AIPDDRM - Program Assistant for Bappenas

AIPDRM
- PROGRAM ASSISTANT FOR BAPPENAS 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 at improving Indonesia’s ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and strengthen cooperation between Australia and Indonesia in humanitarian issues in the region. SIAP SIAGA is implemented at the national and sub-national levels though 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 increasingly complex and interconnected disaster risks. Hydrometeorological hazards such as floods, storms, droughts, and extreme weather events remain the most frequent disasters, while climate change is intensifying their frequency, scale, and impacts. At the same time, slow-onset hazards, including prolonged drought, sea-level rise, ecosystem degradation, and land subsidence, are creating long-term risks that threaten livelihoods, economic growth, and sustainable development. These evolving risk patterns increasingly transcend traditional disaster management approaches that focus on discrete events, requiring a more integrated, anticipatory, and risk-informed development framework. Recognizing these challenges, the Government of Indonesia has placed disaster and climate resilience at the center of its long-term development agenda. The 2025-2045 National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN), enacted through Law No. 59 of 2024, identifies resilience as a key national priority and establishes a target to reduce direct economic losses from disasters relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This commitment is further operationalized through the 2025-2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and the 2020-2044 Disaster Management Master Plan (RIPB), which emphasize risk reduction, preparedness, resilience-building, and climate adaptation as essential components of sustainable development. As Indonesia's central development planning agency, Bappenas plays a pivotal role in advancing this agenda by ensuring that disaster and climate risks are systematically integrated across national and subnational development planning, policies, investment decisions, and financing mechanisms. Achieving this objective requires robust evidence, cross-sector coordination, and practical policy recommendations that strengthen the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation into development planning, governance systems, public investment, and institutional arrangements. Building on the direction and following the President's Instruction on early September 2026, Bappenas and BNPB initiated the development of the Strategic Action Plan for the Pre-Disaster System, previously referred to as the Grand Design for Disaster Management. The Strategic Action Plan is aimed to provide a coherent roadmap for strengthening prevention, preparedness, risk reduction, and anticipatory action, while accelerating the transition of Indonesia's disaster management system from a predominantly reactive approach to one that is preventive, proactive, and resilience oriented. To support the completion and finalization of this Strategic Action Plan, SIAP SIAGA is providing technical assistance to Bappenas through policy, coordination, and stakeholder engagement support. As part of this assistance, SIAP SIAGA seeks to engage a Program Assistant consultant to assist the drafting process, facilitate coordination among government and non-government stakeholders, support document development and review, and contribute to consultation processes required to ensure that the Strategic Action Plan is technically robust, inclusive, and aligned with national development priorities. Role And Responsibilities The consultant will undertake the following tasks:
• Support the incorporation of inputs and recommendations from Bappenas, BNPB, relevant ministries/agencies, development partners, academia, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain updated versions of the document and track comments, revisions, and agreed changes throughout the drafting process.
• Conduct desk reviews and compile relevant policies, regulations, studies, and evidence related to disaster risk reduction, preparedness, anticipatory action, climate resilience, and risk-informed development.
• Provide continued support for the development of white paper on national disaster management and other disaster risk management policy documents.
• Assist Bappenas in coordinating engagement with BNPB, relevant ministries/agencies, subnational governments, development partners, civil society, academia, and other relevant stakeholders
• Support preparation and organization of technical meetings workshops, and discussion, including issuing invitations, preparing presentation materials, recording minutes of meeting, coordinating with relevant parties, and addressing other necessary matters.
• Maintain an organized repository of reference documents, meeting records, working drafts, stakeholder input, and final products.
• Support preparation of progress updates and briefings for Bappenas, BNPB, SIAP SIAGA and other relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare ToR and budget for Focus Group Discussions (FGD), workshop at national and local level involving experts, sector stakeholders within Bappenas, ministries/institutions, local government organizations and civil society organizations.
• Provide regular up-to-date information for the Bappenas team and the SIAP SIAGA team regarding the progress of work being carried out.
• Coordinate regularly with the DRM Senior Officer and the National SIAP SIAGA Program team regarding the progress of preparing the policy document that is being carried out.
• Other duties as requested by Bappenas’ Director of Spatial Planning, Urban, Land and Disaster Management. Duration and

location:
It is anticipated that the total input will take up to 30 days, from November 2026 to December 2026. This position will be possible for extension until 31 May 2027, and the work will be at Bappenas office in Jakarta. Key Relationships This position will work closely with the following individual and/or organisation:
• Reports to the Director of Directorate of Spatial Planning, Urban, Land and Disaster Management, Bappenas and SIAP SIAGA National Program Lead
• Coordinates closely with team of Directorate of Spatial Planning, Urban, Land and Disaster Management Bappenas
• Liaises with SIAP SIAGA DRM Senior Officer as required. Qualifications, Experience And Personal Attributes
• A bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning, disaster management or other relevant fields of study
• A minimum of 2-3 years of experience working in the field of disaster risk management and public policy
• Experienced working with government of Indonesia particularly with Bappenas, BNPB and Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ability to work well within a team.
• A talent for creativity and problem-solving.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia (written and spoken).
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and a commitment to promote a culture of gender equality and social inclusion. Application closed: Tuesday, 03 November 2026 Type of Contract : Consultant Agreement Term of Reference 261002 TOR Program Assistant_R1.pdf Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.