Job Vacancy: Clean Energy and Carbon Market Specialist

 

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CLEAN ENERGY AND CARBON MARKET SPECIALIST

 

FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT (FSSP)

 

1.     Summary About The Project

 

Field Support Services Project (FSSP) is a five-year project (October 2019 – October 2024) funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and managed by Cowater International. FSSP provides administrative, financial, procurement, and logistical services as well as support to the in-country development programming for the Government of Canada through the provision of technical specialists in gender equality, governance and human rights, and environment and climate action and assisting GAC in procuring and managing local development initiatives. These programs will take place in Indonesia and the ASEAN regions.

 

 

2.     Background

 

Canada and Indonesia share 70 years of collaboration. Canada is committed to strengthening its relation with the Indo-Pacific region by working with Indo-Pacific partners through Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS).

In the context of climate change, Indonesia’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are of global significance. Indonesia’s current biggest emissions comes from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use – AFOLU (including peat fire) and the energy sector; where both sectors comprising 88.5% of the country’s total GHG emission in 2016. At the same time, Indonesia is also highly vulnerable to climate change.

 

At the 2021, G7 Leaders’ Summit, Canada announced a doubling of its international climate finance commitment, to $5.3 billion over the next five years (2021-2026). This commitment will particularly help low and middle-income countries already affected by climate change, such as Indonesia, to transition to sustainable, low-carbon, climate-resilient, nature-positive and inclusive development.

 

More recently at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 in 2022, Canada announced two new initiatives helping developing countries including Indonesia transition to clean energy, funded under Canada’s $5.3 billion climate finance commitment (see Canada supports the global transition to clean and secure energy with investments to phase-out coal electricity around the world - Canada.ca ).

 

At the G20 Leaders’ Summit in November 2022 a joint statement was issued by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (GOI) and the Governments of Japan, the United States of America, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, Norway, the Republic of Italy, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (together the “International Partners Group” or IPG). The statement announced a new Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with the Government of Indonesia to accelerate its clean energy transition in an inclusive way. Canada will allocate $550 million to Indonesia from existing climate commitments under this new partnership. Canada is also contributing to coal phase-out and the clean energy transition in Indonesia through its commitment of $1 billion to the Climate Investment Funds’ Accelerating Coal Transition Program, of which Indonesia was one of the first funding recipients.

Outside of the energy sector, Canada also announced numerous investments targeting Indonesia to strengthen Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific region during the recent G20 Leaders’ Summit in 2022 in Indonesia. Canada will invest $750 million to enable FinDev (Canada’s development finance institution) to increase its engagement in the Indo-Pacific, which will help support sustainable infrastructure needs in the region. $48 million of support was announced to ‘protect the environment and fighting climate change’ (see Canadian investments in the Indo-Pacific and G20 priorities | Prime Minister of Canada (pm.gc.ca); Prime Minister advances Indo-Pacific engagement and shared priorities at G20 Summit | Prime Minister of Canada (pm.gc.ca) ).

 

Specifically, Canada’ climate programming in Indonesia is designed to reduce the country’s emissions particularly in mangroves landscapes, peat land, forest land, and agricultural land, reduce biodiversity loss and as well increasing resilience of coastal communities and ocean ecosystems. Through multilateral funding, Canada also provides support to clean energy transition and renewable energy development in Indonesia. In Indonesia, Canada also supports the creation of inclusive waste management economies and transitioning towards a circular economy in supporting healthy oceans while promoting people’s livelihoods. At COP 26, Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau called for more countries around the world to adopt carbon pricing and to expand the use carbon pricing as a central climate policy.

 

In terms of Canada’s bilateral development assistance program in Indonesia, currently there are six projects in environment and climate action. The program covers the following objectives and sectors:

1. mangroves restoration and protection through nature-based silvofishery (see Project profile - Nature-based Solutions for Livelihoods in Mangrove Landscapes - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca);
2. sustainable landscape management, including peatland management, watershed management and climate-smart agriculture (see Project profile - Land4Life (Sustainable Landscape for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods) - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca);
3. coral reef ecosystems management, biodiversity and community resilience (see Project profile - Oceans for Prosperity – Indonesia - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca);
4. integration of blue carbon sector in green house gas accounting (see Project profile - Enabling Blue Carbon in Indonesia - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca);
5. develop innovative new financial risk models associated with climate change exacerbated flooding; develop living laboratories for scientists to test new methods to protect and rehabilitate critical peatland and mangrove ecosystems; and, support the development of policies on carbon taxes, and carbon cap and trade programs (see Project profile - Flood Impacts, Carbon Pricing and Ecosystem Sustainability - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca); and,
6. foster innovative financing for gender-responsive climate businesses (see Project profile - Tropical Landscape Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development Goals - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca)

 

In addition, Canada takes active participation in meetings/events/dialogues in Indonesia for the following sectors: clean energy transition, and waste and plastic management.

