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Background
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the critical role of youth in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and calls for decisive action to address the economic, social, and political barriers that limit young people’s inclusion. UNDP Indonesia places youth at the center of its development agenda, recognizing young people as key drivers of economic, social, and environmental transformation. Through its country programme, UNDP focuses on equipping youth with future-ready skills, expanding access to quality education, decent work, and entrepreneurship, and strengthening youth participation in decision-making, particularly in the green and digital economy transitions.
Indonesia stands at a pivotal moment in harnessing its demographic dividend. In 2024, 64.22 million young people aged 16–30 years old, representing 24 percent of the population, underscore the strategic importance of youth in realizing Indonesia Emas 2045. In line with the Government of Indonesia’s Asta Cita, where youth empowerment is identified as the fourth national priority, and guided by the RPJMN 2025–2029, UNDP Indonesia remains committed to advancing youth economic empowerment. Through integrated policy support, innovation, and partnerships with government, the private sector, and civil society, UNDP ensures that youth, especially those in vulnerable situations, are not only beneficiaries of development, but active leaders shaping inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development pathways through implementation of: Youth Ultra Micro Entrepreneurship Empowerment (YUMEE).
Initiated with Temasek Foundation in 2025. The initiative aims to empower 400 young women-owned ultra-micro enterprises (UMEs) and 100 university students (age 18 -30) in rural Indonesia from April 2026 - March 2028. Where the project enhances their access to finance, business skills, and digital toolsAs well as equipping them with the resources and knowledge to sustain and grow their businesses, driving inclusive local economic development
Youth Digitalization for Employability and Entrepreneurship Program (YDEEP)
Branded as Skill Our Future, this Asia-Pacific initiative, jointly led by UNDP, Microsoft, and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) aims to create inclusive digital pathways that enhance youth employability while enabling young people to thrive as globally engaged citizens contributing to the sustainable development of their communities and beyond. With a strong focus on reaching 13,000 youth from underserved communities starting in August 2025 to December 2027, the initiative equips participants with in-demand 21st-century and digital skills, including artificial intelligence (AI) fluency, to support successful transitions into decent and gainful employment. In parallel, the programme supports youth entrepreneurship by providing targeted resources that are expected to generate at least 350 internship placements and work-based learning opportunities. Responding to this need, UNDP Indonesia will recruit a Technical Analyst for Youth Empowerment Initiatives who will serve as the focal for youth empowerment, mainstreaming of youth into country office portfolio, lead youth-led programmes addressing the county’s pressing issues and needs, and facilitate fostering youth contribution to SDGs through forging partnerships and collaboration among youth groups in Indonesia.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support the implementation of monitoring and reporting policies and strategies of youth empowerment, focusing on achievement of the following result
Support to the management of the project/programme, including ensuring effective qualityassurance and oversight, and application of Results Based Management across the portfolio:
Support strategic partnership, and in the implementation of a resource mobilization strategy related to specific high-priority projects:
Support production and dissemination of lessons learnt across the portfolio and ensuring effective cross project and cross-unit knowledge fertilization:
The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that:
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Technical Analyst for Youth Empowerment Initiatives will work under the overall guidance and supervision of Democratic Governance Lead of Human Development and Resilience Governance Unit to overlook the implementation of Youth Empowerment Initiatives, including to mainstream youth into country office portfolios.
To successfully advance UNDP's youth empowerment program in Indonesia, the Analyst will collaborate closely with UNDP's operations, finance, and communication units. The incumbent will also liaise with local and national government bodies, regional bureau and HQ focal points, senior management, international development partners, financial institutions, and civil society organizations. Additionally the Analyst will supervise project team members.
Competencies
Core competencies:
Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:
Business management: Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
Business management: Digital Awareness and Literacy Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skillfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed. Knowledge of the usage of digital technologies and emerging trends.
Business Direction & Strategy: Entrepreneurial Thinking: Identify and seize opportunities to service and add value to clients, create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners, develop clear service offers responding to client needs in line with UNDP’s organizational priorities and mandate.
2030 agenda-people: Gender Gender Equality Strategy
Business management: Monitoring and Evaluation: Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results.
Business management: Partnership Management: Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Policy, Economics, Finance, International Relations, or other related fields is required; or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant professional experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of a master's degree.
Experience:
Desired Skills:
Required Language(s): Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Use of AI by candidates
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