Job Title: Head of Indonesia Portfolio

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Reporting to: Executive Director of Programmes

Travel: Up to 30% within Indonesia and internationally

Open to: Residents of Indonesia

DRS is looking for a Head of Indonesia Portfolio for a global philanthropic organization that brings together govern-ments, campaigners, researchers, funders, and businesses to create a world where everyone breathes clean air.
The Head of Indonesia Portfolio will be responsible for providing overall strategic and programmatic leadership, including financial and management oversight and business development, to ensure the success and growth of the organization’s operations in the country. This role leads the development and execution of the Indonesia strategy, ensuring impact assessment and reporting across a diverse portfolio of grants. Supported by Portfolio Managers and analysts, the Head is part of the Senior Leadership Team Plus, engaging with government officials, academic and research institutions, civil society, private sector partners, and the organization’s donors. The role includes managing Indonesia program staff and consultants and collaborating with thematic heads, country/regional leads, and key functional teams such as Legal, Finance, MEL, Fundraising, Communications, and HR.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Vision:

• Develop and design Indonesia’s country strategy, get it approved by SLT and Grants and Charitable Activities Committee (GCAC), and develop an initial set of grants to support the country strategy.
• Conduct periodic reviews of the organization’s strategy for Indonesia, assessing impact and refreshing the strategy when required.
• Ensure close coordination of the country programme strategy with the Jakarta strategy.
• Work with the Executive Director of Programmes, Executive Director for Strategic Partnerships & Communications, Executive Director, CEO, colleagues, and external partners to ensure that the country strategy is approved by hiring organization’s Grants and Charitable Activities Committee and Board.
• Ensure that organizational workstreams and projects in Indonesia, including Breathe Jakarta, actively support and drive the Government of Indonesia’s priorities and plans on air quality at national/sub-national and city levels.
• Lead the team in creating and selecting projects and identifying new opportunities to meet portfolio-level goals in a changing landscape.

Programme development, portfolio Management, and performance:

• Effectively manage active portfolios of live programmes and projects. Identify, communicate, and manage risks appropriately.
• Identify portfolio gaps and propose project investment opportunities to ensure that the organization achieves measurable impact through existing and future grants.
• Provide leadership to the organization’s grantees, partners, and the air quality field in general on meaningful and impactful interventions on air quality and their implementation as part of the country’s strategy. Convening stakeholders on a regular basis and facilitating partners to agree on collective courses of action and aligned messaging.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of programmatic, financial and technical project deliverables and reports, including managing the budget in line with annual targets.
• Ensure an oversight of the Jakarta project in coordination with the team.
• Identify and leverage opportunities to actively build the field of organizations working on air pollution, such as greater engagement with the private sector.
• With the advice of the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning team, identify and embed appropriate monitoring and evaluation processes in all proposals and programmes.
• Undertake ongoing learning and evaluation throughout and after the delivery of programmes and develop key knowledge products.
• Monitor and report on the performance of projects.

Representation and networking:

• Build strong relationships with critical stakeholders across national and subnational levels in Indonesia as relevant and in strict compliance with applicable laws and regulations in Indonesia.
• Represent the organization internationally and work in close consultation and coordination with the organization’s grantees, funders, partners, regional philanthropic organizations, multilateral and development organizations in the country, and air quality donors to align goals, delivery mechanisms, and communications.
• Alongside the CEO, Executive Director(s) of Programmes, Strategic Partnerships & Communications, and Breathe Cities, identify, cultivate, and manage relationships with partners to increase funding and to support the adoption, replication, and scaling-up of programs in Indonesia and SE Asia.
• Keep abreast of developments within the air quality field across Indonesia and the broader SE Asia region, establishing appropriate information-gathering networks and channels to deepen professional knowledge and understanding of air pollution dynamics in the region.

Team leadership and office management:

• Build the team in the first year by hiring an Analyst for the Indonesia country programme.
• Set and monitor the achievement of performance and personal development objectives for team members so that a culture of continuous improvement and learning is embedded.
• Provide coaching and mentoring support to colleagues, as required, to help build skills, confidence, and capability in particular areas, processes, or procedures.
• Support resource planning and management of people as required – this will include the potential ad hoc management of freelancers and consultants.
• Identify and lead initiatives for improving processes, procedures, and programme management approaches within (and beyond) the team and support increased organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop operational plans for the organization’s presence in Jakarta. Support smooth functioning of all operational aspects in collaboration with the Manager, Finance, and other colleagues as relevant, including managing risk and ensuring the integrity of all financial and administrative processes.
• Any other roles/responsibilities as identified and delegated by the Executive Director of Programmes or the CEO.

Qualifications:

Technical competencies:

• A successful track record of organizational leadership working on air quality, environmental policies, or climate policy in civil society, academia, or within government institutions.
• Experience in strategy-to-implementation of a major programme, department, or organization.
• In-depth understanding of the political economy at the national and sub-national level in Indonesia.
• Experience and understanding of national laws and regulations.
• Comfortable with making decisions in response to new opportunities or changing circumstances without losing sight of the strategic goal.
• Understands social change in theory and practice and is able to articulate a theory of change and the assumptions behind it.
• Experience in engaging successfully and collaborating with political leaders, policymakers, regulators, elected officials, funders, and others.
• Confidence and presence as a public speaker.
• Experience working in a range of cultural and socio-economic contexts, adapting style and approach appropriately alongside an ability to work collaboratively with partners located in multiple offices and time zones.
• Experience in managing and mentoring people.
• Experience reviewing and proofing contracts and seeking legal advice where needed, as well as managing programme and grant budgets.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn other systems.

Behavioral competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrable success in building effective partnerships and networks across sectors.
• Significant experience in using people skills to build trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Ability to influence and engage national, regional, and global audiences.
• Strong written skills – experience in writing from scratch or editing strategy and briefing papers that meet the needs of the audience and have an impact.
• Instinctive collaborator and partnership builder – low ego.
• A self-starter with resilience and interpersonal flexibility.
• Analytical and the ability to see strategy through to implementation. Able to switch seamlessly between hands-on details, management, strategy, and influence.
• Able to work autonomously and with an intuitive, pragmatic, and problem-solving approach.
• Comfortable working at pace in a start-up environment.

Language Skills:

• Fluency in English and Bahasa language. Proficiency in national dialects will be advantageous.