Job Description

Program Overview WRI Indonesia is national entity (Yayasan) associated with the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. WRI work with various stakeholders in the natural resources sector to support policy and management that are both profitable and sustainable. WRI work with leaders in more than 50 countries for more than 30 years, with offices in the United States, Brazil, China, Europe, India, and Indonesia. Launched in early 2014, WRI Indonesia builds on WRI’s 10-year history in the country and strengthens our impact on the ground. In the short-to-medium term, WRI Indonesia aims to expand its presence and portfolio to include projects in the climate, energy, as well as city and transportation programs.
The position will support the works of Food and Land Use, including but not limited to the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) in Indonesia. The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) is an initiative that focuses on an integrated, sustainable transformation of global food and land use systems to support the delivery of global agreements including the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. The Coalition brings together stakeholders across businesses. The approach will consider the many dimensions and perspectives of biodiversity, climate, agriculture, and food production, rural prosperity, supply chain management, product formulation, diets, health and nutrition, loss and waste, and security of supply. The project works under the umbrella of Indonesia’s Low Carbon Development Initiatives (LCDI), alongside its sistering initiatives such as Indonesia Intact Rainforest Partnership (IIRP), Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium, and beyond.
In this second phase, the project is based on five workstreams based on the major expected outcomes: (1) improved food quality (securing availability of healthy, nutritious, and locally diverse food), (2) improved food supply & access throughout the agriculture and seafood value chains, (3) reduced per capita food loss and waste, both from supply and demand side, (4) nature conservation and restoration in sustainable jurisdictions, backed by permanent moratoriums, and (5) integrated, comprehensive, spatially explicit land use and marine planning at national and sub-national levels. In addition to working at the national level with engagement with the decision makers and stakeholders on the Action Partnership and the formulation of Action Roadmaps to operationalize the Action Agenda, FOLU Indonesia also focuses its work on deep dive in selected provinces.
WRI Indonesia is also working to address the issue of marine and ocean. Trends of Indonesia’s marine resources and fisheries management convey opportunities and threats to the health of the ocean and the economic vitality, which may largely influence Indonesia’s fisheries sector and the welfare of the communities. WRI is developing a report on the trends in marine resources and fisheries management in Indonesia that will provide data and evidence needed to support policymakers, CSO, private sectors, and other stakeholders on the decision-making process to improve the management of Indonesia’s marine resources and fisheries sector. The report seeks to aggregate the best available data and provide analysis on the marine fisheries statistics, trends in politics, and government policy with the aim to provide evidence for decision making. The report also seeks to instigate collaboration across partners in the marine resources and fisheries management as well as continue to track changes of such management.
Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) is a multi-stakeholder collaboration that aims to achieve a 70 percent reduction in Indonesia’s marine plastic debris by 2025. WRI Indonesia serves as a secretariat for the Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), a multi-stakeholder platform that brings Indonesia’s leading policymakers, experts, businesses, entrepreneurs, and civil society organizations together in the effort to achieve a 70 percent reduction in marine plastic debris by 2025. NPAP brings stakeholders together to achieve the target to reduce 70% of marine plastic debris by 2025 and to become plastic pollution-free by 2040. The NPAP’s key pillars include policy, investments and sustainable finance, innovation (research, technology/development, business models, markets), public awareness and behavior change, and metrics (transparency and accountability).
Job Summary The Environmental Economic Researcher will work on the preparation and production of studies and reports. The work will include designing, writing, analyzing, and disseminating results. He/she will become part of a large team at WRI Global and WRI Indonesia, as well as FOLU Global, involving international and national experts and partners who will work under different work streams associated with the food system, including but not limited to: food and land use, sustainable ocean economy, sustainable fisheries management, and national plastic action.
Job Responsibilities The main areas of responsibility of the Environmental Economic Researcher will include the following:
Research, Knowledge, and Communications (70%)

• Conduct research, especially on new food and land use economy, food loss and waste, sustainable ocean economy, sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, tackling plastic consistent with a pathway to low carbon development.
• Work in a team to contribute to knowledge products and other communication documents (e.g., reports, briefs, data products, tools, blog) to raise the profile of FOLU Global, WRI Global, and WRI Indonesia’s works on the abovementioned program(s).
• Work in a team to contribute to FOLU’ knowledge products and other communication documents (such as roadmap FOLU/baseline FOLU Model, module and training for trainers, issue brief on intensification program which related to stream 2 issues) and other knowledge products such as (reports, briefs, data products, tools, blog) to raise the profile of FOLU Global, WRI Global, and WRI Indonesia’s works on the abovementioned program(s).
• Provide expert advice and assistance for ensuring research quality of team members, partners, and consultants.
• Identify and advance new lines of research and analysis relevant to the program’s influence strategy and objectives.
• In collaboration with the Research, Data, and Innovation (RDI) Lead, the candidate identifies and develops research training activities that would be useful for the researcher’s skills capacities.
• Develop and disseminate communications materials, such as reports and presentations, as well as communicating works to stakeholders including delivering presentations at public speaking events as needed.

