Back Consultant as Urban Development and Mobility Analyst

Program Overview

Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS)

WRI Indonesia under Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies has been supporting Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on key road safety initiatives, spanning road engineering, traffic enforcement, crash data management, road safety communication, etc. WRI Sustainable Cities is one of the Partner Organizations in the Bloomberg Initiative, focusing on the areas of Safer Streets and Safer Mobility. WRI Sustainable Cities will support the BIGRS cities, including HCMC and Hanoi to enhance safety through better road engineering and improved public transit, non-motorized mobility, and overall mobility.

Cities4Forests (C4F)

From distant rainforests to neighborhood street trees, forests provide tremendous benefits to urban areas such as clean air and water, climate resilience and biodiversity, human health and well-being. Forests also provide jobs, recreation and a suite of nature-based solutions for city infrastructure.

Cities4Forests helps cities from around the world connect with and invest in inner forests (such as city trees and urban parks), nearby forests (such as green corridors and watersheds) and faraway forests (such as tropical and boreal forests). We encourage our cities to better conserve, manage, and restore these forests. And we provide technical assistance to align local policy, shared knowledge, peer-to-peer learning and communication activities in order to help cities take climate action together.

Job Highlight

The Urban Development and Mobility Analyst will support WRI Indonesia urban mobility and development teams by conducting analysis, and support the engagement effort on nature-based solutions, road safety, and other sustainable transport issues through urban planning and design for national and sub-national levels.

The post holder is expected to support the development of high-quality research products that are designed to provide information needed by targeted audiences by conducting a rigorous data collection and robust analysis. On the project management, this position will support the team in report writing and developing relevant materials for engagement and capacity development activities.

The Urban Development and Mobility Analyst will be based in Jakarta with office-flex working arrangement and travel requirements as needed. Report directly to the Senior Specialist for Urban Development and Mobility, the post holder will be working closely and collaboratively with the rest of the relevant project’s team within the Climate-Energy-Cities-Ocean program in WRI Indonesia. In support of WRI's DEI commitment, you are responsible for actively participating in these collaborative efforts by integrating equity into your work, our workplace, and the organizational culture.

What You Will Do

Research (60%)

• Co-develop robust and unbiased research products on nature-based solutions. road safety, and other sustainable transport issues through urban planning and design aspects to inform relevant policymakers and other key stakeholders.
• Improve the capacity of WRI institutional knowledge on nature-based solutions, road safety, and sustainable transport focusing on urban planning and design
• Conduct nature-based solutions and transport policy analysis and provide evidence-based policy recommendations as needed
• Conduct data collection and support fieldwork planning and implementation as required
• Develop projects findings and recommendation reports, and conceptual designs of safety improvement in corridors and/or intersections and nature-based solutions

  Project Management (20%)

  • Support in organizing internal and external meetings, workshops, conferences and other implementation activities.
  • Contribute in reports writing for funders and donors.

    Stakeholder Engagement (20%)

    • Cultivate new potential relationships with policymakers and key stakeholders in national and sub-national level to expand project’s engagement
    • Support the team in maintaining stakeholder’s expectation, and provide technical assistant as necessary in a timely and satisfactory manner
    • Support development of presentation materials for public speaking events, capacity building, international for one-on-one meetings and within internal WRI.
    • Co-Organize necessary meetings, workshops, conferences with key partners, such as governments, donor institutions, civil society, partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
    • Support development of internal and external communications and media such as presentations, blogs, articles, brochures, infographics, etc.

      What You Will Need

      • Bachelor’s Degree in transportation, civil engineering, urban planning, architecture, or any other related field.
      • Minimum 3 (three) years of full-time work experience in the urban planning/design, and transportation field, has knowledge and experience in nature-based solutions, sustainable transport, road safety is a plus.
      • Ability to support discrete elements of research projects with manager guidance, e.g. systematically reviewing and synthesizing existing literature; collecting, cleaning, organizing, analyzing and visualizing data.
      • Proven experience in statistical analysis and transport modelling.
      • Having intermediate skill of CAD and/or other design softwares
      • Demonstrate experience writing section of research product. History in publishing international peer-reviewed journal is preferred
      • Highly organized and systematic with strong time management skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines required.
      • Business proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English on both verbal and written communications
      • Ability to communicate research approach and findings effectively to internal audiences with manager guidance, using compelling presentation skills.
      • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced office environment and cross-sectoral themes.
      • Highly motivated, strong can-do attitude, proactive work style and excellent organizational skills and work ethic.
      • Ability and willingness to travel as assigned
      • Legally able to work in Indonesia.

        Performance Standard

        📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

        ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

        • Work plan and knowledge products are expected to be carried out in timely, satisfactory fashion with minimum supervision.
        • Knowledge products produced show rigorous analytical content.
        • Effective teamwork and communication.

          Duration

          1 March 2025 – 30 November 2025

          Deliverables

          Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS)

          1. Road safety inspection/audit planning are developed and implemented according to project plan
          2. Co-develop road safety inspection/audit reports on high-risk corridors/intersections and safe access to metro station, including conceptual design for safety improvements
          3. Co-develop progress reports and submitted to donor and government officials in a timely manner
          4. Develop communication products: blogposts, presentations and training materials as assigned

             Cities4Forests

             1. Research activities are conducted in a satisfactory manner
             2. Co-develop project reports on nature-based solutions to tackle urban issues, including recommendations and conceptual design
             3. Co-develop progress reports and submitted to donor and government officials in a timely manner
             4. Develop communication products: blogposts, presentations and training materials as assigned

                Terms of Payment

                Daily rate-based consultant with maximum of 162 (one hundred sixty-two) working days for the whole contract period or 18 (eighteen) working days per month on average

                Contract Arrangement

                Individual consultancy contract (Part-time, limited term)

                What we offer

                • Consultant rate that is commensurate with experience and skills
                • Travel insurance for both domestic and international for any travel duty as assigned by WRI Indonesia
                • Access to the WRI global network
                • A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work

                  Must have authorization to work in Indonesia to be eligible for this position.

                  Final candidates might be required to take a writing test and to produce two writing samples when needed.

                  How to apply: In order to be formally considered, please submit an updated resume and cover letter through WRI career portal.

                  Application close: 1700 (DKI Jakarta local time), 24 February 2025. We will close the advert earlier when the best candidates are identified at earlier dates.