Main Purpose of Job:
Indonesia is a nature and climate superpower. It is home to the world’s third largest tropical forests and the largest of coral reefs. Indonesia’s vast areas of peatlands and mangroves are both the largest and most biodiverse in the world. Protection, restoration and sustainable management of Indonesia’s natural assets can help to keep global warming below 1.5°C. At the same time, these natural assets are a vital source of livelihoods for many, including some of the country’s poorest.
The UK Embassy’s development programme in Indonesia has climate and nature at its core, with senior interest across the UK government and Royal Family in working in close partnership with the Government of Indonesia. It forms a core part of the UK’s overall relationship with Indonesia, defined by the Strategic Partnership launched by the Prime Minister and Indonesian President Prabowo in 2024. We have a 37-strong Low Carbon Development Group (LCDG) formed of three major climate-facing teams: climate policy and finance; energy and infrastructure; and environment and sustainable commodities (this role).
Within that context, the purpose of this job is to provide administrative support to the UK Embassy’s Environment and Sustainable Commodities team, and wider Low Carbon Development Group, as it carries out its work and collaboration with the Government of Indonesia and wider stakeholders in Indonesia.
This role is ideal for someone early on in their career who is passionate about issues like nature, conservation, climate and environment, who wants to pursue a career in those fields, and who has a proactive and pragmatic attitude and flexibility to learn new skills.
What the Jobholder will be Expected to Achieve:
The role holder will be expected to carry out tasks in the following areas:
Resources Managed (staff and expenditure):
A formal qualification (such as a degree) in areas such as climate, nature, environmental governance, sustainable resource management or the mobilisation of finance or use of legal instruments towards those aims
This role is advertised as a 12-month fixed term contract with possibility of renewal.
The British Embassy Jakarta offers a competitive remuneration package including:
Working Patterns:
Normal working hours are 39.5 (gross) per week: 07:30hrs to 16:00hrs from Monday to Thursday and 07:30hrs to 13:00hrs. At present, all staff working in the FCDO, Jakarta are expected to attend the office for four days per week, subject to change. Subject to operational demands and line manager approval, the team operates a ‘core hours’ policy of 09:00 to 15:00 with individual flexibility around that and one day of work from home per week on request. Some flexibility may be possible, and necessary when undertaking regional travel.
The Embassy is committed to ensuring employees enjoy a good work-life balance. It is a stimulating place to work where we value diversity and inclusion and care about the development of our people.
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in Indonesia with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Jakarta is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law. In relation to this, the successful candidate will need to arrange for his/her own Police Certificate. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
Hiring managers should be available to discuss proposed working patterns with potential candidates, and respond positively where possible, in line with the flexible working policy.
The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.
Learning and Development Opportunities:
Flexible learning and development depending on appetite and interest, particularly in the areas of nature and sustainable environment management; and management of aid-funded programmes. Learning and development can be both “on the job” – being able to work with and experience an aid-funded climate and environment portfolio, and climate and environment diplomacy – as well as formal training.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage. Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours, which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.
Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.
Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
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The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