Project Management (20%)

• Manage project deliverables, in collaboration with key personnel in WRI Indonesia, WRI Global, FOLU Global, and WRI external partners.
• Design program/project by translating project logical framework into strategies and work plans, including the risk management for the programs/projects’ successful outcome.
• Work in partnership with stakeholders (government agencies, private sector, and NGOs) to develop collaborative approaches for strategy development and project implementation both in national and sub-national levels.

Fundraising (10%)

• Contribute to proposals development.
• Develop research project proposals and concept notes.
• Provide expert advice and assistance with strategies for approaching donors for priority projects.

WRI is committed to ensuring gender equity across our program portfolios. As such, you may be expected to support attention to gender where appropriate.
Other duties may be assigned, including occasional business travels to Indonesian provinces where WRI Indonesia projects for FOLU are located.
Job Qualifications

• Legally able to work in Indonesia;
• A Ph.D. or Master Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Agriculture (social-economics)/Environmental Science/Engineering with economics/business specialization or an appropriate related field or discipline of Food System;
• Minimum 7 (seven) years of research experience in relevant field;
• Proven record of publishing research manuscripts and reports in English;
• Working experience on issues related to the food system, environment, food and land use, food loss and waste, marine resources & fisheries management, and national plastic action partnership;
• Capacities in making use of spatial and non-spatial data, command of statistical and/or econometric tools;
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English;
• Analytical capacity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills, working with people from a variety of backgrounds;
• Highly organized and systematic with time management skills and ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines required; and
• Ability to travel when needed.

Key Performance Indicator

• Research, knowledge, and communications

• Publish at least 3 knowledge products and 2 communication products (40%)
• Research quality control (30%)
• Contribute economic analysis/perspective on at least 2 projects (20%)
• Represent WRI Indonesia in a national and international public event and media (10%)

• Project management

• Supervise the work of other research supports and consultants (30%)
• Project deliverables/leadership quality (70%)

• Fundraising

• Participate in at least two funding proposals (100%)

Must have authorization to work in Indonesia to be eligible for this position.
Final candidates might be required to take a writing test and to produce two writing samples when needed.
Remuneration: Remuneration is commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a competitive and comprehensive benefit package.
Duration: Fixed-term employment agreement for 1 year period with 3 months of consultancy contract apply before the fixed-term employment agreement started.
Qualified applicants should apply online through the WRI career portal in order to be formally considered.
Application close: 1700 (Jakarta Time), 31 August 2021. We will close the advert earlier when the best candidates are identified at earlier dates.
This is a locally engaged position; Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.
WRI Overview World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. We are passionate. We value our diversity of interests, skills and backgrounds. We have a flexible work environment. And we share a common goal to catalyze change that will improve the lives of people. Our shared ideals are at the core of our approach. They include: integrity, innovation, urgency, independence and respect. The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges, and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.
We have been growing rapidly: our staff has doubled in size over the past 5 years and our operating budget is now $100 million. Founded in 1982, WRI has a global staff of 800+ people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.
WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices.
WRI Indonesia is national entity (Yayasan) associated with the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. WRI work with various stakeholders in the natural resources sector to support policy and management that are both profitable and sustainable. WRI work with leaders in more than 50 countries for more than 30 years, with offices in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States.
Launched in early 2014, WRI Indonesia builds on WRI’s 10-year history in the country and strengthens our impact on the ground. In the short-to-medium term, WRI Indonesia aims to expand its presence and portfolio to include projects in the climate, energy, as well as city and transportation programs.
The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, it is WRI’s policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, protected veteran status, or disability. WRI’s global agenda requires a staff that is diverse – with respect to race, gender, cultural, and international background. Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way WRI selects and approaches issues, as well as the creativity and applicability of WRI's policy research and analysis. WRI, therefore, encourages applications from U.S. minorities, persons from other countries (especially developing nations), and from women of all backgrounds.