Legal Advisor

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, fosters sustainable
economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing private
capital in local and international financial markets, and providing advisory services to business and
governments. Our purpose is to create opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their
lives in the areas where it’s needed most.

IFC in Indonesia aims to: (1) reduce the impact of climate change; (2) increase rural incomes; (3)
promote sustainable urbanization. To achieve these objectives, IFC in Indonesia combines
investment and advisory services to expand access to finance, extend the reach of infrastructure,
strengthen commodity-based supply chains, support the creation of viable forest plantations on
degraded lands and improve the business environment.

IFC’s Investment Climate (IC) program aims to promote direct investment in the private sector, build
local businesses and financial intermediaries and help improve the business enabling environment.
Through a set of related projects, the IC Program in Indonesia supports IFC Indonesia’s goals.

The Legal Advisor reports directly to the IC Program Coordinator. The Legal Advisor shall provide
insights into concrete business legal issues and challenges faced in the implementation of regulation
in the context of decentralized Indonesia. The primary focus of the work will be on close cooperation
with government counterparts in order to initiate/implement regulatory changes. Thus, the Legal
Advisor will not only have outstanding legal knowledge and skills but also in depth experience of
advising and facilitating Indonesian Government. The program engages in the following key sectors:
small-medium enterprises (SMEs), green buildings, infrastructure public-private partnerships and
agribusiness; therefore, the Legal Advisor will be asked to provide both economy-wide and sector-
related legal analysis and recommendations.

Duties and Responsibilities

 Analyze situation and formulate proposals for policy / regulatory reform pertaining to the
program’s active projects;
 Apply existing conceptual models, policy frameworks and international benchmarking in the
effective assessment of the reform’s implementation;
 Take an active role in the discussions with related private sector and government counterparts to
explore and/or demonstrate the legal feasibility of the proposed reforms/regulations;
 Work with relevant government and private sector partners to draft revisions and/or new
regulations to implement regulatory reform;
 Undertake roundtables to gather public and private sector input to policy reform proposals;
 Lead the preparation and implementation of public relations / socialization events as required;
 Provide legal support to the program’s survey and research activities;
 Take an active part in the preparation of all information documents, and particularly ensure their
relevance to Indonesian laws and regulations;
 Design outreach, capacity building programs and training materials to implement and achieve
regulatory reforms and incorporate private sector feedback into development of and advocacy
for new reforms;
 Systematically consolidate and analyze lessons learned from project implementation experience
 and share, along with subject matter knowledge, with team members and colleagues across the
region and IFC;
 Represent IFC and the project at any committees or working groups as assigned by the Program
Coordinator;
 Performing other functions as required and directed by the Program Coordinator or Regional
Business Line Leader.

Selection Criteria

 Masters in Law, or equivalent;

 Strong analytical skills;
 Strong knowledge of investment climate / business policy issues and relevant Indonesian
legislation;
 Minimum five years of work experience in conducting analysis of legislation and regulations,
preferably in the context of private sector development / business environment;
 Demonstrated hands-on experience in legislation drafting;
 Flexibility and creativity in working in a dynamic environment;
 Excellent presentation as well as oral and written communications skills; experience working
with high level public and private sector counterparts;
 Active user of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
 An advanced command of Bahasa Indonesia and English;
 Willingness to travel frequently throughout Indonesia and in the region.

Please submit your application to aloppies@ifc.org

Closing date for application is May 22, 2011.
All applications will be treated in strict confidence and ONLY short-listed candidates will be
contacted. No telephone calls, faxes or letters will be accepted.

IFC’s vision is that people should have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives.
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