Program Overview

The Energy and Sustainable Business (ESB) program works to advance decarbonization among businesses, accelerating a just transition towards net zero emission in Indonesia while balancing the need for economic development. Supporting Indonesia’s pledge on Net Zero Emission, we are seeking to advance private sectors contribution towards net zero, at any scale of business. With our partners in KADIN Net Zero Hub, PLN, and key ministires, we instill the decarbonization journey framework through trainings and technical assistance with companies, including facilitating the development and implementation of decarbonization strategy for companies. This long-term effort requires both policy and technical knowledge, combined with WRI’s convening power, to ultimately move the key stakeholders to take actions and achieve the intended emission reduction.

As the co-founder of Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) and Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), we utilize these framework and tool that facilitate ambitious companies for near to long-term climate targeting driven by research, as to reach net zero emission (NZE) commitments toward limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 C, within and beyond the companies’ value chain. SBTi provides global net zero standard that is implemented by WRI, among its partners, as think tank that provides best available guidance and quality assurance for net zero journey by businesses. By adapting the tools to the national context, WRI Indonesia aims to increase Indonesia industries’s competitiveness through strengthened standards and climate mitigation/adapation measures which ultimately significantly contribute to Indonesia emissions reduction.

WRI Indonesia believe that sustainable development highlights the need for integrated approaches to finding solutions that are aligned with the challenge of achieving economic, social and environmental goals that are often interlinked. This can be daunting task, as the interlinkages are complex and context specific and depend, inter alia, on the issues under consideration, the geographic and temporal scales, sector of the industry, and the existing technologies. Therefore, the energy and sustainable business program aims to work across disciplines with the cities team, climate team, forest and lan use team to combine decarbonization framework, quantitative models, low carbon technology solutions, and other policy-making decision tools to support and achieve key national commitments, such as Indonesia net zero ambition.

Job Highlight

The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead will play a strategic role in developing and implementing WRI’s Energy and Sustainable Business (ESB) key competences in corporate decarbonization topic, especially through strategic partnership with private sector-driven platforms (i.e. KADIN Net zero Hub), various business associations and corporates, as well as Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) and GHG Protocol global teams, and other disclosure/reporting frameworks. The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead will provide leadership and day-to-day coordination with the ESB team to translate the ESB’s Theory of Change through various strategic supports to corporates, such as capacity building program, technical assistance, policy research and advocacy, development of technical knowledge products, and private sector partnership activation. He/she needs to have in-depth knowledge in SBTi, GHG Protocol, disclosure/reporting framework/standards, and possesses strong commitment in contextualizing, communicating, and utilizing the frameworks and tools to help Indonesia’s commercial and industrial sector in achieving net zero target. He/she must have great interpersonal skill and team-oriented thinking and should be combined with an ability to effectively respond to complex situations involving numerous and sometimes competing organizational constituencies. The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead needs to have strong commitment to implement WRI’s mission and values – intergrity, innovation, urgency, independence, and respect.

While reporting directly to the Senior Manager for Energy and Sustainable Business, the position holder will be required to work with other teams in the WRI Indonesia and global to ensure the robustness and quality of the knowledge products.

What You Will Do

Provide leadership and technical knowledge to achieve WRI’s institutional excellence in corporate decarbonization through:

1. Sectoral industries knowledge development through collaboration with various corporates and industrial sectors

WRI Indonesia acts a trusted knowledge partner to assist various corporates to start and implement their decarbonization journey. The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead will work together with ESB’s Senior Engagement Lead, ESB’s Senior Research Lead, and ESB’s analysts to design and implement WRI’s assistance to the corporates through key activities such as capacity building, dialogues, and technical assistance. While WRI ESB program accommodate various industries through our program and knowledge products, future key interventions should also focus on targeted industrial sectors to optimize knowledge and impact. The activities will covers topics on emission inventory, target setting, decarbonization strategy, climate solutions, as well as disclosure and reporting. The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead will be the key person to lead and maintain close coordination with the global SBTi and GHG Protocol team, as well as to pursue collaboration with relevant stakeholders such as the disclosure and reporting entities.

