Urban Planning Specialist for Component 2 GEF Indonesia SCIP, for 5-month working period in August to December 2026, with minimum requirement of Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of professional working experience.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) The Government of Indonesia Global Environment Facility Indonesia Sustainable Cities Impact Project Grant No.: TF B8114 Assignment Title: Urban Planning Specialist (National Consultant) Reference No.: ID-TRANSPORT - BAPPENAS-561667-CS-INDV The Government of Indonesia, through the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), has received grant funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Sustainable Cities Impact Project (SCIP) through the World Bank. Part of this funding is allocated for individual consultant services. The Individual Consultant – Urban Planning Specialist will be assigned to the Directorate of Connectivity and Logistic Infrastructure, Bappenas. The Consultant will work closely with the team of Individual Consultants to provide technical oversight, coordination, and documentation support for the supervision and quality assurance of the SUMP development in Balikpapan and Palembang, which is carried out by the contracted consulting firms. The main tasks of the Individual Consultant include: Validation for the Functional Urban Areas (FUA) Delineation. Support the review of the Functional Urban Area (FUA) delineation proposed by the consulting firms for the Balikpapan and Palembang SUMP, ensuring consistency with prevailing statutory planning documents, including the RPJMN, RPJMD, RTRW, and RDTR, and with regional policy. Contribute literature reviews and case studies on FUA delineation in comparable Indonesian and international contexts to strengthen the review; Supervision to Spatial and Urban Planning Analysis. Assist in reviewing spatial and urban planning aspects of the SUMP, including land use integration, urban growth patterns, and accessibility considerations. Support the identification of relevant data needs and analysis of spatial information, and help ensure alignment between transport planning and urban development strategies in bot