 

GAC requires the services of a Clean Energy Specialist for Indonesia to support GAC in day-to-day work to keep GAC informed and engaged with relevant clean energy work and actors in Indonesia.

 

 

3.     Objectives

 

The Clean Energy Specialist (the Consultant) will work with the Embassy of Canada in Jakarta. Responding efficiently and effectively to specific requests from the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta and HQ for:

1. Up-to-date sectoral knowledge and analysis in the field of clean energy. This input will help inform Canada’s strategic interests in Indonesia, HQ decision-making, and dialogue with Canada and the Government of Indonesia (GoI).
2. Strong climate-change and energy analysis to GAC’s program/project planning, monitoring and synergies. This input will help to implement Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and Indo-Pacific Strategy.

 

4.     Description of Services

 

Working on a day-to-day basis under the direction of the Embassy of Canada in Jakarta, the expected services of the Clean Energy Specialist will include, but not be limited to:

 

a.     Provide evidence-based analysis and advice that contributes towards sectoral knowledge. This includes, but is not limited to:

• identifying new plans and priorities of the Government of Indonesia.
• regular updates and analysis on development or policy changes in the sector.
• assessing Canada’s planned support to Indonesia against Canada’s strategic interests (and collecting relevant information to feed into this assessment).
• developing and maintaining networks with key actors and respectively providing GAC with observations gained from participation in meetings and other events with GoI and other actors in Indonesia.
• donor mapping, projects mapping and/or stakeholders mapping.
• keeping tracks of GAC’s climate finance implementation in Indonesia, particularly multilateral programming.
• advisory prior to meetings/consultative meetings/policy dialogues in a timely manner.
• knowledge dissemination of briefs and analysis.
• discussion with relevant GAC headquarter Specialists as appropriate.
• Participating in meetings as required.

 

b.     Program/project planning support, monitoring, and synergies. This includes, but is not limited to:

• reviewing project proposals by providing Indonesia context, identifying opportunities and barriers, identifying lessons learned/best practices from previous GAC projects and from other projects in the field.
• identifying project’s synergies with other development projects.
• Monitoring climate change and energy projects.

 

c.     Developing and maintaining networks. This includes, but is not limited to:

• initiating contact and meetings.
• participating in seminars/meetings/workshops.
• participating in energy-related donor meeting(s).

 

d.     Providing general support for the operation of GAC’s field office activities in Indonesia. This includes, but is not limited to:

·      database support and data collection.

·      documents review and editorial support.

·      organising meetings, documenting meetings/visits with photos, writing event updates for social media or further publications, and writing meeting reports.

 

e.     Providing oral and written briefings on any of the above services through ad-hoc and regular meetings/conference calls with GAC’s Indonesian Program, GAC HQ specialists, and team.

 

f.      Any other relevant tasks as assigned by the GAC.

 

5.   Deliverables/Outputs

 

The Clean Energy Specialist (the Consultant) is expected to work in close cooperation with GAC’s Program Sector Team Lead to produce deliverables as follows:

 

Ref. no.	Description of output	Detailed description of the components to be delivered by the Consultant	When
1	Quarterly Work Plan	Detailed work plan outlining expected activities in the coming quarter, including anticipated budget spending as appropriate.	Quarterly
2	Quarterly progress report	Detailed activities report highlighting key progress, opportunities, risks, deliverables, and activities for the past month	Quarterly
3	Ad-hoc report / analysis	Deliverables as requested by GAC’s Indonesia Program. This can include, but is not limited to: Report / briefing note / one-pager / written comments, with either brief assessment or detailed assessment and/or recommendations as appropriate, on specific climate change and energy policy/issue/approach(es) or specific stakeholder(s) Regular update report of new or ongoing policy direction of the Government of Indonesia in the climate change mitigation, clean energy, climate finance, and blended finance.	As Required
5	Meeting minutes and documentation	Write up of all key meetings and upload of supporting documentation onto shared folder provided by the FSSP	As Required

 

6.   Description of the Consultant’s Profile

 

GAC requires the services of a national expert in with specific climate change expertise as well as broader environment knowledge. This includes:

a.     Clean energy. Solid knowledge of, and professional network with, Indonesian institutions/ think tanks/ influential actors in clean and/or renewable energy, and energy transition.

b.     Carbon Pricing mechanisms: Solid knowledge of Indonesia’s development of carbon taxes, and carbon cap and trade programs.

c.     Climate mitigation. Solid knowledge of, and professional network with, Indonesian institutions/ think tanks/ influential actors in climate mitigation. Knowledge of GHG emissions accounting and carbon pricing is an asset.

The Consultant is responsible for the quality of all reports that s/he produces and submits.

Competencies

 

• Strong knowledge of the Indonesian climate change policies and programmes, methodologies, technologies and practices, and socio-economic and cultural context. Reference documents for the Indonesian energy regulations and policies include National Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL), Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
• Strong knowledge of international developments on clean energy and climate change, including global agreement, methodologies, and technologies and practices.
• Ability to self-learn new subject areas in the field of clean energy.
• Ability to deliver quality reports or assessments in a short time.