1. Activation of KADIN Net Zero Hub as the leading public-private platform for corporate decarbonization initiave

Under KADIN Net Zero Hub (NZH) initiative, WRI Indonesia and partners aim to replicate and scale up the success of decarbonization journey for corporates. This initiative provides access to knowledge and tools to raise corporates’ awareness and capacity in planning and implementing their decarbonization journey. GHG Protocol and SBTi are two key frameworks that we utilize to assist corporates though our signature programs, such as Corporate Assistance Program. The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead will represent WRI in the initiative to lead and improve the delivery of KADIN NZH programs to achieve impacts at scale. This involves day-to-day coordination with KADIN NZH leadership team, consortium, members and business associations.

1. Tools and knowledge products development

The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead will be involved in planning and executing ESB’s research pipeline, and will be tasked to lead targeted publications which are key to the success of corporate assistance work. The tools and knowledge products scope will vary depending on the project aims; however, it will revolve around corporate decarbonization journey, ESG standards and disclosure frameworks, GHG accounting frameworks. The Corporate Decarbonization Senior Lead must stay abreast with the climate policies, solutions and trends relevant to sustainable business landscape.

Management support to achieve quality project deliveries

• Plan and monitor project timelines, budget and responsibilities for effective project delivery, in coordination with ESB’s Senior Manager and other ESB’s leads.
• Proactively provide direction and coordinate ESB’s dedicated analysts to implement tasks efficiently.
• Co-develop proposals, progress updates, and reports to donors.
• Actively contribute in ESB strategy development, capacity building and program expansion.
• Closely engage with relevant WRI researchers, operations and business support teams at national or regional teams.
• Support administrative tasks for activities implementation as necessary.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Environmental Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Economics, and other Sustainability-related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Possess minimum five full years of experience in scientific net zero emissions, science-based targets, and value chain analysis, including carbon removal in Indonesia.
• Hands-on experience in engaging with private sectors’ business functions strategically and at technical levels in Indonesia.
• In-depth understanding on Green House Gas Protocol and Science-based Target.
• Understanding of climate policies and governnance, energy regulatory pertaining to private sector.
• Proficiently manages multiple projects through the project life cycle and ability to adept at using best practices in project management and managing donor relationshhips.
• Ability to identify project risks and possible mitigation strategies. Implement mitigation strategies on minor risks and seek support for major risks.
• Ability to gain firm understanding of resources allocation, schedules, and timeline of the project and adopt new tools as required to monitor dan track project activities and budget spending
• Ability to provide appropriate guidance to team, partner organization and consultants to ensure their compliance with funder and organization policies and project commitments. Coordinate with PMEL when necessary.
• Experience in leading project close-out process and after-action reviews, including documenting and sharing lesson learned.
• Ability to communicate research approach and findings effectively to internal and external audiences.
• Leadership experience in managing team and project(s) to deliver quality result.
• Understanding of business and entrepreneurship modelling basics in the climate change industry would be a plus.
• Owns the ability to manage conflict and communicate clearly with stakeholders, especially to develop good partnership within and outside a coalition.
• Strong attention to detail, mixed with highly responsible and self-motivated, innovative attitude.
• Ability to travel when needed
• Legally able to work in Indonesia, with language fluency in Bahasa and English.

Contract Arrangement

Full-time with fixed-term employment agreement for up to 31 March 2025 with 3 (three) months of consultancy contract apply before the fixed-term employment agreement started.

What we offer

• Salary that is commensurate with experience and skills
• Competitive and comprehensive benefit package
• Access to the WRI global network
• Opportunity to join and/or get involved in different working groups
• A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
• A chance to have an impact and to develop your career within a mission driven organization

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.

How to apply: In order to be formally considered, please submit an updated resume and cover letter through WRI career portal.

Application close: 1700 (DKI Jakarta localtime), 29 February 2024.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.

About Us

Founded in 1982, 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 to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. WRI has a global staff of over 1,800 people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia and the United States, as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.

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.

Our mission and values:

WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.

Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence, Respect.

Our culture:

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. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, we embrace all diversity and encourage women, gender diverse communities, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply. Recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality, WRI has also been awarded EDGE certification.

WRI Indonesiais 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.