KEY INFORMATION

Job Title: Team Lead - Climate Resilience

Program: Prospera Phase 2

Position Type: Long-Term Personnel (National level)

Duration/level of effort: 12 months, with possibility of extension

Position Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT

Prospera is Australia's flagship economic governance investment in Indonesia, supporting the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to advance inclusive, sustainable and climate-resilient economic reform. Implemented by Cowater International in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Government of Indonesia, the program runs from 2026 to 2035. Prospera is a dual modality program comprising partnerships between Australian and Indonesian government agencies along with distinct but interrelated Managing Contractor-led (Cowater) advisory and support services.

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

We are seeking a Team Lead - Climate Resilience to provides technical and managerial leadership for Prospera's Climate Resilience Team under EOPO1. The team supports Indonesian institutions on sustainable finance, energy-sector reform, green economic transformation, climate-related financial risk, and the macroeconomic and fiscal dimensions of the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Team Lead is responsible for the team's day-to-day management, technical direction, work planning, activity delivery and workstream-level stakeholder relationships. The role leads a multidisciplinary team and ensures coherence across sustainable-finance, energy, green-industry, climate-risk and modelling activities without requiring each specialist stream to operate independently.

The Team Lead reports to the Portfolio Director (Macro-Fiscal, Finance, and Climate Resilience), works closely with the Lead Economist and relevant senior advisers on technical quality, and coordinates with the Macroeconomic Stability, Financial Sector Policy, Budget and Debt Management, Public Financial Management, and Revenue Mobilisation teams on cross-cutting fiscal issues. Matters requiring portfolio-level judgement, significant resource trade-offs or senior escalation are referred to the Portfolio Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Leadership and Strategic Planning

• Vision Setting

  • Articulate and communicate a clear strategic direction for Prospera's ClimateResilience agenda.

  • Align the team's direction with Prospera's overall objectives and the Indonesian Government and Australian Government strategic priorities.

• Strategic Planning

  • Develop and plan for the implementation of the team strategy and annual workplan, including activity sequencing and allocation of responsibilities across sustainable finance, energy, green industry, climate risk and low-carbon modelling.

  • Identify emerging climate, energy and sustainable-finance priorities and opportunities for innovation and improvement in the team's agenda.

  B. Operational Management

• Team Leadership

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary Climate Resilience Team.

  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, including effective collaboration with other teams in Prospera.

  • Manage and develop team personnel, including setting expectations, allocating work, providing regular feedback, supporting professional development, and maintaining clear accountability for delivery.

• Program Delivery

  • Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of Climate Resilience activities.

  • Lead the team's work on transition and sustainable finance, clean energy and energy markets, green economic transformation, climate risk, and low-carbon economic analysis and modelling.

  • Ensure climate and energy advice is technically sound, practical and responsive to Indonesia's development priorities, including competitiveness, fiscal and macro-financial implications, affordability, GEDSI and political economy.

  • Manage team delivery, risks, budgets, procurement and reporting, and coordinate across EOPO1, EOPO2 and relevant program functions.

  • Ensure activities are designed and outputs delivered in accordance with Prospera's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and standards, including technical quality standards, and donor requirements.

 C. Stakeholder Engagement

• Government and Partner Collaboration

  • Build and maintain effective relationships with relevant Ministry of Finance units, OJK, the Sustainable Finance Committee, CMEA, BKPM, MEMR, Bappenas and other institutions relevant to approved activities.

  • Engage effectively with DFAT, relevant Australian Government partner agencies, development partners, financial institutions, industry stakeholders and technical communities.

  • Represent Prospera in relevant meetings and forums on climate resilience, sustainable finance and energy-sector reform.

• Advocacy and Influence

  • Promote evidence-based approaches that connect climate and energy policy with economic development, competitiveness, fiscal sustainability and macro-financial stability.

  • Translate multidisciplinary evidence into practical policy advice that supports government decision-making and reform implementation.

 SELECTION CRITERIA

The successful candidate will have:

Essential

• Postgraduate degree in Economics, Public Policy, Finance, Energy, Environmental Economics or another relevant discipline.

• At least 10 years of progressively senior professional experience in climate-related economic policy, sustainable finance, energy policy, green economic transformation or a closely related

• Strong expertise in at least one major area of the team's portfolio, with sufficient breadth to lead multidisciplinary work spanning economic, fiscal, financial-sector, energy and modelling

• Substantial experience providing policy advice to senior government, regulatory or industry decision-makers and translating complex technical evidence into practical

• Demonstrated experience leading a multidisciplinary technical team or complex workstream, including work planning, delegation, quality assurance, performance management and delivery oversight.

• Strong understanding of Indonesia's climate, energy, sustainable-finance and economic policy institutions, policy-making processes and political economy.

• Extensive experience building effective relationships across government, regulators, industry, development partners and technical communities.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Bahasa

 Desirable

• Experience working with Indonesian institutions on sustainable finance, energy reform, climate-risk management or low-carbon economic strategy.

• Experience integrating climate and energy considerations into macroeconomic, fiscal, financial-sector, investment or industrial policy.

• Experience overseeing economic or financial modelling, climate-risk analytics or energy-market analysis.

• Experience working within Australia-Indonesia climate and economic cooperation or with relevant Australian Government agencies.

• Experience working in an economic policy advisory organisation, international development program, international organisation, financial institution or research organisation.

 APPLICATION PROCESS

Candidates are encouraged to apply by 5 November 2026/as soon as possible.

For your application to be considered, please upload your documents as followed: Candidate Last Name, First Name, date, Title of the Position.

Cowater international strives to maintain a fair, transparent, and human centered recruitment process. As part of our commitment to responsible hiring practices and compliance with evolving recruitment regulations, we may use AI assisted tools to support limited aspects of our talent acquisition workflow, such as reviewing or shortlisting applications. These tools are used only to enhance efficiency and consistency in our processes. All assessments, interviews, and final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruiting managers. Candidates may request additional information about the use of these tools or reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process.

Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law.

We thank all applicants, however only those shortlisted will be contacted.

ABOUT US

Founded in 1985, Cowater International is a leading global development consulting company. Headquartered in Ottawa and with corporate hubs in Auckland, Berlin, Brussels, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Manila, Nairobi, Singapore and Stockholm, Cowater International has successfully delivered a portfolio of over 2500 projects and assignments in more than 95 countries. We work with governments, private sector actors and communities implementing projects that support socio-economic development, institutional strengthening, environmental improvements and advance equal opportunities for all. We are a diverse and experienced team committed to building a better tomorrow for the people we serve. Our adaptive approach to management has led to our yearly award-winning work and recognition as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies since 2017.

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