ASSIST Project Support Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

The Joint SDG Fund is a multi-partner trust fund and an innovative instrument for incentivizing transformative policy shifts and stimulation of strategic investments to achieve the SDGs. It has funded more than 100 joint programmes focused on integrated social protection as well as SDG finance, encouraging over 1,000+ partnerships working alongside the UN in supporting SDG achievement, and tested over 200 innovative solutions in accelerating the 2030 Agenda.

The ASSIST Joint Programme brings together UNDP, UNICEF, UNIDO, and UNEP, in a collaborative endeavour to support in (a) taking proven and new financing instruments to scale through provisions of pre- and post-transactions technical assistance for innovative financing instruments; and (b) providing capacity building to relevant stakeholders to improve institutional capacities to access and utilize finance towards the achievement of the SDGs. There are 3 (three) main component activities under the ASSIST JP which are: (1) Catalyzed Issuance of Thematic Bonds at National and Sub-National Level that aims to finance social and environmental projects by leveraging the use of instruments such as Indonesia SDG Bond, Blue Sukuk, and Municipal Bonds (2) Increased Green & SDG-Linked Loans to support banks to expand their loan facilities for SMEs with a focus on strengthening their contribution to SDGs and (3) Operationalized Indonesia Impact Fund, the first Indonesian private impact investment fund, investing into early-stage startups that are contributing to the implementation of SDGs in Indonesia.

To support the project implementation of the ASSIST Joint Programme until its completion in 2025, UNDP Indonesia is currently seeking an ASSIST Project Support Officer to provide support in the project planning, implementation, administration, as well as communications/knowledge-sharing activities under UNDP of the Joint Programme (i.e. Component 1 and Component 3).

Under the direct supervision of ASSIST National Project Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1) Support to ensure effective project planning and implementation, focusing on achievement of the following results a. Provides assistance in overall project implementation, including compilation, summarization, and presentation of basic information/data related to UNDP activities under the ASSIST Joint Programme components b. Support in reviewing and documenting all project documents, including presentations, report, concept notes, pitch decks, terms of references, etc c. Implement project SOP in line with the government and UNDP’s regulations d. Draft correspondence on periodic reports, briefing notes, talking points, and press releases

2) Provides administrative support to the unit focusing on achievement of the following results a. Support in organizing meetings/workshops/training, including preparation of meeting documents (e.g. TORs, draft invitation letters and agendas, reports, policy briefs, summaries, presentations, as well as meeting notes with follow-up actions) b. Provide support in maintaining project’s database, including UNDP stakeholders database under the ASSIST JP, as well as project documents c. Effective implementation of operations policies for gender-sensitive approach at the project level

3) Effective support for partnerships, innovation, and communication to the implementation of resource mobilization a. Support in updating database from development partners private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project and able to compile simple data for further analysis b. Support event planning and implementation hosted by the unit and in liaison with both UNDP internal and external stakeholders c. In coordination with UNDP’s Communication unit and other relevant counterpart communications department, support in the documentation of project activities as part of the ASSIST Joint Programme as well as the development of relevant/ necessary communication materials, as a tool to effectively communicate results, deepen stakeholder/ public knowledge and buy-in to the project, and re-source mobilization for the project. d. Effective administrative support for data collection for gender analysis and gender mainstreaming at project level.

4) Support knowledge building and knowledge-sharing, focusing on achievement of the following results a. Participation in the trainings for the operations/projects staff b. Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice c. Ensure active participation for learning and knowledge sharing in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming. d. Support in developing as well as updating recent knowledge products, particularly those in relation to the ASSIST Joint Programme

5) Support to the effective reporting on progress of project implementation a. Support in preparing annual workplan and project report to donors annually, in line with the monitoring and reporting guidelines and presents it to the project assurance team on a timely manner; b. Support in providing information/inputs on progress of project activities to key stakeholders (if necessary), in form of decks, info brief, presentation materials, etc

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☐ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☐ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Leadership ☒ Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Vision ☒ Working in Teams

areas of sustainable or innovative financing, climate finance, impact investing, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development/SDGs. • Experience in working with UN agencies, development partners, government on pro-grams in relation to sustainable development, SDGs, innovative/sustainable finance, social entrepreneurship, or impact investing. • Excellence in administrative, organizational, and project management skills. • Familiarity with UNDP development projects in Indonesia is an advantage. • Knowledge and experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc).

This position will be based in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia where there are many options for transportation, accommodation, and food. The candidate can easily access medical facilities, banking facilities, market, communications, water, and electricity.

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan.