Circular Economy Specialist

Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is seeking a Circular Economy Specialist. This is an exciting role that will support the needs of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of the UK Government (FCDO) in working on a partnership agreement in the Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI). This will be on an initial 6 month contract with anticipation of extending to 12 months.

The first phase of LCDI was implemented in 2017-2021. Currently, the programme has entered LCDI Phase 2 (LCDI2) for four years and to implement this second stage effectively, OPM is seeking a team of experts from various key sectors. 

Specifically, the LCDI programme covers the following objectives:

• Building political support for low-carbon development within and outside of government
• Building knowledge and understanding of the LCDI approach among those who would be responsible for implementing it within Government of Indonesia
• Supporting implementation of the LCDI approach, especially through provincial and national development plans
• Raising ambition to the highest levels set out in the LCDI report

The Circular Economy Specialist will support the LCDI-2 management unit in providing technical input for the Circular Economy (CE) approach in the priority sectors, such as food and beverage, plastic, textile, constructions, and electronics. The Circular Economy Specialist is responsible for developing knowledge product, establishing network, and providing inputs for activities implementation that is contributing to accelerating circular economy agenda to support low carbon development and climate resilience in Indonesia. The successful post holder will also work together with other units in the LCDI-2 team to develop the Circular Economy Platform, with support to the National Circular Economy Roadmap and Action Plan, pilot projects, and the monitoring and evaluation system for CE implementation. The specialist will report directly to the Deputy Team Leader of the LCDI-2 Project.

Key responsibilities and day-to-day duties for this role will include (not exhaustive):

• Provide the input of the Climate Resilience Policies in four sectors (agriculture, health, water resources, coastal and marine), and development of the updated the indicators applied for measuring the Climate Resilience implementation.
• Coordinate the development of CE national platform and financing schemes for stakeholders in Indonesia. 
• Provide guideline on circular economy data management.
• Provide technical assistance in the preparation of the National Circular Economy Roadmap and Action Plan, pilot projects, and the monitoring and evaluation system for CE implementation.
• Provide policy briefs related to the circular economy agenda, in advocating circular economy progress and visions for key stakeholders. 
• Develop circular economy planning and policy framework in regional level that is aligned with the national circular economy roadmap and action plan.
• Liaise between the Directorate of Environment of Bappenas with other ministries and other national institutions, provincial governments, and development partners.
• Support other activities based on the direction of the LCDI-2 Team Leader, and coordinate relevant with other consultants/experts and other coordinators.

Successful outputs in this role will be measured via report on carbon emission reduction potential from circular economy initiatives; constructing system dynamic model from circular economy initiatives in the national and provincial; regular updating the National and Provincial LCD report in circular economy initiatives from key ministries and 34 provinces through the AKSARA system; producing reports and/or policy brief on climate policies , governance, technology, market from the global and national, (both low carbon and climate resilience) particularly from the circular economy initiatives; and creating quarterly activity progress reports.

Candidates will be asked to display the following minimum essential skills, knowledge and qualifications in order to be considered and shortlisted:

• Demonstrable, in-depth and extensive experience in the circular economy including a good understanding of climate-related policy and low-carbon development issue in Indonesia.
• Experience in developing study, policy briefs and recommendations on the issues of circular economy and the low carbon development agenda.
• Good knowledge of global and local environmental issues, including resource efficiency and cleaner production in industries.
• Have an extensive knowledge circular economy practices and networks in private sectors including Small and Medium Enterprise.
• Experience in working with government agencies/line ministries will be an advantage.
• Masters degrees in the field of Engineering / Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering / Resource Economy.

If you meet the essential criteria above, we would really like to hear from you. Please submit an application via the system with an updated CV before the closing date.