Program Background

KINETIK, the Australia-Indonesia Climate and Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, supports Indonesia to strengthen sustainable infrastructure systems, mobilise climate-aligned investment, and advance low-emissions and climate-resilient development. Working with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and a broad network of public and private partners, the program seeks to expand investment in sustainable infrastructure while ensuring the inclusion of local communities, particularly women, girls and people with disabilities.

KINETIK contributes to three inter-related End of Program Outcomes (EOPOs):

1. Climate resilience: Investments from government, private and community actors increasingly contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation in Indonesia.
2. Innovative financing: GOI increasingly uses diverse, innovative and high-quality financing to support inclusive, climate-resilient development.
3. Sustainable infrastructure: GOI delivers sustainable and resilient economic infrastructure, particularly in water, transport and energy, that meets the needs of communities, including women, people with disabilities and marginalised groups.

The program builds on long-standing Australia-Indonesia cooperation in infrastructure and climate policy. It promotes locally led development, integrates gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), and works with development finance and private sector partners to mobilise investment and support sustainable infrastructure systems across sectors including renewable energy, water, sanitation and waste management, and sustainable transport.

KINETIK is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and implemented by DT Global.

About DT Global Asia Pacific

At DT Global Asia Pacific, we aim to positively impact people’s lives through delivery excellence. As a leading implementing partner across Asia and the Pacific, we co-create locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders. We bring together talented teams and deep regional expertise to deliver initiatives that promote inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient, secure communities. With over 1,500 staff, experts in 22+ countries and more than 60 years of development experience, we tackle complex community, national and transnational challenges — from governance and justice systems to climate resilience, infrastructure and social equity — with innovative thinking and a commitment to long-term impact.

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The Role

The Deputy Director Policy, Partnerships and Inclusion (DD PPI) is a senior executive position responsible for Policy, Partnerships and Inclusion, encompassing policy engagement, government-to-government partnerships, institutional collaboration, GEDSI, community engagement, innovation, and governance. The role provides strategic portfolio-wide leadership, ensuring coherent and integrated policy reform, partnerships, inclusion, and stakeholder engagement approaches across the full KINETIK partnership (including the activities of all delivery partners such as multilateral banks and Australian Public Service partners). The role leads KINETIK's approach to policy and regulatory reform and policy dialogue with Government of Indonesia, including supporting KINETIK’s Government-to-Government (G2G) partnerships, and ensuring Australian Public Service (APS) partner contributions are effectively integrated into program planning, governance, delivery and learning alongside directly delivered technical assistance. The role is accountable for ensuring that KINETIK delivers a credible, inclusive, strategically aligned and sustainable policy and partnerships portfolio that supports climate-resilient and inclusive development outcomes.

The role is accountable for setting the strategic direction and performance of Policy, Partnerships and Inclusion across the KINETIK portfolio, ensuring that policy reform, partnerships, inclusion, and institutional engagement activities progress from early-stage engagement and relationship building through to implementation, institutional strengthening, sustainable systems change, and integration with financing and delivery pathways. This includes overseeing the development of coherent policy and partnership approaches aligned with Government of Indonesia priorities, DFAT objectives, and KINETIK’s EOPOs, and ensuring policy engagement is informed by implementation experience and delivery evidence, while policy priorities in turn shape financing and infrastructure delivery. This role is responsible for ensuring that policy, partnerships, inclusion, innovation, and community engagement functions are effectively sequenced and integrated end-to-end across the KINETIK portfolio.

The DD PPI provides portfolio-level leadership across this function, including setting priorities, allocating resources, and monitoring performance. The DD PPI is accountable for embedding GEDSI, locally led development and sustainability across KINETIK. Technical execution of policy and partnerships activities is led by the Head of Policy and Partnerships, while technical execution of GEDSI and community engagement functions is led by the Head of Gender Equality, Disability Equity and Social Inclusion.

This role is prioritised for suitably qualified Indonesian and international candidates with strong policy, partnerships, governance, and institutional engagement credentials and established networks with Government of Indonesia institutions, Australian Government agencies, development partners, and civil society stakeholders. Candidates with demonstrated senior leadership experience in policy reform, partnerships, inclusive development, institutional strengthening, or governance are strongly encouraged to apply.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the DD PPI contributes to strategic decision-making and program governance. The role coordinates closely with the Deputy Director Financing and Delivery and other senior leaders to ensure end-to-end coherence and integration across sector engagement, from policy and regulatory reform through to financing and delivery, and works closely with the Deputy Director Performance, Planning and Communications (PPC) to ensure governance processes are informed by program performance, MERLA evidence and adaptive management. The role leads engagement with DFAT on Policy, Partnerships and Inclusion matters.

The DD PPI enables policy, partnerships, GEDSI, community engagement, and innovation Leads to engage across KINETIK on sector priorities, financing pathways, institutional collaboration, government-to-government partnerships, and inclusive development outcomes, and orchestrates cross-function sequencing where required.

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About You

Essential Experience and Knowledge

• Postgraduate qualification in public policy, international relations, governance, development studies, social policy, law, political science, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in policy, partnerships, governance, inclusion, institutional strengthening, or related fields, including significant senior leadership experience on large, complex programs or within government.
• Demonstrated expertise in policy engagement, stakeholder management, institutional partnerships, and/or inclusive development in Indonesia or comparable contexts.
• Strong track record of building and maintaining relationships with government, development partners, civil society organisations, private sector stakeholders, and institutional partners at senior levels.
• Experience with DFAT-funded programs or similar donor-funded development initiatives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing, and representational skills.
• Strong understanding of Indonesian governance, policy, and institutional contexts.
• Demonstrated experience integrating GEDSI, safeguarding, and locally led development approaches into strategy, partnerships, or program delivery.

Desirable

• Experience in climate, infrastructure, sustainable development, or inclusive development policy.
• Experience leading innovation, adaptive programming, or partnership initiatives.
• Established networks within Government of Indonesia institutions and/or Government of Australia, and/or development sectors.
• Indonesian language skills (for international applicants).

We strongly encourage applications from Indonesian professionals, including those who may not yet be at Deputy Director level but demonstrate strong leadership potential and a commitment to long-term impact. This recruitment forms part of our broader effort to build a pipeline of future Indonesian leaders and support locally led development.

Why join KINETIK?

By joining the KINETIK, you will be part of an environment where you can collaborate with leading experts from diverse backgrounds, access development programs to achieve your career goals, and be challenged to take a global outlook.

HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

3) Your response to each of the Selection Criterion (required to be considered for shortlisting) 

In addressing the Selection Criteria, please provide relevant examples of how your qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience meet the requirements of the role (applicants may refer to DT Global’s guidance on addressing selection criteria for tips on preparing your response). Only applications that address the selection criteria will be considered for further assessment. 

 
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 1 September 2026, 23:59 WIB (UTC+7) (Indonesia Western Time).  
  
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