Job Description

The Climate and Nature team at Oxford Policy Management is currently seeking a Senior Programme Manager, Environmental and Social Safeguards Programme on an initial 6-month fixed-term basis, with the possibility to extend up to 2030.

The position will be located in our Jakarta, Indonesia office.

We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.

Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience, and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.

The Senior Programme Manager is part of the senior leadership and management team of the five-year KfW/ PLN project ‘Consulting Services to Strengthen PLN’s capacity with regard to the implementation of international social and environmental standards’. The role exercises a high degree of autonomy in managing project operations and is expected to proactively lead planning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement of delivery, while ensuring alignment with client expectations and organizational requirements.

As a Senior Programme Manager at OPM, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the day-to-day management and delivery of the project, with full ownership of work planning, budgeting, and financial and implementation tracking.
• Acting as the primary focal point for day-to-day client coordination on operational matters, ensuring clear communication, timely follow-up, and effective management of expectations.
• Managing and continuously monitoring project workplan and budget, aligning with OPM’s internal project management and financial systems as required. This includes monitoring performance, identifying variances, and taking corrective actions to ensure delivery remains on track and within scope.
• Leading on the preparation of financial and non-financial reports to KfW and PLN as required, working closely with OPM’s KfW backstopper.
• Preparing and enforcing project-specific rules and guidance for the entire project team, related to logistics, invoicing, reporting, document sharing protocols etc, which align with KfW/PLN rules and OPM Indonesia requirements.
• Coordinating and liaising with all experts on the project, including preparation of contracts, on-boarding them, and organising team coordination calls.
• Overseeing the work of a Project Administrator in managing the logistics and administration of the project, including finalizing contracts, processing invoices, booking travel, organising events.
• Setting up and managing an internal sharepoint document sharing system for the project team.
• Proactively identifying, anticipating, and resolving operational and delivery challenges, including risks related to ways of working, timelines, budget utilisation, team coordination, and client expectations.

Key Qualifications / Experience / Skills / Behaviours

• An experienced Programme Manager with in excess of 10 years' experience in leading or managing programme of a similar size and scale.
• At least 5 years' experience working in a consulting firm, ideally with exposure to multiple clients and/or cross-office collaboration.
• Proven ability to independently manage project operations, including planning, budgeting, reporting, and team coordination.
• Strong problem-solving and organisational skills, with experience in improving systems and processes within projects.
• Advanced IT skills and proficiency in setting up and using online financial and other databases, experience using Microsoft Dynamics is an advantage.
• Advanced English language skills and ability to prepare high-quality reports in English.

Our Offer

• We enable colleagues’ capacity to grow professionally through enhanced learning resources, opportunities to work cross functionally, and space to engage with a range of internal and external industry events.
• Our non-hierarchical culture values support, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a rich diversity of perspectives.
• We provide an exceptionally generous annual leave entitlement and a hybrid working model to encourage and enable healthy work/life balance.
• Wellbeing resources including a global Employee Assistance Programme and access to the UnMind app.
• Competitive salary and contributory pension scheme.

We are strengthened by the diversity of colleagues across our global business and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace for all.

Our recruitment practices reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more inclusive and firm belief that our work delivers the best outcomes when we actively include a diversity of perspectives and experiences.

Application

If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you.

We review and interview applicants on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply by way of CV via our careers site at the earliest. We may close this advertisement before the published closing date, should a suitable candidate be identified.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role and candidates must have a pre-existing right to work in Indonesia for their application to be considered.

Oxford Policy Management is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of the business. Should you require adjustments to make the application process more accessible please inform us through completing this form or scan the QR code below.