About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity:
Palladium is seeking long-term Technical Experts for the anticipated USAID/Indonesia Urban Climate Change Adaptation Activity, which is a 5-Year USAID-funded program which aims to improve climate and disaster resilience in Indonesia. The Activity will support the GOI at local, district, provincial, and national levels; working directly with communities and the private sector; and helping key stakeholders to mobilize financing and develop, disseminate, and utilize better climate change information.
The program’s objectives may comprise the following four areas:
Support GOI efforts to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in sub-national core development plans and investments.Mobilize financing to advance urban climate resilience.Strengthen systems for collection and application of climate data, services and decision support tools to improve planning processes in target cities.Advance Urban Nature-Based Solutions to Promote Climate Resilience.
Palladium is seeking multiple experts within the sectors of climate change adaptation (CCA), resilience, urban planning, disaster risk management (DRR), nature-based solutions, conservation and biodiversity to provide technical leadership in the areas of:
- Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
- Disaster Risk Management (DRR)
- Urban Planning
- Spatial Planning
- GIS/Information Systems
- Climate Finance
- Vulnerability Analysis
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning
- Climate & Disaster Risk Information
- Urban Nature-based solutions (conservation and restoration)
- Urban Water & Watershed Management
- Mangrove Restoration
- Flood Management
- Water Resource Management
These positions will be based in Jakarta and are contingent upon funding availability and USAID approval.
Key Competencies Required:
- Master’s Degree or higher in climate change, urban planning, water resource management, international development, natural resource, or relevant related fields.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in the relevant field of expertise.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with USAID or other donor-funded programs.
- Prior experience working in Indonesia is required. Experience working with the Indonesian government preferred.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Full professional proficiency in English and Bahasa Indonesian is required.
- Indonesian Nationals are encouraged to apply.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
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Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
