management as well as sustainable (plastics) value chains and the reduction of
waste leakage from land-based sources

2. Advisory tasks
• Providing advisory services with regulatory, economic, voluntary and informational
policy instruments (especially implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility)
• Prepare best practice guidance with targeted recommendations on improving recycling
through circular economy approaches, across the whole waste value chain in
Indonesia
• Formulating Terms of Reference (ToR) and other tender documents, selection and
management of national and international short-term expert as well as quality
assurance of the work results
• Advisory services in the field of waste management, circular economy, waste
prevention, policy development, and organizational development
• Providing inputs/review & backstopping of policy papers and research studies
developed in the frame of project context

3. Networking and cooperation tasks

• Moderation and facilitation of dialogue events (workshops, conferences) with the
private sector organizations
• Ensuring communication and coordination with the subcontracted consulting firms as
well as the regional project team
• Representing the project and GIZ implemented activities on Circular Economy, Waste
Management, as well as Environment and Climate protection in meetings, workshops,
and conferences

4. Other related tasks

• Contributing to GIZ Indonesia internal coordination/knowledge management
structures, relevant working groups, team meetings, country planning, etc.,
• Performing other project related tasks as assigned by the Principal Advisor in
Indonesia.

C. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications
• University degree (MA /MSc or MBA) or comparable qualification from a certified
institution in, natural resource management, environmental management, solid waste
management

Professional experience
• Minimum 5 years of expertise in the technical field (Circular economy, waste
management, policy development) working with the Private Sector and PRO
organizations
 • Desirable: Proven experiences in working for or with GIZ or other international
development agencies, preferable coordinating country activities
• Good understanding of Indonesian plastic (waste) sector, (upstream) circular economy
approaches, and recycling
• Established networks with business associations, large businesses and Producer
responsible organizations in Indonesia

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Strong technical expertise and capacity to support and work with Private sector to
develop new strategies, action plans and policies, including alternative systems to
significantly reduce single-use plastics, Deposit Return Schemes (DRS), Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR) and improvements in waste management.
• Ability to work in an intercultural environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team, social competence
• Readiness for travel within Indonesia
• Fluency in Indonesian and English (written and spoken) is required

Duty Station: Jakarta

Joining Date: 01 April 2022
Direct Supervisor: Principal Advisor of 3RproMar Project

Please submit your motivation letter and comprehensive resume (including trainings and list
of references) to recruitment-indo@giz.de by February 16th, 2022, with subject line 3RproMar
– Private Sector Advisor

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) – the attachments are not
more than 300 KB.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified

GIZ Office Indonesia – Human Resources Unit
Menara BCA, 46th Floor, Jl. MH Thamrin No. 1, Jakarta 10310, Indonesia
www.giz.de