Job Description

AIPDRM - STA DISASTER MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Program Overview

The Australia-Indonesia Partnership in Disaster Risk Management (SIAP SIAGA) is a seven-year program that commenced in late 2019, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and implemented in cooperation with the Government of Indonesia (GoI). SIAP SIAGA aims to improve Indonesia’s ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and strengthen cooperation between Australia and Indonesia on humanitarian issues in the region. SIAP SIAGA is implemented at the national and sub-national levels through collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB), the Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Local Disaster Management Agencies (BPBD) and other national and local government institutions, civil society organizations, and academia.

SIAP SIAGA is focused on achieving four ends of program outcomes (EOPOs):

• EOPO 1: GoI’s disaster risk reduction systems are strengthened, resulting in better domestic leadership of disaster management.
• EOPO 2: Target provinces, districts and villages are better able to prepare for, adapt, prevent, respond to and recover from disasters.
• EOPO 3: Strengthened cooperation between Australia and Indonesia on disaster risk management and preparedness regionally.
• EOPO 4: Strengthened learning, innovation, cooperation and inclusion for disaster management.

It is progressing towards these outcomes by focusing on eight priority programs of the GoI: (1) enhancement of disaster management systems; (2) enhancement of disaster management strategy; (3) mapping and evaluation of disaster risks; (4) enhancement of data service, information management, and communication in disaster management; (5) enhancement and development of policies and regulations for disaster preparedness; (6) increasing the quality of disaster emergency management; (7) enhancement of the quality of post-disaster policy; and (8) increasing local capacity of disaster management logistics and equipment.

To strengthen the disaster management system, SIAP SIAGA provides strategic technical advice to align national and local policies with international commitments. This effort focuses on embedding gender mainstreaming, institutionalizing disability inclusion, and supporting climate change adaptation across disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response, and recovery processes, through collaboration with national and local partners.

At the sub-national level, SIAP SIAGA works with four provinces in Indonesia: East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara. It also promotes disaster management initiatives and innovations through its outreach program to up to seven other provinces.

Purpose of the Position

Indonesia faces complex and evolving disaster risk. Besides geological hazards, hydrometeorological disasters remain the most frequent. Climate change is making its impact worse. Slow-onset hazards such as prolonged drought, sea-level rise, and land degradation add further pressure. Many of these risks are not yet well addressed by a policy framework that still centres on discrete disaster events.

The 2025-2045 National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN), established under Law No. 59 of 2024, places disaster and climate resilience among the national development priorities. It sets a clear target: reducing direct economic losses from disasters relative to GDP. The 2025-2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and the 2020-2044 Disaster Management Master Plan (RIPB) carry this direction forward.

Bappenas plays a central role in this effort. As the country's development planning agency, it is tasked with mainstreaming risk across national and local planning, not only within the disaster sector. This requires sound, evidence-based policy recommendations that connect disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation to planning, regulation, financing, and institutional arrangements.

Following the President’s direction during a Limited Cabinet Meeting on 7 September 2026, Bappenas and BNPB initiated the development of a Strategic Action Plan for the Pre-Disaster System to strengthen prevention and early action, shifting the national disaster management system from a reactive to an anticipatory approach. The plan will be complemented by hazard-specific cluster books and an implementation mechanisms book, which will be developed and updated periodically to ensure continued relevance and alignment with evolving risks, policy priorities, and implementation needs.

SIAP SIAGA is engaged to support Bappenas in finalising this Strategic Action Plan and drafting hazard-specific cluster book. To carry out this work, SIAP SIAGA is seeking a Disaster Management Advisor. The advisor will provide strategic advice, writing and editing support, and quality assurance for a series of documents that consist of policy for national pre-disaster, action plan for prioritised hazards, and delivery mechanisms of regulation, institutions, and investments. The advisor will work closely with the existing Bappenas-SIAP SIAGA writing team.

Duration and location

It is anticipated that the total input will take up to 17 days, from 18 November 2026 to 31 December 2026 with potentially extension. The implementation period will be confirmed by Bappenas and SIAP SIAGA. The primary work location will be at the Bappenas office and/or home-based. Attendance at meetings, workshops, consultations, and other duty locations may be required as requested.

