Process Engineer

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) implements the National Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) programme with funding support from the Government of Switzerland and in close partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Ministry of Industry. To support its programme, UNIDO is now seeking highly qualified national candidates to fill the following position:

Title:

Process Engineer

Main Duty Station and

Location:

Bandung (Indonesia), with duty travel throughout Indonesia to be separately authorized

Start of Contract (EOD): 01 October 2017

Number of Working Days:
Full Time

* Organizational Context*

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized United Nations organization that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development in developing and emerging economies.

UNIDO implements the global Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) Programme in close cooperation. RECP concerns the application of preventive environmental techniques and productivity practices with the triple aim of improving the productive use of materials, energy and water; reducing the intensity of generation of wastes and emissions; and supporting human development (in particular through improved occupational, community and consumers’ health and safety).

* Project Context*

This project post pertains to the National RECP Programme in Indonesia, which was initiated in 2012 with funding support from the Government of Switzerland. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry and Ministry of Industry are the main governmental counterparts in Indonesia. The primary target group comprises several categories of enterprises, namely small scale industries (focused on agro/food processing and textile sectors), industrial parks (focused on Batam and Makassar), tourism (focused on Lake Toba and Sleman/Magelang) and micro-enterprises (focus on rice mills).

The enterprise demonstration activities are supported by project activities targeting innovation (in particular towards eco-industrial parks/industrial symbiosis and green chemistry and engineering), policy change and improved access to finance ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ).

* Main Duties*

The RECP Process Engineer is assigned to the industry demonstration and innovation components of the Indonesian RECP Programme and is based at the Centre for Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Indonesia (CRECPI) in Bandung.

She/he will work under the guidance of the UNIDO project manager and the ITB appointed CRECPI Directors, and in close cooperation with UNIDO appointed international Chief Technical Advisor and the National Deputy Chief Technical Advisor. By providing her/his technical expertise and industry experience, the RECP Process Engineer is for the duration of the present contract principally responsible to support the execution of RECP assessments in industrial zones (Makassar and Batam) and the launch of the workstream on eco-industrial parks/industrial symbiosis.

* Function and Key Expected Results*

The RECP Process Engineer will work under the supervision of the Project Manager based in the Industrial Resource Efficiency Unit at UNIDO headquarters (based in Vienna, Austria) and with the additional guidance of UNIDO’s Chief Technical Advisor and National Deputy Chief Technical Advisor (based at CRECPI in Bandung).

The main function of the RECP Process Engineer is to support the execution of and follow up to RECP assessments in nominated industrial enterprises, in particularly those located in industrial zones, and facilitate the implementation of resulting RECP options by those enterprises individually and/or collectively.

Education

First university degree in process engineering field (chemical, mechanical and/or other) complemented with master’s degree with specialization relevant to energy and/or natural resources management and/or technology.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years directly relevant work experience in industrial or process engineering and/or energy and/or environmental management and technology in Indonesia;
• Demonstrable knowledge of the industry sector in Indonesia, including its…