Consultant as Endowment Fund and Climate Economy Research Assistant

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• Support lead researchers in the development of research manuscripts on endowment fund for sustainable development in Tanah Papua
• Conduct data collection and performed analysis as necessary to support the achievement of project research goals

• Supporting lead researchers for qualitative research and economic modelling activities at national and sub-national levels, including but not limited to collection of primary/secondary data and information, and stakeholder interviews
• Mapping or Identification of development interventions, building policy scenarios, and producing research communication
• Support lead researchers in the development of research manuscripts pertaining to system dynamic modeling for district sustainable development planning

• Literature and reference reviews
• Participating in discussions/meetings with partner, experts, and other key stakeholders
• Conduct coordination as necessary with Endowment Fund, New Provinces Pathways, local/regional teams in target districts and province in relate to project and/or research activities implementation
• Assist in planning and implementation of workshops/FGDs/seminars related to the initiatives
• Support the development of research publications and WRI knowledge products
• Support the development of communications products in coordination with Communications team

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, International Relations, Public Policy, or Sustainability Science with Cum Laude Predicate from Reputable Universities.
• A minimum of 1 year of relevant research work experience, high-quality university-level experience will be an advantage
• Familiarity and experience with climate and sustainability, particularly forestry, peatland and plantation issues in Indonesia.
• Ability to support discrete elements of research projects with manager support, e.g. systematically reviewing and synthesizing existing literature; collecting, cleaning, organizing, analyzing and visualizing data.
• Strong interests in sustainable development, sustainable financing, and green economy topics.
• High attention to details and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communications skill both verbal and written in Bahasa Indonesia and English.
• Extremely well organized and efficient.
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as part of team.
• Flexible and highly responsible.
• Prior exposure to econometrics and statistical tools such as STATA/R/SPSS is an asset.
• Strong inter-personal skills, good sense of humour, and able to work with people from a variety of backgrounds.
• High integrity, a passion for sustainability and sub-national development, and a good sense of humor are preferred.
• Ability to travel when needed.
• Legally able to work in Indonesia

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