Key Relationships

This position will work closely with the following individual and/or organisation:

• Reports to the Director of the Directorate of Spatial Planning, Urban, Land and Disaster Management, Bappenas and SIAP SIAGA National Program Lead.
• Coordinates closely with the team of the Directorate of Spatial Planning, Urban, Land and Disaster Management, Bappenas.
• Provides direct technical and strategic advisory support to the designated Bappenas supervising official for the preparation of the Grand Design.
• Coordinates closely with relevant officials and technical teams within Bappenas and related ministries/agencies.
• Directs and integrates the inputs of subject-matter experts and other consultants engaged in the Strategic Action Plan process.
• Liaises with SIAP SIAGA DRM team as required.

Role and Responsibility

Under the overall direction of the supervision of the designated Bappenas official, and in close coordination with SIAP SIAGA, the consultant will undertake the following taksk:

1. Take responsibility for ensuring the substantive quality, strategic coherence, and timely completion of the document series, covering the national policy and strategic framework for the pre-disaster system, action plans for prioritised hazards, and delivery mechanisms for regulation, institutions, and investment.
2. Set the architecture and direction of the document series, including its outline, analytical framework, and writing work plan. Agree the division of writing tasks with the Bappenas–SIAP SIAGA writing team, and monitor progress against agreed milestones.
3. Provide direction to the writing team and subject-matter experts on content and analytical approaches, review their contributions, and integrate inputs from experts, ministries/agencies, and consultation forums into a single, coherent narrative and policy direction.
4. Serve as the principal technical counterpart to the designated Bappenas supervising official on the substance of the document series. Translate leadership direction into actionable guidance for the team and bring key strategic choices and options to Bappenas leadership for consideration and decision.
5. Resolve substantive issues, such as hazard prioritisation, pillar boundaries, or the framing of cross-cutting and compound risks and ensure consistency of decisions across all books in the series.
6. Write, review, and strengthen drafts, ensuring consistency of narrative, analysis, terminology, and policy direction from Draft Zero through the Final Draft.
7. Present and defend draft content and key findings at FGDs, consultation forums, and Echelon I or leadership meetings, and facilitate discussions toward agreed recommendations.
8. Provide strategic advice on stakeholder engagement and advocacy, including alignment with BNPB and relevant ministries/agencies.
9. Work in a complementary manner with BNPB and the SIAP SIAGA Program Team, drawing on their strategic guidance and peer review, and ensuring that their review inputs are reflected in successive drafts.
10. Perform other relevant strategic and technical duties as may reasonably be assigned by the designated Bappenas supervising official and/or SIAP SIAGA in support of the preparation, validation, and finalisation of the document series.

Qualifications and Experiences

• Master’s degree or PhD in disaster risk management, public policy, development planning, environmental management, urban and regional planning, climate change, or another relevant field.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant professional experience in disaster management, development planning, public policy, resilience, or related fields, including experience producing strategic or policy documents for government, international organisations, and/or donor-funded programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in leading or coordinating the preparation of national and/or sub-national policy, strategy, master plan, roadmap, or development planning documents.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in disaster risk management policy, risk-informed development, disaster prevention and mitigation, early warning, anticipatory action, and/or disaster risk financing.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating multidisciplinary experts and facilitating consultation with government institutions, development partners, civil society, private sector, and/or community stakeholders.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams toward timely, high-quality deliverables under tight timelines.
• Experience working with Bappenas and/or BNPB and familiarity with Indonesia’s disaster management and national development planning frameworks is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, synthesis, facilitation, communication, and technical writing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical inputs into clear policy and strategic recommendations.
• Demonstrates ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and a professional commitment to gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion.
• Fluent in written and spoken Indonesian and English.
• Ability to work collaboratively across institutions and draw on relevant expertise to support the Strategic Action Plan policy agenda.

Application closed: Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Type of Contract : Consultant Agreement

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