 

• Good facilitation skills and ability to generate ideas from, and build consensus among, a wide variety of stakeholders; and demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

The Consultant will be expected to learn and understand of Canada’s aid policies and strategies, which include:

·       Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) - link

·       Strategic Environmental Assessment of FIAP’s Actions Areas – link

·      Action Area Policies: Environment and Climate Action; Growth that Work for Everyone - link

·      Canadian Cabinet Directive on strategic environmental assessment and GAC’s Environmental Integration Process

 

Required skills and experience

 

The Consultant is expected to possess skills and experience in the following areas:

 

• Post graduate degree directly related to energy or climate change.
• Minimum 15 years of professional work experience as technical expert or advisor in energy programming.
• Strong network with Indonesian Government, in particular with Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Finance, and non-Government stakeholders in clean energy and climate change mitigation.
• Demonstrate track record in providing inputs to government, parliament and senate on the energy and climate change issues;
• Strong knowledge of the Indonesian energy and climate change mitigation policies, carbon pricing, state of progress in meeting climate change and energy commitments.
• Strong knowledge of the international developments on climate change issues, including latest development in international carbon market, and clean energy transition.
• Demonstrated track record in report writing (in English)
• Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking

 

The following skills and experience will be an asset:

• Good understanding of blended finance for climate and environment objectives, and micro-insurance.
• Good understanding of project development and results-based management.
• Experience working with the Government of Indonesia, development banks, and donors.

 

Language Requirements

 

The Consultant must be fluent in Bahasa and possess the following levels in English:

 

Oral = 4 – Advanced Professional Proficiency

Reading = 4 – Advanced Professional Proficiency

Writing = 4 – Advanced Professional Proficiency

 

Most of the reporting will be written in English.

 

7.   Working Arrangements

 

The Consultant will work from his/her home base with virtual meetings/interviews with GAC colleagues and external experts. The Consultant is expected to rely on his/her expertise, conduct an extensive literature review, and as necessary perform triangulation through discussion with stakeholders.

The Consultant will report to Climate change sector lead of Indonesia Program at the Embassy of Canada to Indonesia (Jakarta). In the event that travel to other regions or cities is necessary, all necessary costs will be borne by GAC, through the Indonesia/ASEAN Field Support Services Project (FSSP), following the approval of a travel plan and associated budget.

 

8.   Duration of the Contract

 

The Consultant is expected to start on 1 June 2023. The total expected duration of the assignment is up to 60 days until 31 May 2024. All reports must be finalized and submitted within this period.

 

Payments will be processed monthly upon the presentation of a timesheet and invoice detailing the level of efforts for each deliverable.

 

How to apply:

 

Interested individual consultants must include the following documents when submitting the applications with email Subject: Field Support Services Project – Clean Energy and Carbon Market Specialist to admin@fssproject.com latest by 16 May 2023:

 

1. CV indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

2.    Brief statement as to why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment.

3.    Financial Proposal shall be submitted in the following format:

-     The financial proposal should specify an all-inclusive daily rate for up to 60 working days;

-     The financial proposal must be all-inclusive and take into account various expenses that will be incurred during the contract, including: the daily professional fee and when applicable any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services under the contract, not including travel expenses.

 

Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

 

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

 

EVALUATION OF APPLICATION

 

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of the weighted criteria (70% technical score (comprising of 15% technical qualifications desk review, 25% written test, and 30% interview) and 30% financial score.

 

The proposals that achieve a minimum of 70% for the technical qualifications desk review shall be further considered for an interview and written test. The financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received for the assignment.

 

Technical Qualifications Desk Review

 

The evaluation of the Technical criteria will be as follows:

 

St No	Criteria	Points
1	Post graduate degree directly related to energy or climate change.	15 points
2	Minimum 15 years of professional work experience as technical expert or advisor in energy programming.	25 points
3	Solid knowledge of, and professional network with, Indonesian institutions/ think tanks/ influential actors in clean and/or renewable energy, energy transition, carbon taxes, carbon cap and trade programs.	20 points
4	Strong knowledge of the Indonesian climate change policies and programmes, methodologies, technologies and practices, and socio-economic and cultural context. Reference documents for the Indonesian energy regulations and policies include National Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL), Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).	20 points
5	Strong network with Indonesian Government, in particular with Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Finance, and non-Government stakeholders in clean energy and climate change mitigation.	20 points
	Total points	100 points

 

 

 

ABOUT US

 

With more than 34 years’ experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management consulting services specializing in international development and has managed the implementation of over 800 projects in more than 80 countries around the globe. We work with governments, partner organizations, communities and civil society to design and implement sustainable solutions that generate lasting social, financial and environmental impacts. Our adaptive approach to management has led to our award-winning work and recognition as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2017 and 2018. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Cowater International also has corporate offices in Montreal, Quebec, Paris, France, Pretoria, South Africa, and London, United Kingdom, Nairobi, Kenya in addition to project offices in a wide variety of other locations across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

 

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