Village Institutional Specialist - Indonesia
*KOMPAK Program*
KOMPAK is an Australia-Indonesia government partnership supporting the
Government of Indonesia's efforts in reducing poverty through improvements
in basic service delivery and creating opportunities for work. KOMPAK
focuses its efforts on three result areas:
1. Supporting Local Governments and Service Units to better address the
needs of basic service users;
2. Supporting the poor and vulnerable to benefit from improved village
governance; and
3. Supporting the poor and vulnerable to benefit from increased
opportunities for employment and economic development.
*The Opportunity*
The Village Institutional Specialist has a mission to provide technical
expertise for the strengthening of BPD, Inter-Village Cooperation
Institutions and other community and village Institutions within the PKAD
Terpadu framework developed by the Directorate General Bina Pemerintahan
Desa to ensure that basic service agendas in villages and inter-villages
villages are carried out in accordance with the KOMPAK program agenda.
Technical support is also provided to the Ministry of Village for village
empowerment and development activities, especially in involving village
community organizations.
*Key Duties*
Under the supervision of the KVS Lead, the consultant, will carry out the
following tasks:
- with the direction of DG Bina Pemdes and KOMPAK to develop a simple
analysis tool for BPD to track planning and budgeting results at the
community level
- Provide technical input to development/revision on guidelines for BPD
in conducting their roles: a) collect and manage community aspirations
(data/information) and ensure aspirations addressed in village meetings,
regulations, and village planning; b) oversight performance of village head
through transparent and accountable results of village development,
including through village accountability meetings
- Provide technical support to develop and strengthen the Integrated
PKAD Program framework that targets BPD strengthening and inter-village
cooperation
- Mapping of emerging good practices in which BPD effectively fulfills
their function in providing ensuring inclusive, participative, and
accountable village development; manner
- Actively involved in providing input on Integrated PKAD Guidelines and
thematic modules, especially BPD
- Supporting the institutionalization of Sekolah Anggaran and Posko
Aspirasi developed by Seknas FITRA and KOMPAK through Integrated PKAD,
especially in increasing the capacity of Kecamatan/PTPD to strengthen BPD
in monitoring village planning and budgeting.
Further information regarding other key duties is included in the
Information for Applicants via this link
<https://jtai.turborecruit.com.au/position_description/497/IFA_Village%20Institutional%20Specialist.pdf>
.
*Key Requirements*
- Bachelor’s degree in the relevant disciplines, e.g. sociology,
anthropology, economics, public policy/administration, development studies,
political science, regional studies, health, education etc.
- Proven and extensive experience in the community empowerment issues
and village government
- Preferably with minimum of ten years of experience working in the
development field, especially community and village government capacity
building
- Demonstrated record of high productivity, independence, initiative,
and comfort working across multi-organizational partnerships
- Strong advocacy with Government of Indonesia and communications
skills; writing and presenting to a wide range of audiences
- Experience working with government agencies, development partners and
CSOs
- Fluent written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia and English
- Understanding of gender equality and social inclusion issues
- Bachelor’s degree in the relevant disciplines, e.g., sociology,
anthropology, economics, public policy/administration, development studies,
political science, regional studies, health, education etc.
*Further Information & Application Details*
Further information regarding this opportunity can be found via this link
<https://jtai.turborecruit.com.au/position_description/497/IFA_Village%20Institutional%20Specialist.pdf>
.
Applications should be submitted online via the Careers page of Abt
Associates’ website
<https://jtai.turborecruit.com.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=1062458&from=direct>
and *MUST* include a CV and covering letter addressing the key requirements
listed above.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from
experienced and capable women.
*Applications close: Monday, 18 January 2021 – midnight (AEST)*
We welcome and thank all applicants however; only shortlisted applicants
will be contacted.
*Abt Associates – Who We Are*
Abt Associates is a recognised leader in the international development
sector. Working with our many partners, Abt Associates implements bold
innovative solutions to improve the lives of the community and deliver
valued outcomes for our clients. We provide a comprehensive range of
services from policy to service delivery in the public and private sectors
contributing to long term benefits for clients and communities. Operating
in remote and challenging environments, we offer innovative solutions,
extensive experience in the region, strong technical capacity, and a proven
project management track record. We are committed to gender equity in our
employment strategies and encourage applications from capable women. Abt
Associates is a child safe organisation and promotes the safety, wellbeing
and inclusion of all children. For more information about our company and
what we do visit our website at www.abtassociates.com
