Economic Policy and Development Strategy Associatenew

UNDP Indonesia is strengthening its work at the intersection of economic transformation, sustainability, investment and implementation, supporting Indonesia to advance ambitious development priorities while responding to rapidly changing economic, technological and environmental conditions.

Within the Country Office, the Strategy and Business Development function works closely with senior leadership to identify emerging development opportunities, shape new areas of programming, generate policy and thought leadership, build strategic partnerships, and mobilize public and private finance. This includes a growing portfolio of strategic initiatives in areas such as blue economy and nature-based growth, where Indonesia has significant opportunities to translate its natural and economic assets into new sources of growth, investment, jobs and resilience.

The team also works across other emerging development priorities and increasingly supports opportunities connecting Indonesia with the wider ASEAN agenda, in addition to cross-cutting initiatives relating to data, digitalisation/Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), and AI, including ongoing initiatives on Green Digital Village.

The Economic Policy and Development Strategy Assistant will support UNDP Indonesia's efforts to generate evidence-based policy insights and translate strategic opportunities into practical development initiatives. Working closely with senior leadership, programme teams, government counterparts, financing institutions, development partners, academia, and the private sector, the UN Volunteer will contribute to economic and policy analysis, programme design, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, and strategic communications. The role will help bridge analysis and implementation, supporting the development of innovative solutions that advance Indonesia's economic transformation, sustainability, resilience, and inclusive growth objectives.

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Economist and in close collaboration with the Strategy and Business Development team, the UN Volunteer will support economic analysis, strategic programme development, partnership engagement, and knowledge products that contribute to UNDP Indonesia's economic transformation agenda:

1. Development strategy, economics and political-economy analysis:
- Undertake economic, policy and political-economy analysis to inform UNDP Indonesia's strategic priorities, programme development and engagement with Government and partners. This includes examining Indonesia's development trajectory, structural economic challenges and emerging opportunities, with attention to the economic, institutional and political-economy factors influencing development outcomes.
- Synthesize evidence, policy developments and stakeholder perspectives; Help identify strategic entry points for UNDP and prepare clear, evidence-based analysis and policy options to inform senior leadership discussions, Government engagement and programme development.

2. Programme development and strategic pipeline design into actionable programmes and pipelines:
- Work with the Senior Economist, Technical Analyst, programme teams, and partners to translate strategic priorities and emerging ideas into ambitious but implementable development propositions. This will include defining the underlying development challenge; developing theories of change and intervention models; identifying institutional, policy, market and financing requirements; and establishing credible pathways from concept to implementation and scale.
- Particular emphasis will be placed on emerging areas where UNDP can help connect economic transformation with sustainability and investment, including the blue economy and nature-based growth; likewise, support the preparation of programme concepts, investment propositions and financing approaches that can attract Government financing, development partner resources and private investment.

3. Stakeholder engagement, coordination and follow-up:
- Support engagement with senior and technical counterparts across Government, development partners, IFIs/DFIs, private sector, investors, academia and other strategic institutions.
- Provide both substantive and administrative support, including preparing background materials, agendas, briefing notes, presentations and meeting records; coordinating invitations, schedules and logistical arrangements; and liaising with internal teams and external counterparts.
- Track agreements, action points and follow-up commitments, coordinate inputs from relevant teams and partners, and support the preparation of follow-up communications and materials to advance programme development, partnerships and other agreed priorities.

4. High-quality knowledge, strategic communications and executive support to Sr. Leadership:
- Produce high-quality analytical and strategic products for senior leadership decision-making, government engagement, programme development and external partnerships including policy and strategy notes, economic and political-economy analysis, programme concepts, executive briefs, presentations and talking points.
- The UN Volunteer will be expected to rapidly comprehend complex and new issues, identify what matters strategically, and communicate it with clarity and precision senior Government, UNDP and external audiences. ​