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 over 120 countries around the world.

As part of the Indonesia–Germany cooperation in reducing emissions from the forestry sector and improving the livelihoods of rural communities, a project titled Peatland Management and Rehabilitation has been implemented. The project aims to strengthen planning and implementation capacities for rehabilitating peatland ecosystems and mangrove forests in East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan.

The project integrates policy advisory services and capacity development measures, with activities carried out at the macro, meso, and micro levels, including pilot initiatives. At the national level, policy advice is delivered in close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment.

The project is expected to deliver the following key outputs:

• Integrated protection and sustainable management of peat and mangrove ecosystems in the North Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
• Improved land use systems and practices for peat and wetland ecosystems.
• Applied research findings and field-based experiences that are documented and disseminated at local, national, and international levels through the Ministry of Environment.

To support this project, GIZ is currently recruiting one (1) Indonesian candidate for the following position: Advisor for Peatland Protection and Management Policy and Strategic Planning and Project Liaison officer (SAP title: Advisor) 

Core Task 

In your role you are responsible for the technical, substantive and organizational implementation of a project’s measures and activities. In consultation with your line manager, you also assume tasks related to planning, steering and monitoring the project, including project administration tasks in some cases. You are also responsible for providing specialist support to colleagues I bands 2 and 3 and ensure the quality of the commission’s outcomes.

In addition, you contribute to the conceptual design of the project, in particular its modifications or realignment.

You make technical and substantive contributions to overarching issues in cooperation with commissioning parties/clients, partners and other actors and thereby support the achievement of the agreed objectives of the respective of the project and provide impetus for further strategy development.

In coordination with the country director and your line manager, you also use your contacts for the acquisition of the contracts on behalf of the company.

In consultation with your team colleagues and line managers, you also coordinate all issues within your area of work and ensure that they are dealt with promptly and competently. You resolve problems that arise in your area of responsibility on the basis of existing rules and draw attention to more complex challenges in your team.

You are involved in ongoing process development within your remit, are responsible for knowledge management and prepare and share documentation. If required, you also support other experts in familiarizing themselves with and performing their tasks.

You perform the tasks assigned to you by your line manager, where required. 

Main Activities 

In close cooperation with the principal adviser of the PROMANGROVEPEAT project, the incumbent is responsible for:

• Coordination of Project activities with the implementing agencies according to the overall objectives of GIZ engagement in the resilient nature cluster.
• Coordination of overall Project activities with other relevant government agencies at national, provincial and district level, local and international organizations, GIZ office Jakarta and other GZ-supported projects
• Maintenance of good communication and flow of information among all involved institutions and organizations especially related to communication between subnational levels in the overall Project
• Promoting and mainstreaming the results and experiences of the overall Project within the Project executing agencies (Direktorat PPEG – KLH, Directorate International Cooperation (KLN) and among all other involved institutions and organizations’
• Professional Advisor services: Provide professional support and advice in particular with regard to the elaboration of policy recommendations and the development and implementation of sector strategies
• Networking and Cooperation: Co-operate with and maintain-regular contacts with both project executing- agencies on national level and its departments, other relevant government agencies at all levels, local communities, relevant local and international organizations, non-governmental bodies and persons within the project environment as well as with other projects in order to enhance and maintain good working relationships and smooth implementation of project activities
• Knowledge Management: Compile information about policies and sector strategies of the Project executing agencies and ensure knowledge transfer from national level to local level
• Management and Coordination task and other duties/additional tasks such as: Coordinate counterpart contributions according to the requirements of Project implementation

The brief profile is not intended to provide a full and complete description.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Masters/MSc or doctorate in an area that is related to Project objectives with a focus on a relevant field

Professional experience          

• 10 years’ professional experience, with at least 10 years’ professional experience in a comparable position with the government of Indonesia

Other knowledge, additional competences

• A proven track record in a managerial position
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of English preferably with a working knowledge of German
• Willingness to upgrade skills as required by the tasks to be performed 

Duty Station: Jakarta

Joining Date: ASAP

Direct Supervisor: Project Lead

How to Apply

Please submit your motivation letter and comprehensive resume with GIZ template attached (including training and list of references) to recruitment-indo@giz.de by 1 September 2026 with subject line PROMANGROVEPEAT – Liaison Advisor

Please name your file as follow format:

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.