Consultant – Legal and Regulatory Considerations, Red Mud Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Indonesia.

📋 Description

• Analyze the primary Indonesian legal and regulatory frameworks pertinent to the management and utilization of red mud.

• Evaluate the applicability of existing regulations to the handling, storage, transport, testing, treatment, reprocessing, utilization, and site management of red mud.

• Identify legal and regulatory challenges that may impact the viability of red mud valorization and utilization strategies.

• Assess the roles of various institutions and the need for coordination among ministries, regulators, technical agencies, and subnational authorities.

• Pinpoint areas that need legal clarification, regulatory guidance, policy direction, or institutional collaboration.

• Compare the effects of the current regulatory framework with enhanced regulatory or policy strategies.

• Offer actionable recommendations for the overall business case and the implementation roadmap.

• Conduct desk research on Indonesian laws, regulations, policy documents, government guidelines, standards, and secondary literature.

• Engage in targeted stakeholder consultations with officials, technical experts, legal professionals, industry representatives, and pertinent institutions.

• Collaborate with IISD, IGF, TEKMIRA, and CORE Indonesia to ensure legal analysis aligns with technical, economic, environmental, and operational findings.

• Validate outcomes and incorporate feedback from IISD and other relevant stakeholders.

• Prepare a chapter in English of approximately 5–7 pages, excluding references or annexed legal tables.

• Report to the project lead at IISD and collaborate closely with IISD and IGF experts.

• Participate in coordination meetings, internal review discussions, and respond to reasonable requests for clarification or revision.

• Ensure confidentiality of draft outputs, stakeholder inputs, institutional positions, and internal project materials.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced degree in law, environmental law, natural resources law, mining law, energy law, public policy, or a related field.

• Proven knowledge of Indonesian legal and regulatory frameworks related to mining, mineral processing, environmental management, industrial waste, hazardous waste, or circular economy.

• Experience in legal and regulatory analysis, including regulatory impact assessments concerning natural resources, extractive industries, industrial residues, environmental permitting, or waste utilization.

• Familiarity with Indonesian institutional structures concerning mining, environment, industry, investment, and local governance.

• Capability to translate intricate legal matters into practical policy and implementation ramifications.

• Strong analytical and drafting abilities in English.

• Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia.

• Capacity to collaborate effectively with technical, economic, environmental, and policy experts.

• Previous experience with government bodies, international organizations, research institutions, or donor-funded policy initiatives would be advantageous.

• Knowledge of red mud, alumina refining, tailings management, industrial by-product utilization, or critical minerals policy would be a significant advantage.

• Ability to operate within the project's timeline.

• Applications must be submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Consultancy engagement; the consultant is expected to provide a financial proposal including a daily rate and anticipated level of effort.

• Opportunity to contribute to an IISD business case that supports Indonesian government policies and regulations.

• Collaboration with IISD, IGF, TEKMIRA, CORE Indonesia, the British Embassy in Jakarta, and other relevant stakeholders.